NATO Summit, 11-12 July 2018

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Publication Date July 2018
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NATO heads of state or government met on 11-12 July 2018 in Brussels for a Summit which analysts expected to produce further tension between some Member States.

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This Summit was held after a series of events which strained relations between US President Donald Trump and some of the allies in the West, including the G7 Summit and the imposition of tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium from the EU.

President Trump applied pressures on many NATO members to increase their military spending level to the agreed at the 2014 NATO Summit 2% of GDP guideline and beyond, with particular emphasis on Germany.

Source Link Link to Main Source https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_155276.htm
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NATO: Brussels Summit Declaration https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_156624.htm
NATO: Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the conclusion of the Brussels Summit https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_156738.htm
NATO Review, 06.07.18: The Alliance’s evolving posture: towards a theory of everything https://www.nato.int/docu/review/2018/Also-in-2018/the-alliances-evolving-posture-towards-a-theory-of-everything-nato/EN/index.htm
European Union: NATO summit, Brussels, 11-12 July 2018 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-summit/2018/07/11-12/

News
The Guardian, 12.07.18: How Trump's Nato summit meltdown unfolded https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/12/how-trumps-nato-summit-meltdown-unfolded
CNN, 12.07.18: Trump claims NATO victory but details in dispute https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/12/politics/trump-nato-summit-2018/index.html
BBC News, 12.07.18: Trump Nato spending claims in dispute https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44808077
Politico, 12.07.18: Trump’s whiplash NATO summit https://www.politico.eu/article/trump-threatens-to-pull-out-of-nato/
EUObserver, 12.07.18: Nato expands despite Russian pushbacks https://euobserver.com/foreign/142356
EurActiv, 12.07.18: Trump ends NATO summit on happy note, saying he made it ‘much stronger’ https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence-and-security/news/trump-ends-nato-summit-on-happy-note-saying-he-had-made-it-much-stronger/
EurActiv, 12.07.18: NATO summit continues after delirious first day https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/nato-summit-continues-after-delirious-first-day/

Commentary and Analysis
EPRS: Briefing, July 2018: NATO Summit and European defence [What Think Tanks are thinking] http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2018/625120/EPRS_BRI(2018)625120_EN.pdf
Euro|topics, July 2018: 'Russia's hostage': Trump attacks Germany https://www.eurotopics.net/en/202810/russia-s-hostage-trump-attacks-germany
Euro|topics, July 2018: Nato summit: should Europe pay up? https://www.eurotopics.net/en/202574/nato-summit-should-europe-pay-up
Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 11.07.18: Judy Asks: Is Trump Wrong About NATO? https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/76784?lang=en
Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 11.07.18: The Secret of a Good NATO Summit https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/76788?lang=en
Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 12.07.18: The United States of Donald Trump https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/76799?lang=en
ECFR: Commentary, 06.07.18: Four things to know ahead of the NATO Summit http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_what_to_know_ahead_of_the_nato_summit
EPRS: Briefing, July 2018: 2018 NATO summit: A critical time for European defence http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2018/625109/EPRS_BRI(2018)625109_EN.pdf
European Leadership Network: Report June 2018: NATO’s Brussels Summit: Getting From Good to Great http://www.europeansources.info/record/natos-brussels-summit-getting-from-good-to-great/
The Conversation, 10.07.18: Why the NATO summit could deal a major blow to the international order https://theconversation.com/why-the-nato-summit-could-deal-a-major-blow-to-the-international-order-99340

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