The Trump administration has responded robustly to Russian threats against NATO ally Latvia. As U.S. Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Tammy Bruce put it on Tuesday, “The United States keeps all of its NATO commitments.”

The moral cause of freedom aside, NATO continues to serve Americans by consolidating a democratic peace in Europe that facilitates vast and growing economic opportunities. Alongside their U.S. investments, imports of U.S. goods and services by NATO member states accounted for nearly $1.5 trillion in 2025, for example.