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US security analysts expect ‘more Europe and less US in NATO’ | DW News


The Pentagon’s top policy advisor has listed several possible ways the US could punish its NATO partners for refusing to join President Trump’s war in Iran. Washington is reportedly considering several options, including suspending Spain from the alliance, and reconsidering Britain’s claim to the Falkland Islands. What does that mean for Washington’s allies? DW spoke to two transatlantic security analysts in Washington who suggest there could soon be “more Europe and less US in NATO.” To gauge the possible fallout we speak to two transatlantic security analysts in Washington, D.C.

Jim Townsend from the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) completed more than two decades of work on European and NATO policy in the Pentagon, at NATO and at the Atlantic Council.

Phil Dickinson is from the Atlantic Council.

00:00 Leaked Pentagon email adds to strained transatlantic relations
00:24 Potential punitive measures for European NATO partners’ refusal to join Trump’s Iran war
00:42 Interviews
01:05 Who could be behind the memo?
03:42 Does NATO law allow for “bad actors” to be suspended? What would it take for the US to pull out of the alliance?
05:06 How should Spain react?
09:25 US public support for NATO and Article 5 is “strong and consistent”
11:45 Does the US actually need NATO or allies to project its power around the globe?
13:55 Short-term US leverage vs a post-American order in the long term
15:11 Another diversion tactic by the Trump administration?
16:08 The future of NATO

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