Maxime Marquette
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REPORT: Germany and Canada lead the spending, Europe finally wakes up
On July 7, 2026, NATO published a report that would have seemed unthinkable a decade ago: average defense spending among the Alliance's European countries…
COMMENTARY: co-producing drones together, the idea NATO was waiting for
Since 2022, the Western debate over support for Ukraine has often revolved around a single question: how much to give, and for how long.
COLUMN: Kyiv signs three drone deals, and Europe finally gets it
For a long time, Ukraine at NATO summits was described as a country showing up to ask — for weapons, funding, guarantees. On July…
FACT-CHECK: Rutte tells the truth on Iran, and Putin takes note
The NATO summit in Ankara was not supposed to be about Iran. Officially it was about collective defense, about budgets, about coordination among allies…
ANALYSIS: Trump Targets Spain, Threatens to "Cut" Trade Ties
On the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 7 and 8, 2026, Donald Trump declared that "Spain is a lost cause,"…
ANALYSIS: Trump Revives His Greenland Claim in the Middle of the NATO Summit
Throughout the two days of the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 7 and 8, 2026, Donald Trump once again hammered home that Greenland…
DECODING: NATO Commits $50 Billion to Tomorrow's Arsenal
The final declaration of the NATO summit in Ankara, held on July 7 and 8, 2026, contains a commitment that goes well beyond the…
ANALYSIS: Only 5 of NATO's 32 Members Will Hit 3.5% GDP on Defense
On July 7, 2026, on the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara, the Alliance published data that sums up, better than any speech,…
REPORT: Ankara Locks In €70 Billion for Ukraine Through 2026
On July 7 and 8, 2026, NATO leaders gathered in Ankara for a summit that was, on paper, supposed to focus on transatlantic cohesion.