Has NATO Met its Use Buy Date ?

President Donald Trump’s unsophisticated approach to Europe has, as a consequence, put NATO’s future in question and possibly destabilised the West’s security while damaging relations between America and its longstanding allies. As Sun Tzu once said, “while an angered man may again be happy, and a resentful man again be pleased, a state that has perished cannot be restored, nor can the dead be brought back to life.” This thought may well be applied to Trump’s reaction to Europe’s reticence in supporting the United States in its conflict with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Whatever the future holds for the U.S.-Europe relationship, both sides are walking a tightrope without a safety net.

It behoves cooler heads to undertake good judgment as a balancing act that would require rethinking core assumptions while preserving NATO’s original core purpose. This will require common sense by all parties holding a stake in the future of Western polity.

If the leaders concerned fail to resolve their differences, they should fear the future!

Yosef Yigal Drever

Yosef Yigal Drever and Sylvia Drever co-founded Achdut HaLev in 2006 to reach out to the Jewish community's around the world providing support in learning Torah and promoting the 'Return of the Jewish people to the Land of Israel.' Yosef Yigal made Aliya in 2014 while Sylvia his wife is an Israeli. In late 2014 Achdut HaLev concentrated all its resources towards Aliya and the rebuilding of Eretz Yisrael. Excluding none and embracing all. The commandment to settle the Land of Israel is equal in importance to all the Torah Commandments all together: (Sifri Deut 12:29)