NATO was formed after World War 2 as a collective security alliance that would prevent future world wars. But President Trump sees NATO more like a transaction between countries where allies have to pay up or be left undefended. On today’s episode: How NATO is actually funded, why this longstanding alliance is under strain, and how the U.S. could pay the cost for these frayed relationships. Fact checking by <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1268825622/sierra-juarez"target="_blank" >Sierra Juarez</a>. Your Next Listen — <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/27/1234145477/nato-new-relationship-trump-america"target="_blank" >Europe's NATO members take an economic hit </a>Connect with The Indicator — Sign up for the <a href="https://npr.org/indicatornewsletter"target="_blank" >Indicator’s brand new newsletter</a> — Find our <a href="https://linktr.ee/indicator_npr"target="_blank" >socials, newsletter, YouTube and more</a>!— For sponsor-free episodes, <a href="http://plus.npr.org"target="_blank" >subscribe to PlanetMoney+</a>  See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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