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Trump Reopens the NATO Question Before Ankara: The American Guarantee Returns to Uncertainty

Donald Trump's fresh criticism of NATO spending, delivered days before the Ankara summit, is…

03.07.2026

Mark Rutte and Donald Trump in Washington during a NATO meeting focused on Europe, American power and the Ankara summit.

Mark Rutte in Washington: He Tried to Convince Trump That NATO Still Deserves the American Guarantee

Mark Rutte’s visit to Washington was not a routine diplomatic meeting, but a strategic…

25.06.2026

U.S. and NATO flags over a map of Europe, symbolising the America Europe security contract, Pentagon pressure and the future of transatlantic defence.

America Rewrites Its Security Contract with Europe: Pentagon Pressure and a Continent in Political Flux

The article analyses the strategic recalibration of the transatlantic relationship as Washington increases pressure…

31.05.2026

Geopolitical map of Europe between three powers — United States, China, and Russia — strategic direction crisis 2026

Europe Between Three Powers: The Anatomy of a Strategic Direction Crisis

At the midpoint of 2026, the European Union does not know with certainty what…

21.04.2026