Return to Normality: The fraying of the NATO alliance predates Trump.

The article focuses on the issue that U.S. President Donald Trump is alienating allies of the U.S. in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Topics discussed include Trump's negative comments as evidence of his desire for an isolationist foreign policy, why criticisms against Trump miss fundamental reasons for the growing U.S.-European estrangement, and the declining European commitment to transatlantic solidarity.