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Wolfgang Pusztai

Wolfgang Pusztai is a freelance Security & Policy Analyst with a special focus on North Africa, the Middle East, and Ukraine. He was the Austrian Defense Attache to Italy, Greece, Libya, and Tunisia from 2007 to 2012.

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U.S. President Donald Trump in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025.

Putin's favorite American foreign policy idea

by Wolfgang Pusztai
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked NATO. In one of his latest publications on Truth Social, Trump said the alliance is a "paper tiger" without the U.S. and criticized NATO allies for not backing the American operation in Iran. In response, Spain's Foreign Minister, Jose Manuel Albares, called for the European Union to create its own army and strengthen defense integration. His comments underscore that there are a few questions officials in European capitals continue to be preo