Bloomberg: U.S. questionnaire tests NATO allies’ loyalty to President Trump’s policies
The U.S. administration has circulated a questionnaire among NATO allies to gauge their support for President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, Bloomberg reported on August 14.
The document, obtained by the news agency, asks each country whether it:
- Has publicly voiced support for U.S. foreign policy
- Has banned U.S. military use of its bases, including during Washington’s operations in Iran and Venezuela
- Spends money with American defense contractors
The allies reacted extremely negatively to the initiative, Bloomberg’s sources said. They saw it as an attempt to force them to demonstrate ideological loyalty in exchange for U.S. protection.
The questionnaire follows a U.S. decision to review its military presence in Europe. Washington is expected to make deep cuts to its troop numbers and weaponry in the region by December.
According to Bloomberg, U.S. attempts to link its commitments to NATO allies with ideological loyalty could completely reshape the transatlantic relationship that took shape after World War II. That relationship was built on American military guarantees that allowed member states to disagree politically with one another without putting the alliance itself at risk.
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