POLICY COMPASS

NATO’s Make or Break Election: Can the Treaty Organisation Endure Another Trump Presidency?

By Ruy Scalamandré

30 May 2024

In this paper we discuss:

• The ever-increasing credibility of reduced commitment from the United States;
• The growing political nature of the NATO Secretary General;
• The background of each of the candidates;
• The increased probability of a female NATO Secretary General; and
• The potential challenges to NATO’s collective defence and Western foreign policy.

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