Ishaan Tharoor: Shadow of Donald Trump will loom over nervy Nato summit

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Ishaan Tharoor
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The leaders of the West’s pre-eminent military alliance convene this week in Washington. The annual Nato summit marks the bloc’s 75th anniversary, and the heads of its member states in attendance will seek to showcase their collective resolve and strength.

But looming above the deliberations is a pronounced sense of vulnerability and anxiety.