NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Tues, Aug 11, 2026:

• Top German General Says Russia Is Probing NATO Defenses With Hybrid Attacks. Kremlin is preparing for wider war as it fights in Ukraine, Gen. Carsten Breuer says; explosive drone defused at German airport. - WSJ

Mon, Aug 10, 2026:

• Poland and Baltics shield infrastructure, fearing a Russian false-flag strike

  Russia’s northern NATO neighbors are tightening security around dams, power plants and natural gas infrastructure in a sign of mounting concern that Moscow will stage an attack on them using Ukrainian drones. - Reuters

Wed, July 8, 2026:

• NATO Leaders Meet at Pivotal Moment for Alliance. At a summit in Turkey, Trump is pushing for a smaller role for the U.S and for allies to do more for their own defense against an aggressive, militarized Russia. - NYT

• Trump yelled at NATO leaders in public. In private, it was a different story.

  The president started his visit to Ankara berating the NATO alliance. Something changed before he left. - Politico

Tues, July 7, 2026:

• Trump’s NATO-bashing casts shadow over U.S. pledge to defend allies

  NATO’s Article 5 has long promised that an attack against one is an attack against all. President Donald Trump is not so sure. - WP

• NATO allies have agreed to at least $50 billion in defense industry deals to show US President Donald Trump that Europe is heeding his spending demands. - Bloomberg

Mon, July 6, 2026:

• NATO 3.0 is rising — and buying American. The alliance that has leaned too heavily on U.S. muscle is building its own — and buying American, too. - Mark Rutte, NATO Sec. General

• NATO chief demands allies present credible plans to reach defense spending targets - AP

Tues, May 19, 2026:

• US plans to shrink forces available to NATO during crises - Reuters

Tues, April 14, 2026:

• NATO Withdrawal? Europe Is Accelerating a NATO Fallback Plan in Case Trump Pulls Out - WSJ

Thurs, April 2, 2026:

• Trump Threatens to Pull U.S. Out of NATO Amid Fallout Over Iran War. Can He Legally Do That? - TIME

Mon, Jan 26, 2026:

• Europe must stop ‘dreaming’ about defense without US, Rutte warns. NATO chief says continent cannot afford to replace American security umbrella - FT

Sun, Jan 11, 2026:

• UK says NATO talks on deterring Russia in the Arctic ‘business as usual’ - Reuters

Tues, Sept 23, 2025:

• Poland to Russia: ‘You have been warned’ so don’t ‘whine’ if your jets are shot down in NATO airspace - Politico

Thurs, March 13, 2025:

• Trans-Atlantic differences remain as Trump huddles with NATO boss - RC

Fri, March 7, 2025:

• Trump questions NATO allies’ will for collective defense while casting doubt on U.S.’ own treaty commitment - CBS

Thurs, Feb 20, 2025:

• Europe’s new reality: Trump may not quit NATO, but he’s already undermining it - NYT/Sanger

Tues, Jan 7, 2025:

• Trump says NATO nations should spend 5% of GDP on defense - Bloomberg [Note from TrillionsWeekly.com: the U.S. currently spends only 2.9%, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office]