Ankara Summit 2026: NATO 3.0-what does it mean for the Atlantic Alliance and the world?

NATO 3.0 Emerges Alive and Dangerous from the Ankara Summit

What was gained—and what did they refuse to admit—when the powerful military bloc held talks in Türkiye?

Sebastian Schäffer on the NATO Summit in Ankara: “NATO 3.0”

In an interview with Caliber.az, IDM Director Sebastian Schäffer assessed the outcomes of the NATO summit in Ankara, arguing that it may mark the beginning of a new phase in the Alliance’s evolution.  Drawing a parallel with the 2004 Istanbul Summit, Schäffer noted that NATO is again placing collective defence at the centre of its mission, but in a profoundly changed strategic environment. Russia’s war against Ukraine, Ukraine’s deep integration…

Ankara Summit 2026: NATO 3.0-what does it mean for the Atlantic Alliance and the world?

Part-II The transformation initiated at Ankara extends well beyond NATO’s internal reforms. It reflects a broader redistribution of strategic influence within the Alliance itself, where geography has once again emerged as a decisive determinant of international politics. No country symbolised this changing reality more than Türkiye. For decades, Türkiye occupied a unique but often uncomfortable position within NATO. Situated at the crossroads of…