NATO allies more divided than ever at 7th summit
Robert Inlakesh
Press TV, London
Members of the NATO alliance have come together in the UK for a three day summit, beginning this Tuesday near Watford near the countries capital. The conference was received by the British public with mass protest, specifically at the presence of US President Donald Trump over his past rhetoric and also friendship with Prime Minister hopeful Boris Johnson.
As NATO celebrates its 70 year of existence, tensions appear more deep rooted than ever with France, the United States, Germany, Turkey, Greece and others trading blows on several key issues including ongoing wars, taxes and trade. The French President even stated, this Tuesday, that the NATO alliance was brain dead over concerns of its policy of spending too much and thinking too little.
Whilst its hegemony is not questioned, its strategy and partnerships are becoming somewhat of a concern with the recent conference focusing on allowing NATO to assume an even more invasive role militarily with others, but not focusing on bringing member states together over other disagreements.
One of those challenges has been what action to take in the case of NATO member Turkey’s invasion of North Eastern Syria against Kurdish forces and also the growing rift between Turkey, the United States and European Union.
Historic tensions between NATO allies have also been re-ignited at the summit, with Greece vowing to urge NATO to act against Turkey over a newly signed military agreement between Libya and Turkey.
Despite being one of the most militarily powerful alliances on the planet, many NATO member states differ vastly when it comes to their own view on policy. This being a very visible theme this NATO summit, which really only took a divisive figure like Donald Trump to ignite the underlying tensions between nations. The question now is, how far will NATO allies continue to grow apart.
Tehran hosts 3rd Iranian-Arab Dialogue Conference
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon commemorate Nakba
Refugees: Israel will fail to repeat 1948 scenario to expel people
VIDEO | Press TV's news headlines
Yemen warns it may strike targets enemy ‘can’t even imagine’
Netanyahu selling illusions: Hamas official
VIDEO | Police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters at Amsterdam University
VIDEO | Palestinians in Syria vow to stand with Gaza as Nakba anniv. approaches
VIDEO | Kashmir goes to polls amid heightened security
VIDEO | Tehran hosts 3rd Iranian-Arab Dialogue Conference
VIDEO | Exclusive: ‘Israeli enemy disturbed by Gaza news coverage,’ says Al-Alam reporter
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
