Does the USA have allies…?
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Trump has always had a massive affinity for Japan. Him and Abe were great pals, Masa is at the WH every other day, current PM Ishiba was one of his first visits.
Him and Modi are also very friendly.
I just posted the list of our actual treaty allies in another thread, but here it is again (ignore the label "Technical Difficulties", it's the right page at state.gov: https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/l/treaty/collectivedefense/
Whether our President understands who our allies are or our treaty obligations - I don't know. I'd guess Secretary Rubio does and can explain who they are and what our obligations are.
According to Article 13 of the NATO treaty:
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Furthermore, the POTUS has since 1899 exercised a “right” to unilaterally terminate treaties without the advice and consent of the Senate.
In 2023 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 prohibited the President from unilaterally withdrawing from NATO but the Supreme Court has evidently ruled that treaty termination is a nonjusticiable political question, meaning the courts will not decide disputes about treaty termination, so it appears likely that Trump could withdraw us from NATO and Congress would be unable to get the Supreme Court to countermand that.
Article 13
After the Treaty has been in force for twenty years, any Party may cease to be a Party one year after its notice of denunciation has been given to the Government of the United States of America, which will inform the Governments of the other Parties of the deposit of each notice of denunciation.———-
Furthermore, the POTUS has since 1899 exercised a “right” to unilaterally terminate treaties without the advice and consent of the Senate.
In 2023 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 prohibited the President from unilaterally withdrawing from NATO but the Supreme Court has evidently ruled that treaty termination is a nonjusticiable political question, meaning the courts will not decide disputes about treaty termination, so it appears likely that Trump could withdraw us from NATO and Congress would be unable to get the Supreme Court to countermand that.
The tricky part with that, however, would intersect with the current debate about impoundment. Even if the President can unilaterally withdraw from a treaty, Congress has still appropriated funds and mandated certain actions assuming our membership. The courts would have to get involved there, because it would directly implicate precedent still considered valid.
