The secretary-general of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has warned US president-elect Donald Trump against distancing Washington from the Western military alliance, saying the West is facing its greatest security challenge in a generation.
“Naturally, we have our differences. But leaders on both sides of the Atlantic, and across the political spectrum, have always recognized the unique ties that bind us. Our proud history is one of common challenges overcome together,” NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg wrote in an article in Saturday edition of the UK-based daily The Observer. “It is all too easy to take the freedoms, security and prosperity we enjoy for granted. In these uncertain times we need strong American leadership, and we need Europeans to shoulder their fair share of the burden. But above all we need to recognize the value of the partnership between Europe and America. It remains indispensable.”
Stoltenberg’s view reflects deep…