Keeping the Americans In

NATO members can ensure that the U.S. continues playing a leadership role in the transatlantic alliance during the second Trump Administration and beyond. The alliance must continue adapting to changing geopolitical dynamics marked by the emergence of an alternative axis comprising Russia, the People’s Republic of China, the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea, and Iran. European NATO members must appreciate Trump’s scepticism towards NATO and acknowledge his first administration’s success in leveraging that scepticism to boost military budgets.