US Ties NATO Defense Support to Trump Policy Loyalty

Washington has circulated a detailed questionnaire to NATO members intended to measure how closely their policies align with Donald Trump's foreign-policy agenda. The move links America's conventional military shield in Europe to overt political loyalty toward the US administration.

The reported conditions add a new political test for alliance members at a time when European security guarantees are under close scrutiny. NATO governments may now face pressure to demonstrate alignment with Washington in order to maintain the existing level of US conventional defense backing.