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NatSec Matters

Testing the Transatlantic Security Pact

Peter Rough Hudson Institute
Peter Rough Hudson Institute
Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Peter Rough
A view of the Presidential Palace, the venue for the NATO Summit on July 8, 2026, in Ankara, Turkey. (Getty Images)
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A view of the Presidential Palace, the venue for the NATO Summit on July 8, 2026, in Ankara, Turkey. (Getty Images)

Peter Rough joins NatSec Matters to discuss how the recent North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Ankara landed and the hidden friction points undercutting transatlantic unity, from software interoperability gaps to trade and digital policy disputes. He also examines how Ukraine’s decentralized, software-driven “operating system” has transformed Russia’s immense geographic mass into a highly exposed vulnerability, and how the sudden passing of Russia hawk Senator Lindsey Graham is set to reshape Capitol Hill’s approach to the war.