NATO’s 2025 Summit

But Spain remains a rare holdout, angering U.S. President Donald Trump, who has painted the policy as a personal win.

NATO professes its love for Trump while held hostage by his demands.

Leaders lack public approval to make good on their promises on defense spending.

As the NATO summit kicks off, both sides are downplaying concerns about Trump’s commitment to the alliance.

Between strikes on Iran and a push for more European defense spending, the U.S. president’s actions will dominate once again.

Nine thinkers on this year’s summit and the alliance’s uncertain future.

Western allies must find a way to deal with a Moscow likely to remain hostile for the foreseeable future.

The Washington summit was heavy on promises but light on plans.

It’s unlikely that the alliance can fully prevent Chinese companies from fueling Russia’s war machine.

Kyiv didn’t get an invite to join the alliance, but it left the summit with more weapons to fight Russia.

Western allies doubled down on their commitments to Ukraine and efforts to rebuff Russian military threats.

Here are some relationship tips for the 75-year-old alliance.

Alliance leaders look to shake awake long dormant defense industrial bases.

Defense Minister Bill Blair responds to criticism of Ottawa’s “shameful” contributions to NATO.

Russia’s war in Ukraine and political uncertainty across the West will shape this week’s foreign-policy debates.

But not everyone is on board with the plan.

The new GOP has a love-hate relationship with the trans-Atlantic alliance.

Every country needs a plan to keep calm and carry on in the event of a Russian attack.

The White House and Congress need to start talking.

Allies are bickering about whether to give Ukraine a path into NATO and worried about Biden’s fitness for office.

After years of false alarms, the Western military alliance is finally approaching a precipice.

To secure victory, the alliance must now capitalize on progress made by the G-7.

As the alliance’s leaders gather in Washington, the prospect of a second Trump administration looms large.

The alliance’s resurgence since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a signature achievement.

An alliance that includes Ukraine will require a vastly larger military and economic commitment.

The U.S.-European relationship will have several practical benefits for Washington’s rivalry with Beijing.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski: “I hope we show unity.”

Managing the alliance is more difficult now that the United States has new allies and adversaries.

Nine thinkers on the continent’s future without America’s embrace.

Without Washington’s embrace, the continent could revert to an anarchic and illiberal past.

Ahead of the U.S. election, the alliance is trying—and failing—to safeguard assistance for Ukraine.

Mark Rutte, a workaholic obsessed with routine, is about to take over the West’s military alliance.

It’s time to use the U.S. military’s playbook for building a wartime bridge to Ukraine.

New defense plans signal the biggest alliance overhaul since the Cold War.

Pipelines, ports, and cables in and around the Baltic Sea are as critical as they are vulnerable.

New G-7 security guarantees placate Ukraine after membership row.

NATO gave a lot to Ukraine. But not the one thing that mattered most.

NATO’s annual summit kicked off with military aid wins amid Ukraine membership losses.

Some Western officials say Putin’s nuclear threats are all talk. Others are more wary.

Territorial conflict wasn’t a hurdle for NATO membership after World War II. Should it be today?

NATO’s former secretary-general on the case for arming Ukraine and what to expect at the Vilnius summit.

This is where the alliance might be headed.

Will it be NATO membership or the Israel model?

Nine thinkers assess the alliance’s future ahead of a historic summit.

A new poll reveals strong support for Sweden’s accession to the security alliance.

The Vilnius summit will test whether Europe’s wealthiest countries can get serious about defense.

Next month’s meeting of Western allies will leave the war-torn country mostly empty-handed.

The country’s ongoing war isn’t a reason not to bring it into the West’s security alliance.

A clear offer to join the alliance after the war ends is the best chance for a speedy settlement.

At a moment of profound change, Berlin and London must work together.

It’s time for the United States to prioritize members of the alliance that understand the Russian threat and are taking it seriously.

Kyiv needs a clear membership track, but Washington and Berlin are blocking it.

As Finland joins NATO, a few European holdouts cling to nonalignment.