The Trump administration is considering scrapping the longstanding role of the U.S. in leading NATO’s military operations in Europe, NBC News reported on March 18, citing unnamed defense officials.

For nearly 75 years, a four-star U.S. general has held the position of Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), overseeing NATO’s military strategy and operations.

  • Don Antonio Magino@feddit.nlEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I’ve read before that there has been a law passed disallowing the American president to decide to leave NATO. The republicans (having a majority) would have to vote in favour of leaving NATO in the American parliament. I’m not sure how unlikely that is, but the US republicans getting rid of NATO would be very interesting…

    But the US don’t need to leave NATO to destroy it. All Trump needs to do is say the US won’t come to the assistance of NATO partners in the event of an attack. NATO could die in irrelevance instead.

      • Don Antonio Magino@feddit.nlEnglish
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        2 days ago

        I don’t know, but according to the Dutch Chief of Defence Mart de Kruif, it would trigger article 5 against the attacking NATO member:

        If Trump indeed decides to militarily attack Greenland and thus NATO partner Denmark, Article 5 of the NATO charter would come into force. Under that article, an attack on one is an attack on all ‘and you are at war with all other NATO countries’. According to De Kruif, that would mean that the European part of NATO and Canada would be at war with the United States. ‘That would be a bizarre situation, I don’t think it would come to that either.’