Macro calls NATO a dead brain

France's President Emmanuel Macron has declared that NATO is a dead brain, stressing what he sees as the declining dedication of the transatlantic alliance by its main guarantor, the US.

interviewed by The Economist, he cited US failure to consult NATO before withdrawing troops from northern Syria.

He has also questioned whether NATO members continue to be committed to collective protection.

NATO celebrates the 70th anniversary of the establishment at a summit in London next month.

Whatever we're experiencing right now is the death of NATO's brain,” told the London-based newspaper Macro.

He warned European members that they can no longer rely on the US to defend the alliance, which was established at the beginning of the Cold War to strengthen the security of Western Europe and the US, Periscope is presented.