The Trump Administration’s Gradual Retreat From Europe

The Trump Administration’s Gradual Retreat From Europe
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Tillerson's absence from the NATO summit is a statement by the Trump administration about changing circumstances, as it perceives them. Tillerson will meet with European foreign ministers—but mainly to discuss the fight against ISIS. He'll be at Trump's side to greet China's leader at Mar-a-Lago, while his under secretary of state for political affairs heads to Brussels to hash out transatlantic security strategies. The secretary of state will pay a visit to Russia, the country NATO was created to oppose. Such are the emerging priorities of the Trump administration.

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