{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65b12b49ff5af10016347961/685c1275e36cea9c16a76d93?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"NATO summit 2025: How Europe can secure its future","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65b12b49ff5af10016347961/1750863453047-a30259b3-869e-4693-b519-2fb567b8682d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, <strong>Mark Leonard</strong> is joined by <strong>Camille Grand</strong>, former NATO assistant secretary general and ECFR distinguished policy fellow, for a 15-minute Emergency Room episode dissecting the high-stakes NATO summit in The Hague. Against a turbulent geopolitical backdrop, world leaders navigated President Donald Trump’s push for a 5% GDP defence-spending target, their ongoing support for Ukraine, and Russia’s long-term threat.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mark and Camille explore the summit’s carefully choreographed outcomes, including a reaffirmed Article 5 commitment and no formal withdrawal of US troops—despite looming reviews of America’s presence in Europe. Can NATO balance Trump’s demands with European autonomy? Or is this merely a fragile truce among a shifting alliance?</p><p><br></p><p>This episode was recorded on June 25th, 2025.</p>","author_name":"ECFR"}