https://www.ips-journal.eu/topics/foreign-and-security-policy/can-the-us-afford-to-leave-nato-9042/ IPS Journal en 2026-05-06T10:13:00+02:00 Can the US afford to leave NATO? NATO, Donald Trump, US foreign policy, US withdrawal from NATO, Article 5 NATO, transatlantic relations, NATO alliance, American neo-isolationism, US-Europe relations, European security, Euro-Atlantic security, NATO defence spending, Trump NATO policy, US global leadership, Russia and NATO, China and US rivalry, geopolitical strategy, Strait of Hormuz crisis, NATO deterrence, global balance of power https://www.ips-journal.eu/fileadmin/_processed_/9/3/csm_570280085_Kapitonenko_249ce324d0.jpg Can the US afford to leave NATO? / © picture alliance / Associated Press | Evan Vucci