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The Spectator Podcast: Next up, Nato


In the last few days, world order seems to have been turned on its head as Trump antagonised his western allies at the G7 Summit, and then shook the hand of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. We ask, how will Trump treat his allies in the July Nato summit? We also talk to Peter Hitchens and Paul Mason about Marxism in the modern day – are there any left in Britain? And last, what is it like to be homeless in London?

Over the weekend, the G7 Summit ended in a worse way than anyone could have predicted. As soon as he left, Trump tweeted harsh criticism of Justin Trudeau, and bashed Germany’s commitment to Nato. Fraser Nelson writes in this week’s cover story that Trump isn’t actually wrong – Germany is relying on US funding for military might – its own military is decaying, and it spends just 1.2

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