NATO 3.0

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September 20, 2026

Thousands gathered outside the JFK Center on Friday evening, in
protest of Trump’s takeover of the building and his threat to
shut it down or even demolish it, Trump is protecting his
Triumphal Arch project by announcing that it will be essential
for “national security,” Officials from the National Park Service
agree that the construction of the arch will adversely affect
dozens of historical sites, In a drone strike on a passenger
train traveling from Kyiv to Warsaw, Russia appears to be sending
a message to the western world, Russia has been pushing NATO
countries with “hybrid attacks,” NATO Secretary General Mark
Rutte noted that Russian attempts to interfere with help to
Ukraine will only lead NATO to do more for Ukraine, Russia has
been helping Iran in its fight against the US, yet Trump doesn’t
feel that it is a threat to the US, Trump is suggesting that
Putin will be more willing to end his war in Ukraine if the US
makes business deals with Russia, In a New Yorker article, Dexter
Filkins writes that the Trump administration has essentially
privatized US foreign policy for their own interests, Trump,
Jared Kushner, and other Trump allies may be participants in any
of 10 money-making ventures, Rutte outlines what he called NATO
3.0, In this phase, the weight of NATO shifts from the US and
toward the UK, Europe, and Canada.

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