Written by Philippe Perchoc,
Graphics by: Christian Dietrich,
On 8 and 9 July 2016, the Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convenes in Warsaw. The NATO Heads of State or Government will discuss policies and future direction for the Alliance. On the menu: the balance of NATO policies and operations on the eastern and southern flanks; defence budgets; and EU-NATO relations. The Wales Summit in 2014 was already marked by tensions in the South, with the rise of ISIL/Da’esh, transnational threats, and war in Syria; but also in the East, with the illegal annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation …read more