Vershbow: NATO partners could increase contributions in light of Trump's criticism

By Jordana Mishory / December 20, 2016 at 3:06 PM
President-elect Donald Trump's emphasis on NATO partners contributing more to the alliance could lead allies to increase spending and raise their commitment to the collective defense in a beneficial turn of events, according to former Deputy Secretary General of NATO Alexander Vershbow. Speaking at a breakfast with reporters Tuesday, Vershbow said burden-sharing and contributing more to the war on terror are "issues where NATO has been trying to get its act together, but a little outside pressure from a new...

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