Turkey
Ankara plays every table at once, between NATO, Moscow, and the Middle East.
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Analysis· No. 169
ANALYSIS: 5% of GDP by 2035 — The Hague's Bet Put to the Test in Ankara
On June 25, 2025, within the wood-paneled halls of the World Forum in The Hague, the 32 members of the Atlantic Alliance
Reportage· No. 168
REPORT: Ankara Barricades Itself — 70,000 Agents, Red Zones, and a Rearmed Airport for NATO
Some summits are held in a conference room. And then there are summits that transform an entire capital into an open-air bunker.
Analysis· No. 94
BREAKDOWN: Rutte at Trump's on June 24 — The Real Agenda of the Pre-Summit Meeting Before Ankara
This is not a courtesy call. When NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte lands in Washington on June 23 for a White House meeting the…
Note· No. 33
BRIEF: The NATO 5% GDP Deal — Who's Really Paying, and Who's Still Bluffing Before Ankara?
June 18, 2026: NATO defense ministers convened in Brussels with $139 billion in new allied spending to show. Behind the record numbers, a brutal…
Analysis· No. 23
BREAKDOWN: Trump confirms the Ankara NATO summit (July 7–8): "We will be going to Turkey"
Seven words from Joint Base Andrews, delivered almost as an aside — and a geopolitical earthquake follows. Trump is going to Ankara. The 36th…
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