'There is serious business to attend to'

An image of the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium

The next NATO summit will take place in Washington, D.C., on July 9-11

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published 28 June 2024

'What to expect from the upcoming NATO summit'

Daniel R. DePetris at Newsweek

The war in Ukraine "will be the first, second, and third priority" at the upcoming NATO summit, says Daniel R. DePetris. This is "both good and bad — good because the war has been Europe's biggest security issue," but bad because there is "likely to be renewed tension between NATO members and a Ukrainian political leadership who is tired of hearing the same thing." Ukraine has "been waiting on NATO membership for a long time" and "will continue to wait."

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Justin Klawans has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022. He began his career covering local news before joining Newsweek as a breaking news reporter, where he wrote about politics, national and global affairs, business, crime, sports, film, television and other news. Justin has also freelanced for outlets including Collider and United Press International.