Choppy Seas Ahead for U.S.-NATO Relations

Posted: November 11th, 2016

By Admiral James Stavridis (Ret.)

Admiral Stavridis (Ret.) was the 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO and 12th Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, where he earned a PhD in international affairs. He is currently Vice Chair, Global Affairs and Managing Director at The Carlyle Group and Chair of the Board of the Rockefeller Foundation.

Donald Trump’s win over Hillary Clinton for the presidency of the United States surprised a number of European leaders. Given Trump’s statements about NATO being “obsolete” and the need for all allies to contribute their fair share, NATO’s European member states are trying to figure out what the alliance will look like under President Trump. The Cipher Brief’s Kaitlin Lavinder spoke with NATO’s former Supreme Allied Commander, Admiral James Stavridis, who is also Dean at The Fletcher School at Tufts University and a Cipher Brief Network member, to get his thoughts on the future of transatlantic defense and security cooperation.

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