The Case for America’s Alliances

President Donald Trump and his supporters often rail against close American allies like South Korea, Japan and certain NATO countries for supposedly freeriding on Washington’s largesse. Today’s guest on Trend Lines has a new book out that investigates those claims and mostly finds them wanting.

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Trend Lines is produced and edited by Peter Dörrie, a freelance journalist and analyst focusing on security and resource politics in Africa. You can follow him on Twitter at @peterdoerrie.

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