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In this December 2019 photo, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gestures to U.S. President Donald Trump as a group of leaders pose for a photo at the NATO summit in Watford, England. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Insights from the NATO summit: Why another Donald Trump presidency would doom the alliance

NATO’s primary tenet is that an attack on one member is an attack on all. Donald Trump has made clear that he won’t uphold that core principle, putting the future of NATO at risk if he’s re-elected.
Two military personnel walk by NATO banners before a wreath-laying ceremony at NATO’s headquarters in Brussels on April 4, 2024. Virginia Mayo/AP Photo

4 things to watch for as NATO leaders meet in US capital for high-stakes summit

The three-day meeting is touted as a time to celebrate the alliance’s 75th anniversary. But gathered leaders face serious questions that will affect NATO’s future.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks with Vietnam’s President To Lam during an official visit at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam on June 20, 2024. (Nhac Nguyen/Pool Photo via AP)

Why Russia still has friends on the world stage

While most European nations are on board with western sanctions, countries in the Global South have maintained economic and political links with Russia.
Cups depicting Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and Russian President Vladimir Putin are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2022. The words on the Putin cup reads ‘The most polite man.’ (AP Photo)

Is Putin drawing inspiration from Stalin’s military purge? Despite parallels, probably not

Although tempting to make the comparison, Vladimir Putin’s recent military purge doesn’t appear to be a replay of Stalin’s infamous purge in 1937.

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