Nato seeks to ‘Trump-proof’ summit

NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte hosts from Tuesday (Jun 24) the alliance’s annual summit in The Netherlands. As much as a celebration of Western unity, the occasion has assumed one overriding purpose – trying to ensure the event is “Trump-proofed”.

So, although the summit will see more than 30 heads of state and government attending, from countries with a collective population of around one billion, there will be an unprecedented focus on one person: US President Donald Trump.

Coming in the context of the US bombing of three nuclear weapon development sites in Iran over the weekend, Nato officials are determined to avoid a repeat of the alliance’s 2018 summit in Brussels.