In this annotated version of the Hague NATO summit declaration, EPC Senior Visiting Fellow Paul Taylor examines what the leaders said, what they didn’t say, and what they may have meant.
In the case of this minimalist statement - the shortest in the history of NATO summits, which began in 1957 - the sensitive issues omitted may speak as loudly as the stated pledges on defence spending and strengthening of transatlantic defence industries.
Read the full NATO Summit 2025 Declaration with Paul Taylor's comments here.
Paul Taylor is a Senior Visiting Fellow with the Europe in the World Programme at the EPC.
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