Emmanuel Macron last year caused a stir when he described “the brain death of NATO”
that “we are currently experiencing…the brain death of NATO.” But the Western alliance has been showing signs of vitality. The most recent evidence comes in a survey just published by Pew Research Centre, a think-tank, covering 16 of NATO’s 29 member countries. Taken between May and August last year, the poll shows strong public support for the alliance: the median score for those saying they viewed NATO favourably was 53%, compared with 27% with an unfavourable opinion.
Mr Trump is happy to claim credit for the $400bn figure, chalking it up as one of his successes in his state-of-the-union address last week. And he has discovered that NATO, far from being obsolete, can be useful. After America’s killing last month of Qassem Suleimani, a top Iranian general, he urged the allies to do more in the Middle East, even offering a suggested name for the mission: NATOME .
NATO’s core task remains defending the allies against potential attack, which since President Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 has meant once again stepping up deterrence against Russia. NATO is boosting the readiness of its forces and has deployed multinational battlegroups to the Baltic states and Poland. This week the defence chiefs will discuss how to respond to Mr Putin’s arsenal of fancy new weaponry, which is set to expand .
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