Ankara Summit Content Series
These articles are part of a series featuring Atlantic Council experts’ analysis and recommendations on the key challenges facing allies at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, and beyond.
TRACKING NATO SPENDING
FEATURED READING
Dispatches
Jul 9, 2026
Eleven takeaways from the NATO Summit in Ankara
By
Atlantic Council experts
Atlantic Council experts break down the most important developments coming out of the Ankara summit.
Fast Thinking
Jul 8, 2026
Was the NATO Summit a success?
By
Atlantic Council
Atlantic Council experts break down an eventful two days in Ankara.
Dispatches
Jul 2, 2026
Civilian infrastructure is now a strategic target. NATO must adapt to protect it.
Allies must preserve the ability to move, reinforce, sustain, communicate, mobilize, and, if necessary, fight under conditions of disruption.
Dispatches
Jul 2, 2026
Europe should take the long bet on the US and the transatlantic security relationship
By
Ian Brzezinski, Philippe Dickinson
In Ankara, European leaders must seize the opportunity to reinforce the long-term foundations of the Alliance.
Dispatches
Jun 23, 2026
How European NATO allies are stepping up, by the numbers
By
Kristen Taylor, Matt Trunkey
Expect NATO leadership to focus on three main issues: defense spending, defense industrial production, and aid to Ukraine.
Dispatches
Jun 17, 2026
NATO’s southern flank is exposed. Portugal can help fortify it.
By
Randi Charno Levine
The Alliance was not designed to focus only on its easter flank. Vulnerabilities to NATO’s south are accumulating faster than strategy is adapting.
FEATURED EVENTS
TUNE IN
ARCHIVES: THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL ON THE ROAD TO THE NATO SUMMIT
2025: The Hague, Netherlands
Recorded events
- Navigating a new era of NATO
- Finnish President Alexander Stubb on Europe’s security after the NATO Summit
Video analysis
- Dispatch from The Hague: Key takeaways from the 2025 NATO Summit
- In the Hague with Norway’s Defence Minister: “Europe has to step up”
- In The Hague with the Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Dovilė Šakalienė
- AC on the Streets: What role should NATO play in today’s world?
Select publications
- Four fundamental questions the NATO Summit did not answer
- Experts react: NATO allies agreed to a 5 percent defense spending target in a low-drama summit. Now what?
- Trump warmed to NATO at The Hague. But what about Ukraine?
- Why NATO’s Defence Planning Process will transform the Alliance for decades to come
2024: Washington, DC, United States
Landing page: Atlantic Council at the NATO Summit in Washington
Recorded events
- 2024 NATO Public Forum: Day 2
- 2024 NATO Public Forum: Day 1
- The Nordic-Baltic region: Cooperation in NATO’s northeast
- All eyes on Washington: What to expect at the 2024 NATO Summit
- Road to Washington: General Christopher Cavoli on the NATO Summit
- A back-to-business birthday: Priorities for the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington
Video analysis
- Highlights from the Atlantic Council at the Washington NATO Summit
- Jenna Ben-Yehuda’s main takeaways from the 2024 NATO Summit
- Did the 2024 NATO Summit go far enough on Ukraine? The country’s former Prime Minister responds
- What are the main takeaways from NATO’s Washington Summit Declaration?
Select publications
2023: Vilnius, Lithuania
Recorded events
Select publications
Prior to 2023
2022: Madrid, Spain
- Event: Priorities for the NATO Summit and security in Europe
- Publication: The triumphs and question marks from this week’s NATO summit
2021: Brussels, Belgium
- Event: A conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- Publication: FAST THINKING: A new era for NATO
2018: Brussels, Belgium
Programs and initiatives
The Transatlantic Security Initiative, in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, shapes and influences the debate on the greatest security challenges facing the North Atlantic Alliance and its key partners.
Within the Atlantic Council’s longstanding commitment to strengthening the transatlantic relationship, the Atlantic Council Turkey Program conducts research, provides thought leadership, and offers a platform for strategic dialogue between the US, Turkey, and NATO allies to address the region’s toughest challenges and explore opportunities, including in the fields of energy, business & trade, technology, defense, and security.
