NATO and TRUMP
Tensions Between Turkey and U.S. Soar as Trump Orders New Sanctions
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/business/turkey-erdogan-economy-lira.html
Turkey opens airspace but blocks airbases
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/mar/20/iraq.helenasmith
Germany sees migration-related spending of 78 billion euros through 2022: report
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-budget-migrants/germany-sees-migration-related-spending-of-78-billion-euros-through-2022-report-idUSKCN1IK0EG?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
Turkish lira hits fresh record low following US sanctions
Turkish lira hits all-time low versus the U.S. dollar.
The emerging market currency recovers some ground as inflation data beats forecast.
Analysts doubt the Turkish central bank’s independence from President Erdogan.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/03/turkish-lira-hits-fresh-record-low-following-us-sanctions.html
Turkey says action plan ready after lira dives to record low
www.ejinsight.com/20180813-turkey-says-action-plan-ready-after-lira-dives-to-record-low/
Defense Expenditures Of NATO Members Visualized [Infographic]
https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2018/07/10/defense-expenditure-of-nato-members-visualized-infographic/#37c5b33014cf
Trump’s NATO criticism is ‘valid,’ Europe isn’t spending enough on defense, UK ex-minister says
President Donald Trump is pushing other countries within the NATO military alliance to contribute more to their defense spending
In 2017, the U.S. spent (at current exchange rates) an estimated $685.9 billion on defense
Trump has criticized other NATO members for not spending enough on defense
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/11/trumps-nato-criticism-is-valid-europe-isnt-spending-enough-on-def.html
Trump is not the first US President to bemoan NATO spending … but no one did it like this
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/04/politics/trump-us-presidents-nato-defense-spending/index.html
NATO members ‘have turned a corner’ in defense spending, Stoltenberg says
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2018/06/07/nato-members-have-turned-a-corner-in-defense-spending-stoltenberg-says/
Trump worries Nato with ‘obsolete’ comment
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38635181
Donald Trump backs Brexit, saying UK would be ‘better off’ without EU
The billionaire and presumed Republican presidential nominee said that his support for the UK leaving the EU was a personal belief, not a ‘recommendation’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/05/donald-trump-brexit-uk-leaving-european-union
Why NATO’s European Members Can No Longer Expect America to Pick Up the Bill
European NATO members must commit to meeting their fair share of the NATO burden because more challenges and threats are falling into the European portfolio.
https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-natos-european-members-can-no-longer-expect-america-pick-23351
Trump says US may not automatically defend Nato allies under attack
Republican candidate says as president he would not pressure the likes of Turkey to moderate purges and it was ‘time to take care of America first’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/21/donald-trump-america-automatically-nato-allies-under-attack
Majority of Germans wouldn’t support defending NATO allies in Russia conflict
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/majority-of-germans-wouldnt-support-defending-nato-allies-in-russia-conflict/
Thanks to Trump, Germany says it can’t rely on the United States.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/
NATO won’t invoke Article 5 on collective defense over UK claims against Russia — source
tass.com/world/993926
Trump seen likely to support NATO’s Article 5 but wants more spending
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-nato/trump-seen-likely-to-support-natos-article-5-but-wants-more-spending-idUSKBN1K031C
NATO Countries Deny Obama’s Request for More Troops in Afghanistan
https://www.weeklystandard.com/john-mccormack/nato-countries-deny-obamas-request-for-more-troops-in-afghanistan
Obama urges NATO members to pull their weight
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/obama-nato-pay-fair-share-231405
Nato deadlocked as France and Germany refuse to back down
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/feb/12/iraq.nato
France, Russia and Germany harden stance
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/mar/06/russia.iraq
Obama urges NATO members to pull their weight
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/obama-nato-pay-fair-share-231405
‘Europe should not allow the US to act over our heads’: Germany is challenging the US’s financial monopoly as the Iran row deepens
https://www.businessinsider.com/germany-wants-european-rival-to-us-backed-swift-payment-system-2018-8
Germany urges SWIFT end to US payments dominance
Germany’s foreign minister has reiterated calls for the EU to free itself from dependence on the US and adopting its own international payments channel is one way of doing that. But is he barking up the wrong money tree?
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-urges-swift-end-to-us-payments-dominance/a-45242528
Germany urges EU payment system without U.S. to save Iran deal
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-germany/germany-urges-eu-payment-system-without-us-to-save-iran-deal-idUSKCN1L61KW
Europe working on payment system alternative to SWIFT & IMF to attain financial independence from US
Published time: 27 Aug, 2018 09:53
Edited time: 28 Aug, 2018 10:52
https://www.rt.com/business/436921-germany-swift-us-relations-sanctions/