There is a growing concern among top Kremlin officials that the new Trump administration is far less friendly than previously thought. When Russia was cheering for Donald Trump in the US elections, it was doing so purely out of dislike for Hillary Clinton, to stop her entering the White House and starting world war III. Donald Trump’s friendly attitude toward Russia at the time was for the same reason.
While the U.S. outspends all NATO allies when it comes to overall defence spending in relation to her GDP, Statista's Dyfed Loesche notes - and President Trump is very well aware of - the U.S. is also the prime direct financer of NATO.
However, direct contribution are more evenly split between the major NATO powers. Germany for example, spends only 1.19 percent of her GDP into defence (USA = 3.61 percent) but seemingly pulls its weight when it comes to direct funding of NATO. This does not include contributions to particular military operations.
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Just over a week into the Trump Administration, the President issued an Executive Order giving Defense Secretary James Mattis 30 days to come up with a plan to defeat ISIS. According to the Order, the plan should make recommendations on military actions, diplomatic actions, partners, strategies, and how to pay for the operation.
A Princeton University professor has warned of the imminent threat of world war III. Economic historian Harold James, who specialises in the history of Germany and European economic history, says the world is facing similar conditions that led to two previous world wars. Protectionism and exclusion is the word of the day in America. That could lead to armed conflict between east and west. While President Trump carries on from where Obama left off and turns the heat on China and Russia, the two long-time former enemies of the U.S.