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_Published 2014-09-04. NATO starts its two-day summit in Wales on Thursday. Here are five things to know about what's being called "one of the most important summits in the history of the alliance."_


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## Transcript

NATO starts its two- day summit in Wales on Thursday. Here are five things to know about what's being called one of the most important summits in the history of the alliance. [ NOISE ] [ UNKNOWN ] First, NATO's critics say it's been losing relevancy since the end of the Cold War and after peace settled in Europe. And after the 9 / 11 terrorist attacks, the New Yorker called it a reluctant ally of the United States. Which lead to disagreements and divisions with in the organization. To save the group from irrelevancy the [ UNKNOWN ] said NATO needed a new purpose. And the second thing you needed to know just so happens to be that purposes.

NATO is expected to find it's mission once again through the conflict in Ukraine. According to The Washington Post, member nations will look for ways to provide assistance without inciting war with Russia. One analyst told The Post, NATO will reassure allies in Eastern Europe that fear they could be next in Russia's crosshairs. One component of that is likely a 4, 000- strong force NATO could quickly deploy. Third, there are other items on the summit agenda. NATO will discuss its plans to continue to draw out troops in Afghanistan. CNN says NATO forces will provide training and advisement instead of leading the troops.

Fourth, President Barack Obama will call for military action against the Islamic State Group formerly known as ISIS. Fox news reports both President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron will press for a multi national coalition at the NATO Summit. Which basically means that the US and UK will push other countries to get involved in military action against the militant group. Lastly, NATO members are expected to discuss defense budgets. Nations commit to spending 2 % of their GDP on defense budgets. But not everyone has met that commitment. According to The Los Angeles Times, only Estonia, Greece, Britain and the U.

S. met the 2 % goal. However, facing a major threat with ISIS and the Ukrainian crisis, member nations are expected to promise to meet the target budget.

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