Trump's NATO Tug of War: A Dance of Deception and Dependence The recent NATO summit in Sweden has left a trail of confusion, with US President Donald Trump continuing to pull diplomatic strings from across the Atlantic.
The latest about face – sending 5,000 troops to Poland after earlier calling off the planned deployment – has sparked concerns about coordination between Washington and its allies.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio justified the troop deployments as "not punitive," but rather a necessary re examination of global needs.