Trump looms large as Nato grapples with challenge of rearming Europe

The briefing

The US president's inflammatory words have punctuated the image of unity at this crucial gathering, Security Correspondent Frank Gardner writes

Why this counts

What makes this worth tracking, according to BBC, is the chain of decisions it may trigger.

What precedes this

What precedes trump looms large as nato grapples with challenge of rearming europe, according to BBC, is a sequence of decisions that narrowed the range of possible outcomes.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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The lens

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of trump, looms, large, nato, grapples: The US president's inflammatory words have punctuated the image of unity at this crucial gathering, Security Correspondent Frank Gardner writes.