2026 NATO Summit in Ankara

Which city has hosted the most NATO summits?

Brussels has hosted 12 NATO summits – more than any other city, which makes sense since Brussels is home to NATO Headquarters. The runner-up title is currently held by Washington, D.C., which has hosted three summits.

The Summits in Brussels took place in 1974, 1975, 1985, 1988, twice in 1989, 1994, 2005, 2018, 2021 and twice in 2022 (including NATO’s first-ever extraordinary virtual summit, hosted via secure videoconference by the Secretary General from NATO Headquarters on the day after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine).

Which summit approved NATO’s first Strategic Concept following the Cold War?

The 1991 Summit in Rome, which took place on 7-8 November, approved NATO’s first Strategic Concept of the post-Cold War era. It was a landmark moment that fundamentally redefined the Alliance’s purpose and direction after the collapse of the Soviet bloc and imminent dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Which NATO summit marked the Alliance’s 50th Anniversary?

The 1999 Washington Summit, held from 23 to 25 April, took place during a significant period in NATO’s history, as leaders gathered to celebrate the Alliance’s half-century milestone.
The signing of the North Atlantic Treaty took place 50 years prior in Washington, D.C., on 4 April 1949. In 1999, NATO Leaders met in a commemorative ceremony in the same room where the Treaty was signed, at the US State Department.

Summits have occurred in all of the below cities except one – which city has not hosted a summit?

Bonn hosted a NATO summit in 1982, Warsaw hosted a NATO summit in 2016, and Vilnius hosted a summit in 2023.
Despite being the capital city of a founding NATO Ally (Canada), and being the site of many important NATO ministerial meetings, Ottawa has never hosted a NATO summit.

Which summit approved the Readiness Action Plan after Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea?

The 2014 Wales Summit, held in Newport, Wales on 4-5 September, took place just months after Russia’s illegal and illegitimate annexation of Crimea and destabilisation of eastern Ukraine.

At this summit, NATO Leaders formally approved the Readiness Action Plan, designed to ensure that the Alliance could respond quickly and decisively to emerging threats, particularly along the eastern flank.

Only one of the following cities has hosted a summit – which one?

Athens, Reykjavik and Tallinn have all hosted NATO ministerial meetings, but only Riga has hosted a NATO summit with heads of state and government.

Only one of the following cities has hosted a summit – which one?

Out of New York, Oslo, Prague and Tirana, only Prague has hosted a NATO summit.
The 2002 Prague Summit was held on 21-22 November, and was a landmark meeting for the Alliance. It is best known for being the summit where NATO invited seven countries to join the Alliance, which became the largest single round of enlargement in NATO history, known as the ‘Big Bang’ enlargement of 2004.

How many Allied countries have not yet hosted a summit?

NATO currently has 32 Allies – 17 of which have yet to host a summit: Albania, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Luxembourg, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden.

The other 15 Allies have hosted summits: Belgium (Brussels), Czechia (Prague), France (Paris and Strasbourg), Germany (Bonn and Kehl), Italy (Rome), Latvia (Riga), Lithuania (Vilnius), the Netherlands (The Hague), Poland (Warsaw), Portugal (Lisbon), Romania (Bucharest), Spain (Madrid), Türkiye (Istanbul and now Ankara), the United Kingdom (London and Wales) and the United States (Chicago and Washington, D.C.).