With the world in flux and the transatlantic relationship under threat, international affairs featured in the campaign mainly because of Gouveia e Melo's remarks. Seguro argues for a precautionary NATO meeting and Mendes adopts a more diplomatic line, but — like Cotrim — also believes the Greenland issue could jeopardise the Atlantic Alliance.
The United States is an ally, but Trump must be criticised: how the candidates view the state of the world
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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.
