What Ankara Can’t Buy
Three structural gaps the summit will affirm its way past, and the eastern flank where Russia is already testing them.
Nine days before NATO meets in Ankara, the headline is already written. Mark Rutte has set it out: defence investment is the top priority, allies are really stepping up, an extra 1.2 trillion dollars over the decade, nearly 20 percent more in 2025 alone. NATO now says some members will hit the 5 percent target in 2026, years ahead of the 2035 deadline. …
