President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House could reshape America’s role on the global stage.Several world leaders have spoken with Trump since his victory, all trying to gain influence with an administration that could shake up relationships with allies and adversaries alike.”We are going to start by all putting America first,” Trump said in his victory speech on Wednesday. Questions were raised about Trump’s commitment to global alliances during his campaign when he suggested the United States would not come to the defense of NATO allies who didn’t meet their spending commitments, adding he “would encourage” Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” to those countries. In the wake of Trump’s win, NATO’s Secretary General Mark Rutte said he looks forward to discussions about how to face threats collectively.“Part of this, and here he is absolutely right, will be that on the European side of NATO we will …
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