NATO Summit Debrief: What Comes Next After Ankara?
About This Event
As NATO leaders prepare to gather in Ankara, Turkey for a pivotal summit, the alliance is facing mounting pressure to respond to an increasingly complex security landscape. Between Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, growing debates over defense spending and burden sharing, and new threats posed by emerging technologies, the challenges seem endless. Join former US Ambassador to NATO and Council Distinguished Nonresident Fellow for Defense and Security Julianne Smith and 20th Supreme Allied Commander Europe and 19th Commander of the European Forces General Christopher Cavoli in a virtual conversation with Leslie Vinjamuri as they discuss the summit’s outcomes, NATO’s future strategic priorities, and the alliance's role in shaping global security in an era of growing geopolitical uncertainty.
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