Apr 3, 2019
NATO – more than a military alliance
Seven decades from its foundation, NATO faces persistent criticism from President Trump.
by Ben Bradford

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands in the Oval Office at the White House April 02, 2019 in Washington, DC.
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Leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization will be in Washington this week to celebrate NATO’s 70th anniversary. Seven decades from its foundation, the Western postwar alliance finds itself on unstable ground and faces persistent criticism from President Trump. But, as Marketplace’s Ben Bradford reports, internal strife is as much a part of NATO’s history as peace.