Madrid Summit: the many works of NATO

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrives at a press conference during the summit in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. AP - Bernat Armangue

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After the G7 meeting which ended on Tuesday, June 28 in Germany, now place at the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain.

The meeting of member countries promises to be very busy: Atlantic Alliance support for the Ukrainian army, reinforcement of NATO's presence in the Baltic countries, but also adoption of the new “

”.

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It is a summit which could well become historic which began this Tuesday in Madrid.

Twenty-five years after a first summit in the Spanish capital which had recorded the entry of Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic into NATO, the arrival of Sweden and Finland now seems possible after the

.

The three countries have " 

", explained the Secretary General of the Atlantic Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, on Tuesday.

Among other topics to be discussed, the 30 member countries of the Organization must also validate the new strategic concept.

A capital document which reaffirms the values, function and tasks of NATO.

It will also discuss the strengthening of deterrence and long-term defense to face a new reality in terms of security, which notably implies a redeployment of NATO forces in the Baltic countries.

Ukraine, Catalyst for the Atlantic Alliance

Ukraine and NATO's continued support for it, both militarily and financially, will also be at the heart of member countries' discussions.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who had been invited to visit Madrid, will participate in the summit remotely, as during the G7.

United for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on February 24, the Atlantic Alliance seems resurrected by the conflict, explains Jean-Vincent Holeindre, professor of political science at the University Panthéon-Assas (Paris2 ) and scientific director of IRSEM, the Institute for Strategic Research of the military school.

NATO didn't seem to know where it was going before the war in Ukraine.

And in a way, the conflict was an indicator of a direction to take.

Jean-Vincent Holliner, professor of political science at Panthéon-Assas University (Paris2) and scientific director of IRSEM

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