Former NATO Chief Rasmussen Calls for New Alliance of Democratic States
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the former NATO Secretary-General, has called for the creation of a new alliance of democratic nations, citing concerns that President Donald Trump is withdrawing the United States from its traditional leadership role on the world stage. Rasmussen proposed that this new alliance should include an "economic Article 5," modeled after NATO's mutual defense clause outlined in the Washington Treaty. Article 5 of the NATO treaty commits all member nations to collective defense, stating that an attack on one member is considered an attack on all. Rasmussen's proposal comes amid growing uncertainty about America's commitment to international alliances and multilateral institutions under Trump's administration.