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Jul 10
40m 8s

NATO's Ankara Summit

MODERN WAR INSTITUTE AT WEST POINT
About this episode
NATO just wrapped up its 2026 summit in Ankara, Turkey. Over two days of meetings and other events, the leaders of the alliance's thirty-two member states discussed a range of issues and challenges facing the alliance. But what did we actually learn from the summit? In a period that has been marked by intra-alliance friction, were there signs of closing fiss ... Show More
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