“The Alliance continues to respond and adapt to the strategic competition, pervasive instability, hybrid threats and recurrent shocks that define our broader security environment”, concludes the Ankara Declaration, signed by the participants at the NATO summit that took place in Türkiye. Allies “reiterate that Iran must never have a nuclear weapon and call on Iran to fully respect freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz”. At the end of the meeting, the Heads of State and Government in attendance highlighted a number of general and national issues at their respective press conferences. The focus was on relations between European countries and the United States, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the threats to Europe, the war in Iran, economic and energy issues, and the future of the North Atlantic Alliance. However, virtually no mention was made of the victims of conflicts and the consequences of wars, the crisis of multilateralism, the latest air strikes on Iran and Tehran’s reaction, the economic and social cost of the new arms race, and the state (or lack) of domestic democracy in the host country, Türkiye. In particular, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte stated that “Russia’s prospects of winning are fading and its economy is in poor condition”. According to him, “Ukraine is successfully striking Russia’s energy and defence infrastructure”.