As the NATO summit started in Ankara on Tuesday, nearly 50 high-level roundtables, panel discussions and policy forums were held at the historic Ankara Palas under the "Allies in Ankara" Event Hub, bringing together allied officials, defense industry leaders, diplomats and security experts to discuss the alliance's most pressing strategic challenges.
The two-day program was co-hosted by the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA), the Munich Security Conference, and the Communication Directorate on the sidelines of the summit and featured events organized in partnership with international organizations.
The agenda covered a broad range of defense and security issues shaping NATO's future, with sessions examining the alliance's eastern and southern flanks, defense industrial cooperation, interoperability, emerging technologies and artificial intelligence, missile and drone threats, critical infrastructure protection and cybersecurity.
Participants also discussed NATO's evolving partnerships with Gulf countries, the Black Sea and Mediterranean security environments, defense spending and industrial capacity, food security, and connectivity initiatives aimed at strengthening Euro-Atlantic resilience.
