Inside the NATO summit

The 2021 Brussels summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was the 31st formal meeting of the heads of state and heads of government of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, held in Brussels, Belgium, on 14 June 2021. NATO Leaders discussed key issues, took decisions about the future of NATO and agreed on concrete measures to adapt the Alliance, as part of the NATO 2030 agenda. Major topics under discussion included NATO’s role in a changing geostrategic environment, collective defence, emerging technologies, climate change and security, and other important issues. NATO Leaders discussed a wide range of issues at the 2021 Brussels Summit, including the main themes of the NATO 2030 initiative: how to reinforce the Alliance’s unity, broaden its approach to security and contribute to safeguarding the rules-based international order. They took decisions to prepare NATO for the challenges of today and tomorrow, including Russia’s pattern of aggressive behaviour, terrorism, cyber attacks and disruptive technologies, the rise of China, and the security implications of climate change. 

The topics under discussion are complex and diverse, but at their core they addressed key questions about NATO’s future:

How does NATO continue to strengthen its collective defence in a changing security environment?

How can NATO accelerate its adaptation when it comes to emerging and disruptive technologies?

What more can NATO do to help Allies become more resilient to unexpected shocks?

How can Allies invest in NATO to ensure they do more together and remain strong and united?

How can NATO enhance cooperation with partner countries and other organisations to tackle shared security challenges?

Source : NATO

 

Inside the Nato’s 70th anniversary summit

The 29-member military alliance gathered near London for a summit acrimonious even by the standards of the Trump era, aiming to tackle sharp disagreements over spending, future threats including China and Turkey’s role in the alliance. A NATO summit is a summit meeting that is regarded as a periodic opportunity for heads of state and heads of government of NATO member countries to evaluate and provide strategic direction for Alliance activities. NATO summits are not regular meetings like the more frequent NATO ministerial meetings, but rather are important junctures in the alliance’s decision-making process on the highest level. Summits are often used to introduce new policy, invite new members into the alliance, launch major new initiatives, and build partnerships with non-NATO countries.

From the founding of NATO in 1949, there have been a total of thirty NATO summits; the last of which was the UK summit in Watford held in December 2019. Only the traditional summits have received an official number, thereby excluding the exceptional summit of 2001 in NATO headquarters.

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