By a strange quirk of history, we are seeing previously unwilling partners come together because their enemies are trying to pull them apart. Putin, for example, is single-handedly responsible for completing Donald Trump’s task of making NATO into an organization that is serious about adequately funding its operations and standing for the defense of Europe. NATO is also unified (with the possible exception of one member). Turkey, for some reason, opposes admission of Finland and Sweden into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and may be holding out for some sort of concessions.(Dictator) Putin is a devious man who projects his ...