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A Debrief on the NATO Summit

with Ravi Agrawal, John Haltiwanger, and Dana Sherne

 

“There’s a danger of that moment—the ‘America First’ moment, which is also an ‘Israel First’ moment and an ‘India First’ moment—that when the dust settles, other countries will just say, ‘Do the rules matter anymore? Who are they for? Do we need these rules? How did everyone act with impunity?’”

—Ravi Agrawal, editor in chief

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Leaders from all 32 NATO countries gathered this week in The Hague to address global flash points—from the war in Ukraine to growing tensions with China—all while managing the presence of U.S. President Donald Trump.

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