NATO leaders convene in Ankara facing critical challenges: maintaining US commitment amid Trump's skepticism, Europe increasing its security role, and boosting defense spending. The alliance grapples with ramping up production to meet demand, particularly for Ukraine, while Russia remains a persistent threat. Balancing these priorities and ensuring sustained support for Kyiv will be key.

Nato summit in Ankara next week will reckon with the challenge of getting industry to produce enough weapons as the alliance struggles to transform funds into firepower.

NATO’s Ankara Summit tests alliance unity while spotlighting Türkiye’s rising strategic role

The summit in the Turkish capital tests whether NATO can renew its unity, adapt to new threats, and fully recognize Türkiye’s strategic role

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.

The proposed host country of next year's meeting hasn't shown credible progress on the alliance's new defence spending target of 5 percent of GDP. #EuropeNews

When NATO leaders gather in the Turkish capital Ankara next week for what is expected to be a landmark two-day summit, defense spending and talks on the...

Washington is expected to unveil defence industry initiatives and arms deals as allies debate burden-sharing and the Russia threat

As allies gather in Ankara, Turkey's rising influence, US retrenchment, and uneven burden sharing will test whether NATO can convert pledges into action.

It is critical to ensure that US and European efforts to strengthen their respective defense industrial bases are reinforcing and mutually beneficial.

By Lili BayerBRUSSELS, July 3 (Reuters) - NATO leaders gathering for a summit in Ankara on July 7-8 will discuss a host of challenges facing the alliance, from Europe taking on…

NATO leaders convene in Ankara facing critical challenges: maintaining US commitment amid Trump's skepticism, Europe increasing its security role, and boosting defense spending.…

NATO leaders meet in Ankara to address tensions with Trump and reaffirm commitments to defense spending and European security.

A major challenge for the alliance is how to turn money into new military capabilities in a short timeframe.

A major challenge for the alliance is how to turn money into new military capabilities in a short timeframe.

Il Vertice Nato che si riunirà ad Ankara il 7 e 8 luglio non rappresenta soltanto un appuntamento periodico dell’Alleanza Atlantica, ma si svolge in un momento storico…

US President Donald Trump heads to the NATO summit in Ankara amid escalating tensions and sharp criticism of European allies over defense spending and Iran.

By Andrew Gray and Lili BayerBRUSSELS, July 3 (Reuters) - NATO leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump are set to affirm an "ironclad commitment" to collective defence under…

Officials say that, to appease the US, ‘burden-shifting’ rather than simply ‘burden-sharing’ will be one of the main themes in Ankara as the EU and others face pressure to ramp up…