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

Trackers and Data Visualizations

Jun 20, 2025

NATO defense spending tracker

By Kristen Taylor, Julia Salabert

The Transatlantic Security Initiative’s NATO defense spending tracker delves into data and figures to analyze current defense spending trends.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

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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.

Content

In the News

May 26, 2023

Hooker featured in Formiche about the prospects of the Ukrainian counter-offensive

By Richard D. Hooker, Jr.

On May 26, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Richard D. Hooker Jr. was interviewed by Formiche about the prospects of the Ukrainian counter-offensive and its military purposes and political objectives (text in Italian). 

Europe & Eurasia Italian

In the News

May 26, 2023

Hooker featured in Verkkouutiset discussing the possibility of liberating the Crimean peninsula

By Richard D. Hooker, Jr.

On May 26, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Richard D. Hooker Jr. was quoted in Verkkouutiset discussing how the liberation of the Crimean peninsula might not be an unrealistic goal at all (text in Finnish).  

Europe & Eurasia Finnish

New Atlanticist

May 25, 2023

Russian War Report: Belgorod incursion brings deluge of online mockery of Russia’s defenses

By Digital Forensic Research Lab

After an anti-Putin Russian volunteer military unit attacked Belgorod, trolls and bloggers online viciously ridiculed Russian defenses.

Australia Conflict

In the News

May 24, 2023

Kroenig and Ashford debate the implications of Turkey’s elections

On May 19, Foreign Policy published its biweekly "It's Debatable" column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and Emma Ashford assessing the latest news in international affairs.

Democratic Transitions Elections

In the News

May 24, 2023

Feldman-Piltch in Non-State Actress on the roles of federal law enforcement agencies

By Maggie Feldman-Piltch

On May 24, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Maggie Feldman-Piltch wrote the latest edition of her project “Non-State Actress.” In this edition, Feldman-Piltch contextualized various federal law enforcement agencies in terms of areas of responsibility, federal mandates, and how to understand their role within the government. The Non-State Actress project is made possible by […]

Defense Technologies Europe & Eurasia

In the News

May 23, 2023

Wieslander quoted in Dagens Nyheter

“‘You could say that there are two completely different fears about Russia. The French and continental fear is that Russia will come out of this too badly. French President Macron has said that Russia must be defeated but not crushed,'” says Anna Wieslander. “‘The second fear is the opposite. In the Baltics and Eastern Europe, […]

NATO Northern Europe

Issue Brief

May 23, 2023

Providing long-term security for Ukraine: NATO membership and other security options

By Hans Binnendijk, Franklin D. Kramer

This issue brief evaluates membership and other security options for the alliance and its members to consider with regards to Ukraine, from formal actions by NATO as a whole to collective or individualized efforts by member nations.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

May 22, 2023

Dahl in Dagens Nyheter on Sweden’s bid to join NATO

By Ann-Sofie Dahl

On May 22, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Ann-Sofie Dahl was quoted in Dagens Nyheter addressing Sweden’s accession to NATO (text in Swedish).

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

May 22, 2023

Jones and Stefanini in The Guardian discussing the need for continued support to Ukraine

On April 17, Atlantic Council Executive Chairman Emeritus James Jones and Transatlantic Security Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Stefano Stefanini, along with other experts, co-authored an article for The Guardian arguing for democratic cooperation and unity in providing support to Ukraine. The co-authors make the case that a Russian victory in Ukraine would be disastrous for […]

China NATO

In the News

May 19, 2023

Imai on POLITICO

On May 19, Kyoko Imai was quoted in Politico regarding the ongoing G7 summit. Imai explains, “The existing nuclear security architecture is being shaken.” She adds that, “The war in Ukraine has clearly shown that regional crises have global ramifications.”

Europe & Eurasia Indo-Pacific

Experts