US allies have quickly had to adjust to the disruptive and often antagonistic policies of the second Trump administration. But the stunning disclosure that top US officials discussed sensitive US military operations in Yemen on a Signal message group that mistakenly included a journalist reveals something else: the sheer amateurism of the Trump White House. The breach will raise disquiet across the US security and military apparatus about the risks of such behaviour to personnel. Allies could question what intelligence they are prepared to share with Washington in future.
美國的盟友們不得不迅速適應特朗普第二任政府的破壞性且經常存在對抗性的政策。但披露出的令人震驚的事件是，美國高官在一個Signal消息群中討論了美國在也門的敏感軍事行動，而群組中誤入了一名記者，這揭示了另一件事：特朗普白宮團隊的極端業余性。這次泄密事件將引發整個美國安全和軍事機構的不安，擔心這種行為會給人員帶來風險。盟國可能會開始疑問他們今后準備與華盛頓分享哪些情報。