We are experiencing brain death of NATO, Macron warns Europe

7 Nov, 2019 10:36 / Updated 7 minutes ago

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French president Macron has told the Economist that the alliance is experiencing brain death, while warning European countries that they can no longer rely on America to defend its allies.

What we are currently experiencing is the brain death of NATO.

The US-led military bloc “only works if the guarantor of last resort functions as such,” the French leader noted:

“I’d argue that we should reassess the reality of what NATO is in the light of the commitment of the United States.” 

Macron said that Washington is “turning its back on us,” which was demonstrated by pulling out American troops from northeastern Syria and abandoning their Kurdish allies there.

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Europe, meanwhile, Macron argued, stands on “the edge of a precipice,” and will “no longer be in control of our destiny,” unless it starts behaving like a geopolitical power. To do so, Europe should regain “military sovereignty” and continue to maintain dialogue with Moscow.

Macron has been pushing for the European Union and Western countries to revise their role in the world and adapt to new global realities. In August, he said that the “Western hegemony” is over and it would be a mistake to try to isolate Russia.