Inside NATO's extraordinary 48 hours that revealed Trump's grip on global diplomacy
For 48 hours in Ankara, Turkey, it felt as though the world was moving on Donald Trump's timetable . Markets lurched. NATO allies braced for confrontation. Ukraine searched for reassurance. Iran threatened to upend the agenda. One moment, leaders were preparing for diplomatic crisis; the next, they were describing a "love-in" with the very president many had feared would leave the alliance more divided than ever. I've covered hundreds of major international events over my 25 years at CNBC G7, G8 and G20 summits, OPEC meetings, climate conferences and multiple trips to Ukraine. But I've never witnessed such dramatic reversals of fortune, affecting so many global players, compressed into just 48 hours. The NATO Summit wasn't simply another diplomatic gathering. It became a real-time demonstration of how quickly the geopolitical landscape can shift when President Trump is at the center of it. While major summits involving the U.S. inevitably revolve around Washi...
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