The President rode in on a wave of momentum, but events during his trip revealed the risks of his disruptive approach:

As NATO leaders convened in The Hague for a two-day summit on June 24–25, allies and Kyiv braced for the first annual meeting since U.S. President Donald Trump’s return to office. With the srael-Iranian conflict dominating the news and the summit agenda focused on the new 5% defense spending target,

NATO’s summit in the Netherlands has been described as “transformational” and “historic.” The 32 members of the world’s biggest security organization endorsed a plan to massively ramp up defense spending.