Trump has threatened allies: either NATO, Japan and South Korea help with Iran as he wants, or the future of these alliances “will be very bad”. Major-General Agostinho Costa compares the US President's political strategy to a zugzwang in chess.
Ukraine, information and political pressure: these are the weapons Trump may use to "take revenge" on allies
Monday, 16 March 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Organização do Tratado do Atlântico Norte or OTAN) is a 32-member alliance facing pressure to intervene in the Strait of Hormuz to secure maritime routes. Disagreement among members regarding this military involvement has led to warnings about the organization's future stability. Portugal has been a member since NATO's founding in 1949 and hosts a major Joint Force Command in Oeiras.
