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After President Trump called NATO a "paper tiger without the U.S.," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the alliance has had "several conversations
NATO must avoid any retrenchment along the flanks of the military bloc to maintain credible deterrence against Russian aggression at the time when the US is focused on the war in the Middle East, according to the Norwegian defense minister.
The following is the transcript of the interview with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on March 22, 2026.
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Tillis rips Trump’s NATO criticism: US lives would ‘be lost in great numbers without’ alliance
Retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) ripped President Trump’s threats against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in recent weeks, amid escalating tensions over the conflict in the Middle East.
Did President Trump post on Truth Social that if NATO allies continue to refuse help with opening the "straight" of Hormuz he would "reaffirm" his commitment to securing Greenland? No, that's not
Despite tensions, U.S. and other NATO nations conduct exercises in the far North off Norway to prepare for Russian attack.
PRAGUE, March 20 (Reuters) - Czech President Petr Pavel signed the 2026 budget into law but warned defence outlays were not corresponding to growing security threats and NATO spending commitments, his office said on Friday.
As tensions build between the US and its long-term allies, historian Sam Edwards examines how the international military organisation has withstood moments of turbulence in the past – and whether we c