NATO's wounded animals

Weakened leaders gather for the alliance's 75th birthday party under a cloud of political chaos and anxiety over a potential Trump return

It was supposed to be a grand celebration, a moment for the Western world's leaders to come together and commemorate 75 years of NATO. Instead, the summit, starting tomorrow in Washington, has transformed into a gathering of beleaguered leaders—a pack of wounded animals each grappling with their own political crises and the ever-looming shadow of a pote…