28 min

What would Donald Trump's withdrawal of 9,500 U.S. troops do to NATO and Europe‪?‬ Studio Berlin

    • Politics

President Trump’s announcement of a drawdown of American forces from Germany caught German leaders, NATO, and the U.S. Congress by surprise. There’s a bipartisan effort to prevent the White House from following through. What are the chances the U.S. troops will be moved and what’s at stake for American ties with Germany? Host Sumi Somaskanda finds out more.

President Trump’s announcement of a drawdown of American forces from Germany caught German leaders, NATO, and the U.S. Congress by surprise. There’s a bipartisan effort to prevent the White House from following through. What are the chances the U.S. troops will be moved and what’s at stake for American ties with Germany? Host Sumi Somaskanda finds out more.

28 min