For decades, [the Nato alliance](https://inews.co.uk/topic/nato?ico=in-line_link) has protected the UK and other members through a simple bond – any act of war against one nation counts as an attack on all of them. Thirty-two countries would automatically unite to fight back.
However, this body could also prompt Britain and its partners to confront the “autocratic” Donald Trump in unison if he tries to extort allies, the former Danish prime minister told *The i Paper* in an interview.
“If we come under pressure from China or maybe the US – through tariffs or whatever – then we should help each other,” said Rasmussen, who remains an influential figure in defence and diplomatic circles.
“Economic coercion against one of the D7 members should be considered an attack on all of us, so we should respond collectively.
“This group of solid democracies would represent 30 to 40 per cent of the global economy – that’s a formidable force… We should also engage in free-trade agreements, investment agreements, and help each other on delivering critical minerals.”
Wait 4 years till Trump is done, back to status quo.
Starting a head-on confrontation with the current US administration is such a stupid idea, that will only destabilize NATO even further, playing right into Russia’s interest.
“We can do it without you” – No you can’t, at least not in the near future, we see it very well with the aid to Ukraine, the production capacity and army size is not even close to match Russia without US support.
Europe thinks awfully highly of itself…
Just kick them out of NATO (and 5eyes), and use said structures vs them, is that hard?
All you have to do is fire the commanders who are americans (or offer EU citizenship to them, if they seem against the Trump Regime).
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For decades, [the Nato alliance](https://inews.co.uk/topic/nato?ico=in-line_link) has protected the UK and other members through a simple bond – any act of war against one nation counts as an attack on all of them. Thirty-two countries would automatically unite to fight back.
Now, a former leader of the defence organisation is calling for a new pact among liberal democracies to deter economic bullies from [launching trade wars](https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/britain-isnt-ready-trade-war-trump-3674115?ico=in-line_link) – even if that means “retaliating” against Nato’s most powerful member, the US.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who served as Nato’s secretary general from 2009 to 2014, is rallying for the UK to club together in a “D7” pact with [the EU](https://inews.co.uk/news/world/europe-strong-battle-trump-germany-self-destructing-3677794?ico=in-line_link), [Canada](https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/canada-european-military-alliance-trump-fears-3674297?ico=in-line_link), Australia, [Japan](https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/japan-uk-putin-peacekeeping-force-ukraine-3588151?ico=in-line_link), South Korea and New Zealand.
It would primarily be aimed at facing down any threats from China, which has potential strangleholds on global supplies of [critical minerals](https://inews.co.uk/news/technology/how-uk-act-global-mineral-race-trump-ukraine-3559880?ico=in-line_link), [tech hardware](https://inews.co.uk/news/iphones-laptops-why-price-tech-change-3635268?ico=in-line_link), [energy components](https://inews.co.uk/news/labour-told-block-chinese-firms-energy-projects-steel-crisis-3640954?ico=in-line_link) and even [life-saving medicines](https://inews.co.uk/news/health/china-control-uk-antibiotic-drugs-supply-alarms-security-experts-3683190?ico=in-line_link).
However, this body could also prompt Britain and its partners to confront the “autocratic” Donald Trump in unison if he tries to extort allies, the former Danish prime minister told *The i Paper* in an interview.
“If we come under pressure from China or maybe the US – through tariffs or whatever – then we should help each other,” said Rasmussen, who remains an influential figure in defence and diplomatic circles.
“Economic coercion against one of the D7 members should be considered an attack on all of us, so we should respond collectively.
“This group of solid democracies would represent 30 to 40 per cent of the global economy – that’s a formidable force… We should also engage in free-trade agreements, investment agreements, and help each other on delivering critical minerals.”
Wait 4 years till Trump is done, back to status quo.
Starting a head-on confrontation with the current US administration is such a stupid idea, that will only destabilize NATO even further, playing right into Russia’s interest.
“We can do it without you” – No you can’t, at least not in the near future, we see it very well with the aid to Ukraine, the production capacity and army size is not even close to match Russia without US support.
Europe thinks awfully highly of itself…
Just kick them out of NATO (and 5eyes), and use said structures vs them, is that hard?
All you have to do is fire the commanders who are americans (or offer EU citizenship to them, if they seem against the Trump Regime).
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