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June 26, 2025

Kroenig quoted in the New York Times on the NATO summit communiqué

On June 26, Matthew Kroenig, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director, was quoted in the New York Times on the NATO summit communiqué, which did not include a strategy for Russia or mention China and had very limited references to Ukraine.

I think success on the defense spending pledge, but on the downside, a lot of other important issues weren’t even addressed, and I think the alliance will have to wrestle with those issues over the coming months.

Matthew Kroenig

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