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COMMENTARY: NATO dodges 2027, a silence that speaks volumes about Trump
On July 8, 2026, at the close of the NATO summit in Ankara, leaders of the 32 member states signed a final declaration that,…

FACT-CHECK: NATO's 40 billion anti-drone number, real figure or spin
On July 7, 2026, at the Defense Industry Forum held on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Secretary General Mark Rutte unveiled…

ANALYSIS: NATO targets 5% of GDP for defense, a decade-long gamble
At the Ankara summit, held on July 7 and 8, 2026, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte gave an update on the commitment made a…

ANALYSIS: NATO's €70 billion for Ukraine pays down the price of fearing Putin
On July 8, 2026, at the close of a two-day summit in the Turkish capital, the 32 NATO heads of state and government signed…

FACT-CHECK: Trump grants Kyiv a Patriot production license, but nothing arrives for months
On Wednesday, July 8, 2026, on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey, Donald Trump announced he would grant Ukraine a license to…

PROFILE: The Iran That Refuses to Bend Despite Trump's Fury on Hormuz
On July 8, 2026, as Donald Trump piled on public insults from a NATO summit in Ankara, calling Iranian officials "sick" and "scum," Iran…

Derinkuyu, the Underground Turkish City That Housed 20,000 People
The Cappadocia region owes its highly distinctive landscape to intense volcanic activity dating back several million years, which blanketed the terrain in

To Seoul, which finally understands its security runs through Kyiv
As the NATO summit in Ankara, set for July 7 and 8, 2026, draws near, South Korea is intensifying its diplomatic and

Watching NATO Debate the 2% Target While Kyiv Runs Out of Patriots
Days before the NATO summit in Ankara, set for July 7 and 8, 2026, the question of burden-sharing among allies is once