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Dispatches
Apr 20, 2026
Five ideas to make the upcoming NATO Summit in Ankara a success
By
Atlantic Council experts
While the upcoming summit is unlikely to produce anything as singularly significant as 2025’s “5 percent” pledge, there are important steps the Alliance should take.
Dispatches
Apr 10, 2026
Dispatch from Vilnius: Warfare is evolving rapidly. Here’s how NATO can keep up.
By
David Julazadeh, Julia Salabert
The most important change is that the cost barrier to generating strategic effects has dropped dramatically.
Dispatches
Jan 21, 2026
To adapt to today’s security threats, NATO should prioritize the basics of defense innovation
Transatlantic allies must focus on accelerating defense innovation while strengthening their defense industrial bases.
New Atlanticist
Jun 27, 2025
Four fundamental questions the NATO Summit did not answer
By
Torrey Taussig
Over the coming months, NATO allies will have to wrestle with questions about the US commitment to Europe, their shared approach to China, and more.
Inflection Points
Jun 26, 2025
Dispatch from The Hague: It’s been Trump’s week in Europe and Iran
By
Frederick Kempe
What connects the recent events in Iran and at the NATO Summit is that they won’t be remembered for the threats countered but rather for the opportunities seized.
Fast Thinking
Jun 25, 2025
Trump warmed to NATO at The Hague. But what about Ukraine?
By
Atlantic Council
Allies reiterated their commitment to collective defense. But absent from the communiqué was any mention of how Russia’s war against Ukraine should end.
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