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US Attack on Iran Raises Questions on NATO's Will to Fight for Taiwan
The United States attacked Iran without consulting European allies, questioning NATO's willingness to engage in a war it had not collectively chosen.
NATO's Will to Engage in Conflict Tested
The United States attacked Iran without consulting its European allies. President Donald Trump assumed the operation would be a quick win, concluding before anyone had to take a position. Instead, Washington inadvertently answered a question Western governments had long avoided: would the transatlantic alliance, after years of pushing NATO towards confrontation with China, fight a war it had not chosen together?
Distinctions Between Iran and Taiwan Conflicts
The answer to the question of NATO's engagement was no. Iran and Taiwan are different cases. One sits on Europe's wider periphery and carries...
*Source: SCMP China (2026-04-01)*
