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Trump’s Next Test: Can NATO Fight Three Wars Without Fighting One?

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Thomas Jason Anderson
Mar 18, 2026
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For the last several weeks the commentary around the Iran conflict has been predictable.

Trump is reckless.
Trump is reckless.
Trump is reckless.

That is the chorus.

But something else quietly happened in the Middle East that deserves attention.

The math changed.

The Trump administration proved something very specific: it can change the battlefield calculus ki…

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