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Europe mulls the prospect of a NATO without the US

“NATO is broken,” says Ivo Daalder, not mincing his words. The former US ambassador to the transatlantic alliance believes that tensions between Donald Trump and European allies over the Iran war have thrust NATO, which turned 77 years old this month, into the “worst crisis” in its history. But alarm bells have been ringing for some time now. Already a year ago, Daalder published an article outlining how European member states might reconstruct NATO to function without the US, around whose leadership the organization was built.

by Blazingcatfur•April 7, 2026April 7, 2026•0•NATO, USA

The U.S.-Europe Alliance Is Reaching a Breaking Point Over the Iran War

Trans-Atlantic ties between the U.S. and Europe are deteriorating rapidly, with tensions over the Iran war adding to a growing sense that the world’s most important geopolitical partnership is sliding toward a divorce.

President Trump has expressed “disgust” with European allies for not joining the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, and has mused with aides and journalists about pulling out of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the 77-year-old alliance that won the Cold War and, until recently, underpinned the West.

For their part, European leaders have come out staunchly against a war they weren’t consulted on, and which they see as both illegal and ill-advised. After a year in which Trump placed tariffs on European products, scrapped most U.S. support for Ukraine, repeatedly mocked European leaders and threatened to seize the Danish territory of Greenland, they and their voters are in no mood to help out.

by Blazingcatfur•April 5, 2026April 5, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War", NATO, USA

NATO Commits Suicide — All We Can Do Is Bury It

For years now, I’ve written, with something between sadness and exasperation, that NATO is dying. Despite pious pronouncements to the contrary, not even the Russian invasion of Ukraine has done much to bring NATO back to its original purpose, namely protecting Europe against a Russian threat. When Germany and other European countries chose climate change fantasy — and Russian oil — over energy independence, they betrayed a fundamental unseriousness about the threat posed by Vladimir Putin’s overweening ambitions.

by Blazingcatfur•April 4, 2026April 4, 2026•0•NATO, USA

Germany has long had a love-hate relationship with US soldiers

Is it right for American troops to still be stationed in Germany more than 80 years after the end of the Second World War? Their presence has long inflamed passions on sections of the German Left, but some on the Right are now also questioning their continued presence.

Tino Chrupalla, co-leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) populist party, reignited this debate at the organisation’s regional conference last weekend. He was keen to remind supporters that there was more to the AfD than its anti-immigration stance. Its official programme demands the withdrawal of all remaining Allied troops from German soil. Keen to move the AfD on from being a “one-issue party”, as he put it, Chrupalla told delegates: “Let’s start implementing this with the removal of US troops from Germany.”

by Blazingcatfur•April 4, 2026April 3, 2026•0•Germany, NATO, USA

A Foolish NATO Was a Big Loser in the Iran War

NATO endures on American backing while many allies demand U.S. action abroad but withhold it when asked, exposing a widening gap between rhetoric and responsibility.

NATO members are not legally required to join any member’s military operations that are not formally sanctioned by the alliance or not aimed at protecting the homelands of the membership.

But they often do just that.

by Blazingcatfur•April 3, 2026April 3, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War", NATO

What Exactly Is the Purpose of NATO in the Year 2026?

There is no clear answer.

One month into Operation Epic Fury against the Islamic Republic of Iran, a long-overdue conversation has finally broken into the open: What, exactly, is the enduring rationale for NATO? For decades, this question has been treated in Washington foreign policy circles as heretical. But it isn’t. And to their credit, President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are now saying so plainly.

by Blazingcatfur•April 3, 2026April 3, 2026•0•NATO

Trump doesn’t need to leave Nato. The threat itself boosts Russia

Before invading all of Ukraine in 2022, President Putin demanded the withdrawal of Nato forces from member states that were once part of the Kremlin’s sphere of influence.

Such a move would have left countries such as Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland more vulnerable to a Russian attack. Nato itself would also have been weakened, perhaps fatally. Unsurprisingly, the military alliance rejected Putin’s ultimatum.

Four years on, President Trump has given Putin hope that his demands might, at least partially, be met. Furious that Nato members in Europe will not assist the US attack on Iran, Trump said on Wednesday that he was “absolutely” considering withdrawing from the alliance.

by Blazingcatfur•April 3, 2026April 2, 2026•0•NATO, Russia, USA

Trump Delivers Europe’s Much-Needed Wake-Up Call

The overdue end of NATO is finally coming fast.

The American president and secretary of state have signaled that the defense umbrella provided to Europe under the auspices of the North Atlantic Treaty is no longer a priority for the U.S. government.

This cannot have been a surprise in European capitals, but apparently it nonetheless is being treated as a shock.

by Blazingcatfur•April 2, 2026April 2, 2026•0•EU, Europe, NATO, USA

Without the US, Nato is left naked

It would be the biggest divorce in history. For eight decades, Nato has weathered internal disputes, enemy plots and shooting wars in Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan.

But if Donald Trump acts on his threat to finally leave, having told The Telegraph he is strongly considering pulling out after allies failed to join his war on Iran, the transatlantic family will be torn asunder. At which point, the club that calls itself the most successful alliance in history may as well close its doors. And the pain could match that of the most acrimonious breakups.

by Blazingcatfur•April 2, 2026April 1, 2026•0•NATO, USA

Trump interview: I am strongly considering pulling out of Nato

Donald Trump has told The Telegraph he is strongly considering pulling the United States out of Nato after it failed to join his war on Iran.

The US president labelled the alliance a “paper tiger” and said removing America from the defence treaty was now “beyond reconsideration”.

It is the strongest sign yet that the White House no longer regards Europe as a reliable defence partner following the rejection of Mr Trump’s demand that allies send warships to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

by Blazingcatfur•April 1, 2026April 1, 2026•0•NATO, USA

Rubio: NATO Alliance Unsustainable if It is Just America Protecting Europe

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the NATO alliance will have to be “re-examined” given the failure of European powers during the Iran conflict.

Speaking with the Qatari-owned Al Jazeera Media Network, Secretary Rubio expressed deep disappointment with the response of allies in Europe to the conflict in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz and suggested that America may be better off without NATO.

by Blazingcatfur•March 31, 2026March 31, 2026•0•NATO, USA

NATO ready to defend every inch of Arctic from Putin

Nato will defend Norway’s Arctic territory against a Russian invasion “from the first centimetre” after learning from Ukraine, the commander of the Norwegian army has said.

For decades, Nato’s plan for defending the High North from Russia was a fighting withdrawal from the northern Finnmark region by British Royal Marines and Norwegian troops, buying time until US reinforcements arrived to help retake lost territory.

Yet President Putin’s war has demonstrated how difficult it is for a large force to move forward under drone-saturated skies, and President Trump’s increasingly bellicose rhetoric against Nato has thrown American support into doubt.

by Blazingcatfur•March 31, 2026March 31, 2026•0•"Arctic Sovereignty", NATO

AfD demands US troops leave Germany

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has called for the withdrawal of all US soldiers from the country.

Tino Chrupalla, the far-Right party’s co-leader, told a meeting on Saturday that it was time to remove allied troops and nuclear weapons from Germany in order to pursue an “independent” foreign policy.

“Let’s start implementing this with the withdrawal of US troops from Germany,” he told supporters in Saxony.

Long a popular opinion in Germany, it may hasten the end of NATO.

by Blazingcatfur•March 30, 2026March 30, 2026•0•Germany, Germany - AfD party, NATO, USA

Trump weighs new ‘pay to play’ Nato

US president considers blocking members of military alliance from decision-making unless 5 per cent spending target hit

Donald Trump is considering a shake-up of Nato designed to punish members who do not meet his funding demands.

The US president is examining a “pay-to-play model” that could block allies from decision-making, including when the bloc goes to war.

It is one of several ideas Mr Trump is weighing up after allies rejected his demand to send warships to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Sources close to the president said he was also considering pulling US troops out of Germany – a move that he has considered since returning to office last year.

I agree NATO nations have used the US as a sucker and that includes Canada’s failure to pull it’s weight.

He should not have demanded that NATO members join in the war against Iran.

Even though the world will benefit from the defeat of Iran’s Mullah regime Trump can’t expect assistance on demand for a war NATO states are simply unwilling and incapable of fighting especially those harboring significant Muslim 5th Columns. France and England are barely able to control their own streets.

NATO is a paper tiger, a drain on US resources and its resentful anti-American members dubious allies making withdrawal a reasonable response.

Maybe a slap in the face is the right approach, maybe not regardless there’s gonna be a lot of hurt feelings over this!

NATO LEADERS ARE A BUNCH OF COWARDS!!!🐔🐔🐔 pic.twitter.com/1xrKiFjSPp

— il Donaldo Trumpo (@PapiTrumpo) March 28, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•March 29, 2026March 29, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War", NATO, USA