(From L) Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, US President Donald Trump, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Iceland's Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir and NATO leaders pose for a family photo during the NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. The summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, with the US President demanding members make good on a pledge to ramp up defence spending as Washington takes a step back from Europe. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)