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PoliticsAnalysis: Even Trump Could Not Escape NATO's Strategic Logic; Summit Shows Unity on Paper, Fractures Beneath
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The article analyzes the outcomes of NATO's 36th official summit held in Ankara, Turkey on July 7-8. Key topics included the wars in Ukraine and Iran, and the uncertain future of European defense and security. Five experts assessed the summit's results. Liviu Horovitz, an associate researcher at the German Institute for Security and International Affairs, highlighted that even President Donald Trump struggled to escape NATO's strategic logic. Trump initially arrived attacking allies and questioning the alliance's value, but left reaffirming Article 5 and praising the alliance. The analysis suggests that despite public displays of unity, underlying fractures remain within NATO.
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On July 7–8, NATO held its 36th official summit in Ankara, Turkey. This year’s meeting addressed several consequential topics, chief among them the wars in Ukraine and Iran, and the uncertain future of European defense and security.
We asked five experts to assess the outcomes of the summit for the various parties involved.
Liviu Horovitz, Associate Researcher at the German Institute for Security and International Affairs, notes that the key takeaway from Ankara is that even President Donald Trump is struggling to escape NATO’s strategic logic. He arrived attacking allies and questioning the alliance’s value, yet left reaffirming Article 5 and praising the alliance.
This article originally appeared on War on the Rocks.
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