Finland's accession also strengthened NATO in the High North and Baltic Sea regions
NATO held its annual summit in Washington, D.C. on July 10, 2024
NATO reaffirmed commitment to collective defense and deterrence
Sweden joined NATO as its thirty-second member at the summit
NATO Summit Held in Washington, D.C. (2024)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held its annual summit in Washington, D.C., on July 10, 2024. The meeting was attended by the Heads of State and Government of NATO member nations to reaffirm their commitment to the transatlantic bond and discuss various security issues.
The Washington Summit Declaration was issued at the end of the summit, emphasizing NATO's role as a defensive alliance with an iron-clad commitment to defend one another and every inch of Allied territory at all times. The Alliance will continue to ensure collective defense against all threats from all directions, based on a 360-degree approach.
Sweden was welcomed as NATO's thirty-second and newest Ally, with Finland's accession also making both countries safer and strengthening NATO in the High North and Baltic Sea regions. The summit reaffirmed the importance of deterrence and defence, crisis prevention and management, and cooperative security.
Despite the unity displayed at the summit, there are concerns among US allies about potential changes to NATO if Donald Trump wins a second term in November. Some diplomats have described him as someone who
US allies are trying to ‘Trump-proof’ NATO’s future due to anxiety over potential changes if Donald Trump wins the next election.
One Eastern European diplomat described Trump as someone who ‘changes over every conversation here’.
Camille Grand, a French former official and former deputy leader of NATO throughout the Trump administration, expressed concern that a second term for Trump could bring unmanageable changes to NATO due to lack of guardrails and adults in the room.
Four members of visiting delegations were mentioned in the article.
NATO officials are alarmed by Biden’s apparent decline and fear his defeat in November could halt or reverse the alliance’s recent momentum.
Some European diplomats expressed concern about Biden going off script or forgetting things during meetings.
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“You're worried if he knows which direction he's going or whether he's going to fall or what he's going to forget or if he'll say ‘North Korea’ when he meant ‘South Korea.”
The Washington Summit Declaration is issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C. on 10 July 2024.
The transatlantic bond between NATO member nations is reaffirmed, with NATO being the unique, essential, and indispensable transatlantic forum for security consultation and coordination.
NATO is a defensive Alliance with an iron-clad commitment to defend one another and every inch of Allied territory at all times.
The Alliance will continue to ensure collective defense against all threats from all directions, based on a 360-degree approach, fulfilling NATO's three core tasks of deterrence and defence, crisis prevention and management, and cooperative security.
Sweden is welcomed as NATO's thirty-second and newest Ally, with Finland's accession also making both countries safer and strengthening NATO, particularly in the High North and Baltic Sea regions.
