DONALD TRUMP came to insult NATO, not to bury it. He arrived in Ankara for the alliance’s annual summit threatening to withdraw American troops from Europe unless he got Greenland, a Danish territory. He repeatedly said he was “not happy” with allies for failing to help with his war in Iran, and vowed(发誓，郑重承诺) to sever(切断，断绝) trade with Spain. Yet by the time he left he was waxing about(热情谈论，对……变得起劲) the “tremendous love” among allies.
唐纳德·特朗普来北约是为了羞辱它，而不是埋葬它。他抵达安卡拉参加北约年度峰会，威胁要从欧洲撤军，除非他得到丹麦领土格陵兰。他反复表示对盟国不满，因为盟国未能帮助他进行伊朗战争，并誓言要切断与西班牙的贸易。然而，当他离开时，他却开始大谈盟国之间的“巨大爱意”。
For those who feared the summit could bring a potentially catastrophic break-up of NATO, the happy parting is a relief.(对于那些担心峰会可能导致北约灾难性分裂的人来说，愉快的告别是一种解脱。) Mr Trump signed up to a joint declaration that reaffirmed NATO’s “ironclad(坚不可摧的，牢固的) commitment to our collective defence” including Article 5(北约第五条款：集体防御原则), which holds that “an attack on one is an attack on all”. Even so, Mr Trump’s declaration of affection will seem, to many Europeans, akin to the love of a wife-beater(打老婆者，家暴男).
对于那些担心峰会可能导致北约潜在灾难性分裂的人来说，愉快的告别是一种解脱。特朗普签署了一份联合声明，重申了北约“对我们集体防御的坚定承诺”，包括第5条，该条款规定“对一个成员国的攻击就是对所有成员国的攻击”。即便如此，在许多欧洲人看来，特朗普的爱的宣言似乎类似于一个打老婆者的爱。
Another crisis will surely come. As one European official put it, Mr Trump’s commitment helps to preserve deterrence(威慑，遏制) against Russia, “but we cannot be naive”. The Pentagon, having cut(在削减……之后（分词短语）) both front-line troops in Eastern Europe and the backup forces it promises to send to reinforce NATO in any war, is conducting a six-month review that may yet bring more reductions. Pete Hegseth, the secretary of war, is thought to have wanted to withdraw all troops, but was checked(阻止，制止) by Marco Rubio, the secretary of state. Moreover, the resumption of hostilities with Iran may keep stoking(煽动，助长) Mr Trump’s resentment at Europeans’ refusal to join the fight.
另一场危机肯定会到来。正如一位欧洲官员所说，特朗普的承诺有助于维持对俄罗斯的威慑，“但我们不能天真”。五角大楼已经削减了东欧的前线部队以及承诺在任何战争中增援北约的后备部队，目前正在进行为期六个月的审查，可能还会进一步削减。战争部长皮特·赫格塞斯据信曾想撤出所有部队，但被国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥阻止了。此外，与伊朗恢复敌对状态可能继续助长特朗普对欧洲人拒绝参战的不满。