Revision History

The Trump administration's erratic handling of US troop deployments in Europe — canceling a 4,000-soldier rotation to Poland only to announce 5,000 new troops days later — has left NATO allies oscillating between alarm and cautious relief. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attempted to reassure the 32-member alliance at a foreign ministers' meeting in Sweden, but the episode has accelerated European defense spending and revived long-dormant debates about the continent's nuclear future.