He meant that whatever the personal chemistry or lack of it the totality of the relationship between the uk and us was so important that it had to work out. But how well does that work with theresa may and donald trump . It seems to me the most interesting thing about it is that it took place within the first few days . Yes, i think its good that we were the first foreign head to be in to see the american president. I think the quote from your former ambassador friend is right. These are two countries that need to work hard to get on and i dont think there is any secret that we struggle somewhat under president obama, who is not as well disposed to the british interest as the now president seems to be. I suppose my point is this whether you agreed with brexit or not, that is now the directional travel that our country is on. President obama and his preferred successor Hillary Clinton set themselves square against that. So even if you voted against brexit and are an ardent remainer, you
The job of nato Secretary General isnt an easy one, this alliance is supposed to worked by consensus. And achieving that consensus just got a whole lot harder for my guest today, jens stoltenberg, natos chief. Why . The United States, natos dominant member, is now being led by President Trump, who has voiced grave doubts about natos future. So, will trumps assent hasten the demise of nato . Jens stoltenberg, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you so much. Would you agree the presidency of donald trump brings an unprecedented amount of uncertainty into Global Security policy . Nato is an alliance of 28 democracies and in democracies, people elect different leaders. With different ideas, different perspectives. And nato has been able to handle that for almost 70 years. You have 28 members, one dominant member, the United States of america. The United States of america now has a president who, just a few days ago, declared nato obsolete. Nato is the most successful alliance in history, because we