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The NATO Summit: A Qualified Victory

The NATO Summit: A Qualified Victory
(L-R) NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, U.S. President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gather for a photograph at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. Ben Stansall/Pool Photo via AP
June Teufel Dreyer
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NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance, meets annually, with some occasions more memorable than others. This year’s iteration, held in The Hague and chaired by new Secretary-General Mark Rutte, drew unusual attention because it seemed that the very future of the alliance was at stake.

June Teufel Dreyer
June Teufel Dreyer
Author
June Teufel Dreyer is a professor of politics at the University of Miami, a senior fellow of the Foreign Policy Research Institute, a faculty adviser to the Rumsfeld Foundation, and a former commissioner of the congressionally-mandated U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Her books include studies on China’s ethnic minorities, Sino-Japanese relations, a comprehensive treatment of Chinese government now in its 10th edition, and an edited volume on Taiwan politics.