Summary: Day 2 of the NATO Summit in Ankara on July 8, 2026, saw the Alliance adopt the Ankara Summit Declaration, reaffirming collective defence under Article 5 and recording a significant increase in European and Canadian defence spending. The declaration noted that European Allies and Canada had added more than
Summary: The first day of the 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara, held on 7 July at the Beştepe Presidential Compound, combined major defense procurement announcements with high-level diplomatic engagements. The NATO Defence Industry Forum delivered contracts worth over $50 billion focused on surveillance aircraft, drones, and missile production. President
Summary Over the past week, US-Germany relations have sharply deteriorated following public criticism by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz of US strategy in the Iran conflict. Merz’s remarks, delivered on April 27, 2026, described the United States as “humiliated” by Iran and questioned the existence of a coherent American