Trump throws the future of NATO into doubt. Europe must step up to defend itself

Juliet Samuel
10.11. 2016, The Telegraph (United Kingdom)

Europe, with its meagre hodgepodge of forces, has relied on the US for its defence since the Second World War. Mr Trump has been elected on a promise to end this free-riding. So, with geopolitical threats on the rise, Europe now needs to start taking its own defence seriously - and this provides a golden opportunity for Britain.

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President Trump and the way ahead on defense

Michael Wynne
9.11. 2016, Second Line of Defense (USA)

With the election of President Trump, a key question is how he will pursue national security and how he will shape American defense capabilities in the period ahead.

He has clearly indicated that he does not want to send the US military on ill defined operations with questionable strategic purpose; he has indicated the need for shaping a more effective and targeted strategic policy.

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For the defense industry, Trump’s win means happy days are here again

Loren Thompson
9.11.. 2016, Forbes (USA)

The morning rain that fell on Washington as Donald Trump’s election victory became clear was a fitting metaphor for the nation’s defense industry, because it appears the Obama-era drought in Pentagon demand for new weapons is over. Combined with Republican retention of majorities in both chambers of Congress, Trump’s win signals that the gridlock restraining increases in defense outlays will soon disappear, replaced by an eagerness to rebuild America’s military that necessarily entails major new investments in equipment.

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Top Trump military advisers detail GOP candidate’s defense plan

Christopher P. Cavas and Joe Gould
30.10. 2016, Defense News (USA)

The 2016 presidential election campaigns have not focused deeply on issues, certainly not on defense. While there is agreement that the restrictions of the Budget Control Act — the sequester — should be lifted, both sides have made rather general references to military policies, Clinton more on the policy side, Trump more on rebuilding what he claims is a “disaster” of a military. But details have been few and far between.

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Is a Trump presidency really a big win for Putin?

Reid Standish
9.11. 2016, Foreign Policy (USA)

The Russian leader now has a sympathetic president in Washington, but he should be wary of the problems Donald Trump could bring to Moscow.

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America’s dreadful choice

Semih Idiz
10.11. 2016, Hürriet Daily News (Turecko)

Is Trump the right man to be at the helm of the world’s most powerful nation? Is he the right man to have his finger on the ultimate button? Given what we know of him by now, the answer to this is apparent. To paraphrase – and slightly misquote - our late President Süleyman Demirel, it does not appear possible to get a proper suit out of this material. Those who voted for Trump will have to live with the consequences.