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Nato summit: How a fractured alliance is fuelling a permanent war economy
The NATO summit in Ankara highlighted deep fractures within the alliance, exacerbated by the US-Israeli war on Iran and European allies' exclusion. NATO members pledged €70 billion in military aid to Ukraine and over $50 billion in new weapons procurements, while tensions between the US and European nations over strategic priorities and defense spending persist.
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