NATO Turns 75: ‘It’s the Best of Times, the Worst of Times’

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🗓️ 4 April 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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A.M. Edition for April 4. NATO’s 32 members are gathering to mark the military alliance turning 75, but as WSJ Brussels bureau chief Dan Michaels explains, the anniversary comes amid growing tensions over how to handle the war in Ukraine. Plus, a Manhattan judge rules that Donald Trump’s hush money case can go ahead later this month. And interest rates in Europe and the U.S. finally look set to fall with rate cuts now firmly expected in June. Luke Vargas hosts. Listening on Google Podcasts? Here's our guide for switching to a different podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.0	rules Donald Trump's historic hush money trial will go ahead later this month.
0:41.0	Plus June, looks set for rate cuts in the US and Europe as Fed Chair
0:46.3	Jerome Powell stays the course and NATO marks its 75th birthday with war on its doorstep.
0:54.0	It's feeling strength and on some levels unity,
0:57.5	but at the same time members have been reaping
1:00.0	the peace dividend after the end of the Cold War,
1:02.7	not investing in defense, and suddenly because of Russia
1:06.5	have to very quickly make up for a lot of lost ground.
1:10.5	It's Thursday, April 4th.
1:12.4	I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal and here is the AM edition of
1:16.4	What's News? The top headlines and business stories moving your world today. A Manhattan judge has rejected a bid by Donald Trump to delay his upcoming hush money trial
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