Ascending the Vilnius Summit
The agenda at NATO’s summit in the Lithuanian capital is long, difficult, and critical. The alliance must not only clarify the guarantees it is prepared to offer Ukraine but also consolidate its recent enlargement, which will require increases in the volume and efficiency of defense spending, especially among European members.
NEW YORK – The upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania promises to be anything but business as usual for the simple reason that it will be taking place against the backdrop of a European war that has been raging ever since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The agenda is long, difficult, and critical.