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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Hegseth Slams NATO as ‘Paper Tiger,’ Demands Reform Within Six Months. Thu Jun 18 17:40:56 2026

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) a "paper tiger" while announcing a six-month review of the U.S presence in Europe.

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has issued a stark warning to NATO allies, urging them to increase defense commitments and meet new “NATO 3.0” standards or risk reduced American involvement in Europe. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) a “paper tiger” while announcing a six-month review of U.S presence in Europe. DETAIL: Addressing NATO officials at the organization’s Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday, Secretary Hegseth criticized the decline of Europe’s military capabilities. Dubbing the period “NATO 2.0,” the Secretary of War characterized Europe’s decline as reflecting a crisis of faith and an era of “freeloading” on U.S.…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Matthew MacKenzie) - American Conservatives Don’t Hate Europe Wed Feb 11 05:25:11 2026

But they do reject the erosion of its civilization. The post American Conservatives Don’t Hate Europe  appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs American Conservatives Don’t Hate Europe  But they do reject the erosion of its civilization. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images As President Trump prepared to give his address to the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 21, expectations within the transatlantic community were not exactly high. Against the backdrop of escalating tensions over Greenland and tariff threats, Trump delivered an hour-long speech that combined his administration’s accomplishments with pointed criticism of Europe. The continent’s leaders and elites responded with a mix of indignation, defensiveness, and unease—an understandable reaction given the circumstances.  That said, many European responses to the Trump administration’s…Open

DAILYCALLER (Minsoo Lee) - Sky-High Diplomacy: Japan Refuels South Korean Jets Fri Feb 6 17:54:42 2026

It is a concrete step toward a burden-sharing alliance