About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming NATO Summit in Ankara and its implications for defense spending and international cooperation.

Heads of State and Government from 32 nations will gather at this month’s NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye, looking to accelerate progress toward the goals agreed at The Hague Summit last year. The declaration pledged to strengthen collective defense by committing member nations to spend 5% of annual GDP on defense by 2035, deepen transatlantic defense industrial cooperation and reaffirmed support for Ukraine. But now, several factors are also heightening the stakes of the Ankara Summit: ...

Topics covered

• NATO
• defense
• international relations
• collective defense
• transatlantic cooperation
• Ukraine support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NATO, Ukraine

Places: Ankara, Türkiye

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