Elected officials, defense ministers, and policymakers will gather in Turkey, for the 2026 NATO Summit to discuss national security and the Russia-Ukraine War.

Türkiye is positioned as a key intermediary not only between Moscow and Kyiv, but the whole NATO bloc

The allies should agree to station full-strength combat brigades in each of the Baltic states to deter possible Russian aggression.

Elected officials, defense ministers, and policymakers will gather in Turkey, for the 2026 NATO Summit to discuss national security and the Russia-Ukraine War.

At the Ankara summit, NATO members are expected to address questions over defense spending and the U.S.’s evolving role in the alliance.

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.