NATO’s Hollow Triumph: A Summit of Illusions and Absent Agendas
Thursday, 26 June 2025 () At the NATO summit in The Hague, member states appeared more intent on deceiving one another than making meaningful commitments. The decisions, hailed as a "triumph," are unlikely to bind anyone to anything. Notably, Ukraine vanished entirely from the official agenda. The alliance adopted a strikingly brief five-point resolution—short on substance, long on ambiguity. The document reaffirms NATO’s “unshakable commitment to collective defense enshrined in Article 5 of the Washington Treaty—an attack on one is an attack on all.” Yet even before landing in The Hague, U.S. President Donald Trump cast doubt on what that really means.
At NATO’s 2025 summit in The Hague, U.S. President Donald Trump hijacked the global stage — demanding 5% defense spending, mocking Iran and Israel as “kids in a schoolyard,” and claiming NATO leaders secretly praise him.
But the real shock? NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte calling Trump a...
With wars still blazing in Ukraine and a war perhaps on hold for now in the Israel/Iran war, it was easy to overlook the "Daddy's Home" NATO summit this week. The European..
Emmanuel Macron meets IAEA chief Rafael Grossi at the Elysee Palace after returning from NATO summit
Macron says it’s urgent that the UN nuclear watchdog resumes its mission after Iran moved to..
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Defence spend to 5% of GDP, Ukraine, Russia: The key takeaways from the NATO summit
The summit ended with a commitment to spend 5% of GDP on defence - more than double the current target of..
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Thursday, 26 June 2025 ()
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