As allies gather in Ankara for the 2026 NATO Summit, the seventh issue of the Defense Journal examines the issues at the forefront of the allied agenda.
Report
July 1, 2026 • 10:00 am ET
Atlantic Council Turkey Program
Foreword
For a sense of how important the US-Turkey relationship is in this fractious geopolitical moment, consider President Donald Trump’s recent Oval Office comments about the upcoming NATO Summit in Ankara: “If not for the fact that it was being held in Turkey by President [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan, I don’t think I would have gone to it.”
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