Michael Klarman argues in The Framers’ Coup that “ [t]he compromises undertaken in Philadelphia .
Michael Klarman argues in The Framers’ Coup that “ [t]he compromises undertaken in Philadelphia .
Mr. Trump likes President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, and the two met on Wednesday for a session that was not on Mr. Trump’s public agenda. But Turkey has refused to abandon a sophisticated air defense system provided by Russia — a threat to the newest American-made aircraft — and has made clear he wants one foot in both camps.
This was the first NATO meeting where leaders seemed to take the threat of a rising China as a direct challenge. But it was a muddled discussion.
The French president sees a leadership vacuum in Europe that he wants to fill. Angry about Mr. Trump’s unpredictability and seeing him as a harbinger of a disengaged America, Mr. Macron is arguing for more “strategic autonomy” for Europe, including the ability to defend itself.