http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blog...nce-us-midterms-divide-transatlantic-alliance
Dan Coats, Director National Intelligence, gives warning to threats to our midterms and Putin's desire to divide the Nato alliance.
'Coats, a former US congressman and senator, delivered a clear warning of Russian attempts to split the transatlantic alliance.
“The Russian threat in particular has awakened Europe to the need to reinvigorate NATO and bolster our collective defenses,” he said. “The Russians are actively seeking to divide our Alliance, and we must not allow that to happen.”
Coats used his speech to explore ways in which democracies can be strengthened. Perhaps mindful of the challenge the United States currently poses to the liberal world order, he said: “In my current position, my responsibility is to focus on foreign threats to our democracy—and refrain from commenting on politics in the US. It is not pretty.”'
One consistency Trump has demonstrated is his contempt for what others have built and his intent to attack our alliances and structures we have been building since WWII.
After his childish tantrum behavior in Canada, he now is on the world stage in Singapore, while we await to see how his limbic system will respond to Kim.
A one day meeting is now planned. "Something he (Trump) can hang his hat on" it has been described.
And this is what "winning" looks like.
Dan Coats, Director National Intelligence, gives warning to threats to our midterms and Putin's desire to divide the Nato alliance.
'Coats, a former US congressman and senator, delivered a clear warning of Russian attempts to split the transatlantic alliance.
“The Russian threat in particular has awakened Europe to the need to reinvigorate NATO and bolster our collective defenses,” he said. “The Russians are actively seeking to divide our Alliance, and we must not allow that to happen.”
Coats used his speech to explore ways in which democracies can be strengthened. Perhaps mindful of the challenge the United States currently poses to the liberal world order, he said: “In my current position, my responsibility is to focus on foreign threats to our democracy—and refrain from commenting on politics in the US. It is not pretty.”'
One consistency Trump has demonstrated is his contempt for what others have built and his intent to attack our alliances and structures we have been building since WWII.
After his childish tantrum behavior in Canada, he now is on the world stage in Singapore, while we await to see how his limbic system will respond to Kim.
A one day meeting is now planned. "Something he (Trump) can hang his hat on" it has been described.
And this is what "winning" looks like.
