When Trump says that he wants
NATO to take more responsibility in
the Middle East, what he means is that
he wants the European allies to do
more. He is campaigning for reelection
and has promised to bring the
boys (and girls) home for Christmas.
And of course, in Iraq American
troops are less than welcome these
days, after the targeted assassination
of Iranian General Soleimani near
Baghdad airport (3 January 2020). In
late 2019, Trump had already
withdrawn most troops from Syria,
and now the peace agreement with the
Taliban (29 February 2020) will allow
him to draw down the US military
presence in Afghanistan too. And the
US is considering pulling its troops
out of the Sahel as well. What does this
mean for Europe