NOTE: Before answering the following questions, read the “Background” and watch the videos under “Resources” below.

1. For NATO:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) What two countries will President Trump discuss with NATO leaders, as the biggest challenge/threat to NATO?
c) How did a Trump administration official describe the problem with Russia in regards to NATO?
d) What warning/discussion will the president have with NATO leaders regarding China?

2. a) What is NATO?
b) Why was NATO established?
c) What is the role of NATO?
d) Many NATO countries have not been paying their fair share of the budget despite the fact that they receive the same protections from NATO. Since 2006, each member nation is supposed to spend 2 percent of GDP on defense. Yet only the U.S. and two other members did so by 2014, when NATO formally re-committed to the goal. Following President Trump’s insistence that all pay their fair share, eight European countries are now on track to meet it this year: Britain, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania. And NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that a majority of NATO’s 29 members now plan to hit the 2 percent threshold by 2024.
One exception is Germany, which will spend just 1.35 percent on defense this year, saying they should hit 2 percent around 2031.
Germany is the largest European country in NATO and has the strongest economy. What do you think of President Trump’s demand that Germany meets their obligation to NATO (as they receive all of the benefits and protection of other member states, while the U.S. contributes the bulk of money and military)? Explain your answer.