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Strategic Europe

The United States of Donald Trump

The U.S. president has a very narrow view of American security policy—one that NATO does not necessarily fit into.

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By Judy Dempsey and Tomáš Valášek
Published on Jul 11, 2018
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Carnegie Europe is on the ground at the 2018 NATO summit in Brussels, offering readers exclusive access to the high-level discussions as they unfold.

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For the first time in NATO's history, the president of the United States doesn’t just seem to disagree with the Europeans on substance—he actually appears be willing to walk away from the alliance. Judy Dempsey sat down with Tomas Valášek, director of Carnegie Europe and a former ambassador to NATO, to discuss Donald Trump’s businesslike approach to foreign policy and where the West fits into the U.S. president’s worldview.

About the Authors

Judy Dempsey

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe

Dempsey is a nonresident senior fellow at Carnegie Europe

Tomáš Valášek

Former Director, Carnegie Europe

Valášek was director of Carnegie Europe and a senior fellow, where his research focused on security and defense, transatlantic relations, and Europe’s Eastern neighborhood.

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Judy Dempsey
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe
Judy Dempsey
Tomáš Valášek
Former Director, Carnegie Europe
Tomáš Valášek
SecurityEuropeNorth America

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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