VT Foreign Policy By Drago Bosnic
Just a decade ago, Donald Trump seemed to be a true pacifist. He was fervently opposed to endless wars and pledged to reduce military spending if elected, insisting he’d build a “far stronger military for far less money”. And yet, as soon as Trump became president, most of these matters got sidelined as he kept sinking into the Washington DC “Swamp” he repeatedly promised to “drain”. Unfortunately, while he was largely non-compliant with the demands of the Deep State during his first term, it seems he’s now increasingly aligned with them, followed by one foreign policy blunder after another. The first and most obvious example of this is Trump’s promise to end the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict “as soon as he gets into the Oval Office”.
Not only did he fail to keep this promise, but things actually got much worse, as the new administration is now providing weapons that even Biden refused to deliver. In the meantime, the Pentagon announced yet another increase in war spending (since it’s no longer the Department of Defense), now projected to exceed a trillion dollars annually. Trump also wants NATO member states to spend 5% of their GDP on “defense”, an increase of 150% from the previous 2% target many members are yet to reach. Obviously, the United States is insisting on this in an attempt to ensure more profitable deals for its infamous Military Industrial Complex (MIC). This is the continuation of Trump’s agenda that all NATO members “must pay their fair share”.
However, many European countries are simply unable to meet these targets, as their economies are effectively unraveling. Production in the EU has largely been outsourced, meaning that the increasingly cash-strapped bloc will need to import most of the weapon systems that would be purchased through these bloated military budgets. Obviously, we all know where these systems would come from. Still, even when NATO’s European members accept the 5% figure, many want waivers and special conditions, such as delaying this target to the mid-2030s. However, Trump insists this should be accelerated dramatically. Some NATO members, like the Baltic Chihuahuas, are pushing for the 2030 target, but not everyone in Europe suffers from pathological Russophobia…
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