If the US pulls out NATO can survive. The organisation is based in Brussels, not Washington or New York and it’s led by a European. - ThreadSky

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colinelves.bsky.social • 11 days ago

If the US pulls out NATO can survive. The organisation is based in Brussels, not Washington or New York and it’s led by a European.

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so3brocktree.bsky.social•11 days ago

Yes, but NATO is structured around US leadership and based on US power. It can of course be done, but will be a huge undertaking.

I don't actually think that the US would pull out of NATO, even under Trump, though a large reduction of US support will likely occur.

colinelves.bsky.social•11 days ago

Not sure about the leadership, certainly the power, but my point is that this is a good basis for Europe to rapidly build upon.

We’re in a very fortunate position.

so3brocktree.bsky.social•11 days ago

Militarily, the US holds the leadership. SACEUR is always a US officer, and the US provide much of the staffing and structural presence. One of the reasons that NATO works (sort of) is that the accepted US primacy reduces inter-European rivalry.

colinelves.bsky.social•11 days ago

Okay but, again, it’s a strong base to build on.

I’m not saying the US pulling out won’t cause problems, I’m saying that NATO means that Europe can take over NATO/build a new fully integrated force/alliance incredibly quickly - much quicker than if they had to throw together 30 disparate militaries

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