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The Atlantic Alliance, its summits, its budgets, and what Article 5 is really worth.
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EDITORIAL: Five countries, what Western observers take from itAI-generated
Editorial· No. 3751

EDITORIAL: Five countries, what Western observers take from it

Five NATO countries now exceed 3.5% of their GDP in pure defense spending, according to a Reuters tally dated July 7, 2026.

DECODING: Ankara, a cold read one month laterAI-generated
Analysis· No. 3750

DECODING: Ankara, a cold read one month later

One month after the close of the NATO summit in Ankara, it is time to revisit that diplomatic moment with the distance that the…

INVESTIGATION: NATO's 5% of GDP target, a political bet through 2035
Investigation· No. 3748

INVESTIGATION: NATO's 5% of GDP target, a political bet through 2035

NATO has set an ambitious course: raising defense spending to 5% of GDP for all its members by 2035, according to Forbes on July…

REPORT: Baltic air defense, a priority project for 2027AI-generated
Reportage· No. 3747

REPORT: Baltic air defense, a priority project for 2027

On the map of NATO's eastern flank, an invisible line is now taking shape over the three Baltic states: that of a drone wall…

DECODING: 70 billion euros for Kyiv, the Ankara package explainedAI-generated
Analysis· No. 3746

DECODING: 70 billion euros for Kyiv, the Ankara package explained

Seventy billion euros. That is the number NATO allies put on the table for Ukraine at the Ankara summit, according to Alliance data updated…

ANALYSIS: Five countries, one threshold: who clears 3.5% of GDP on NATO defenseAI-generated
Analysis· No. 3745

ANALYSIS: Five countries, one threshold: who clears 3.5% of GDP on NATO defense

There is a number that NATO does not exactly advertise to please its most powerful members. According to the Alliance's own data relayed by…

FACT CHECK: NATO's eastern flank facing drones, what the facts confirmAI-generated
Analysis· No. 3743

FACT CHECK: NATO's eastern flank facing drones, what the facts confirm

Since March 27, 2026, a series of documented drone incidents on NATO's eastern flank has revived the debate over defense spending, all the way…

PORTRAIT: Ankara, the geopolitical choice weighing on NATOAI-generated
Profile· No. 3742

PORTRAIT: Ankara, the geopolitical choice weighing on NATO

On July 7 and 8, 2026, NATO chose Ankara to hold its annual summit, a choice that was anything but incidental according to Forbes,…

COLUMN: $90 billion more, the real price of fear
Column· No. 3740

COLUMN: $90 billion more, the real price of fear

Since 2024, NATO's European allies have raised their defense spending by roughly $90 billion in constant 2021 prices, an increase that reaches $139 billion…

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