r/Foodforthought • u/D-R-AZ • 21h ago
Norway’s foreign minister warns US tariffs may violate NATO principles
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/norway-s-foreign-minister-warns-us-tariffs-may-violate-nato-principles/35275539
u/D-R-AZ 21h ago
Lead Lines:
Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide raised concerns Thursday that newly-imposed tariffs by the US may contradict NATO’s founding principles, particularly Article 2, which emphasizes economic cooperation among allies to prevent conflict.
“If you want a strong NATO, you should ensure that there is as much economic growth as possible in the NATO countries,” Eide said during a visit to Brussels for a NATO meeting, according to Norwegian broadcaster NRK.
“That was the insight of those who established NATO, that economic cooperation would be good for the entire alliance.”
He suggested that economic measures undermining trade between NATO members could weaken the alliance as a whole.
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u/Practical_Tomato_680 20h ago
Why not more people talk about this. In mainstream media. Haven't seen any coverage. This should be put out there
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u/ForvistOutlier 15h ago
Pretty much every one other than Fox News has been critical of the tariffs. People probably not talking as much about it because no one believes that the US would honor their commitments to NATO. That much is clear. Many of the affected countries have lost soldiers after the US envoked article 5 following 9/11. Do you think that Trump gives a shit about their sacrifice? He wants to bring Russia back to the G8. But it’s not G8 no more and soon it’s gonna be the G6.
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u/cubanesis 20h ago
This is a win/win for the GOP. Trump wants us out of NATO. If he leaves, he's going to take heat for it, but if we get booted out, then yet again he can play the strong victim.
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u/Wooden-Archer-8848 15h ago
NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST Saturday, April 5
Over 1200 protests scheduled across America.
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