
Britain’s pending divorce from the European Union brings into question the strength of its commitment to other alliances to which it contributes, namely NATO.While the EU and NATO are distinct and separate organizations, membership overlaps and therefore the economic health and diplomatic relationships within the groups are interlinked. Senior U.S. and allied defense officials scrambled Friday morning to declare that Britain’s military obligations to its NATO allies will be fulfilled.Secretary of Defense Ash Carter this morning called U.K. Defense Minister…