Turkey pulled out all the stops for @NATO summit. V unified messaging from the Turks across gov't, industry, academia
A look at how #Turkey has emerged as a new pillar of European defence - despite being black sheep of the alliance just a few yrs back
https://t.co/nCtZVTpswL
This past week RUSI has been at the heart of the conversations on #NATOSummit 2026.
Here's a look at our insights, events and analysis from an eventful week in Ankara. 🧵
#SNMG1 recently conducted a PASSEX with Japan, one of NATO's longstanding Partners.
Training together strengthens interoperability, builds trust, and reinforces the partnerships that support maritime security across the globe. #WeAreNATO
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan:
There will be no problem for Türkiye to get the F-35 that we had paid for long before, five or six years ago.
We paid for those F-35s. They've been sitting in a hangar to be picked up by us.
Source: The National News
Thanks to @POTUS, the #NATOSummit was an incredible success. We’re going to take this momentum and continue to turn commitments into real capabilities across the Alliance – showing what results an America First foreign policy can bring for everyone.
Accompanied 🇧🇪 PM @Bart_DeWever at the #NATO Summit in Ankara 🇹🇷. NATO 3.0: an Alliance that continues to adapt and to deliver in order to keep 1 bn people safe. Allies reaffirmed their commitment to collective defense under art 5. #StrongerTogether#WeAreNATO#NATOsummit
My comments @nytimes@StevenErlanger."NATO is undergoing and will need to undergo a transformation, and it will come out in a way that rebalances US& European contributions. Ideally, we’ll look at a weaker, transformed NATO, but one that is good enough."
https://t.co/D8NcqPfAY7
German Bivouac 2026. 🇩🇪
The ARRC German contingent hosted a special ‘bivouac’ (night watch) garden party for their NATO colleagues. Traditionally celebrated on October 3rd, this normally falls within an exercise period, so it is brought forward to coincide with the better weather.
With around 300 guests from all 20 Partner Nations in HQ ARRC, the event was kindly supported by a Bundeswehr field catering team and 40 members of the German Airforce Music Corps (Luftwaffen Musik Korps) based in Muenster, Germany.
The night was capped off under darkness with torches lit and the National Anthems of Germany and the UK played by the German Airforce Music Corps.
#STRONGERTOGETHER #WEARENATO
#Turkey is about to sell to a third country the S-400 air defense systems it has acquired from Russla. This transaction might resume the delivery of F-35 from 🇺🇸to 🇹🇷
And of course it might pave the way for the withdrawal of CAATSA sanctions.
Yet we don’t know which Gulf country will acquire the S-400 with the blessing of Moscow. To be followed.
Allied forces. Shared commitment. Stronger deterrence. 🇫🇮🇸🇪🇫🇷
France's 🇫🇷 contribution to NATO's Forward Land Forces (FLF) Finland 🇫🇮 battlegroup, led by Sweden 🇸🇪, strengthens the Alliance's deterrence and defence posture in the High North.❄️
Through the deployment of integrated ground forces and participation in multinational training, France contributes to enhanced readiness, interoperability, and collective defence across the Alliance.
#WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether #DeterAndDefend
@SHAPE_NATO | @LANDCMD | @Puolustusvoimat | @Forsvarsmakten | @armeedeTerre | @EtatMajorFR |
@FrenchForces | @swe_chod | @SwedenNato | @FinlandatNATO | @FranceOTAN
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney joked that his country's gift to Turkey at this week's NATO summit paled in comparison to the vintage pistol Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan bestowed on each of the leaders attending the Ankara meeting https://t.co/2u0nucL3xF
Today, I had a warm and highly productive meeting with the President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, @RTErdogan, at the Presidential Palace in Ankara.
Our discussions focused on further strengthening the 🇸🇰🤝🇹🇷 Slovak–Turkish Strategic Partnership, which offers tremendous potential for both our countries. As our economic ties continue to grow, we agreed to explore new opportunities for expanding bilateral cooperation, particularly in trade, defense, energy, and the nuclear sector.
We also exchanged views on the security situation in the #MiddleEast and Russia’s war against Ukraine. Both Slovakia and Türkiye remain committed to peaceful solutions and dialogue. Slovakia stands ready to support Türkiye’s diplomatic efforts aimed at promoting stability, security, and lasting peace in the region and beyond.
I look forward to continuing our close cooperation and building on today’s excellent discussions.
@NATO zirvesinin yankıları uzun süre devam edecek.
Neredeyse bütün açılarını zirve esnasında kaleme aldım.
Avrupa açısından ne anlama geldiğini de yazmaya çalıştım.
Güzel #Ankara’dan sevgiler. #Brüksel ‘de görüşmek üzere.
A successful 2026 NATO Summit. 🇺🇸
President Donald J. Trump announced a surge in Allied defense investment, creating new opportunities for American companies and thousands of high-paying jobs.
The #NATOsummit in Ankara concluded with a clear message: NATO delivers.
@SecGenNATO highlighted rising defence investment, new capabilities, expanding defence industrial production, and greater responsibility by European Allies and Canada ↓
https://t.co/HLYaQnoQ5b