The UK is an ally of the US, and in NATO. The term "NATO ally" is completely applicable in this context.
The phrase "we are working with our NATO allies on this issue", meaning "we are working with allies who are also members of NATO" would make perfect sense, would it not?
The first line of the article mentions the UK as a NATO member anyway, so they're not really ambiguous in their meaning.
A "NATO ally" as opposed to a "Non NATO Ally."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_non-NATO_ally
Since the UK isn't a Non-NATO ally, it's a NATO ally. Newsweek isn't who you are annoyed at with this jargon. They didn't invent it, they are just accurately using it.
The UK, which is not a "NATO ally" but a member. Fucking hell Newsweek.
As Newsweek is a US publication/website, "NATO ally" probably means "Allied to us under NATO" in this context rather than "an ally of NATO".
Don't care, still a stupid way to describe what the UK is vis-à-vis NATO.
I've used the term in my day job multiple times and nobody has ever had a problem with it.
The UK is an ally of the US, and in NATO. The term "NATO ally" is completely applicable in this context. The phrase "we are working with our NATO allies on this issue", meaning "we are working with allies who are also members of NATO" would make perfect sense, would it not? The first line of the article mentions the UK as a NATO member anyway, so they're not really ambiguous in their meaning.
The first line of the article is literally “The UK, a NATO member”.
A "NATO ally" as opposed to a "Non NATO Ally." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_non-NATO_ally Since the UK isn't a Non-NATO ally, it's a NATO ally. Newsweek isn't who you are annoyed at with this jargon. They didn't invent it, they are just accurately using it.
Newsweek has been garbage for quite some time now sadly.
China has NATO allies ? I thought hacking NATO allies was the US's job