Talk:NATO summit

1989

Conventionally, there is only one NATO summit for heads of state during a single year. The exception was 1989, when the "regular" summit in the Spring was supplemented by an emergency meeting in December. The editor who created this navbox template suggested that the article titles for these two summits should be distinguished by the name of the month in which the meetings took place. Yes, of course, I agree with that reasoning; however, I think it's better to append the dates in parenthesis after the more important information in the title.

• May 1989 Brussels summit ----> 1989 Brussels summit (May)
• December 1989 Brussels summit ----> 1989 Brussels summit (December)

In other words, I think that the date and location are arguably the most important information the title needs convey; and the months are merely included for disambiguation.

The editor who created the chart/graph on this page included no disambiguation, identifying both as simply 1989 Brussels summit. I have changed this page consistent with the changes I've already made in that navbox template.

This can be changed, of course, if some better way of handling this seems better ...? --Tenmei (talk) 19:35, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Summit names

I find it incredibly obnoxious that none of the summit articles use the word "NATO" in their names. The implicit assumption that no other summits exist in the world, other than Nato's. Talk about a total ego trip.... 184.78.81.245 (talk) 17:47, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Isn't Ukraine " a non-NATO country that does not take part in all NATO summits"?

"Switzerland, Sweden, Ireland, Austria, Andorra, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, San Marino, Finland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Serbia, Moldova, Malta and Cyprus are the non-NATO countries who do not take part in all NATO summits." This is unclear. What about Ukraine? Isn't that a non-NATO country that does not take part in all NATO summits? Arctic Gazelle (talk) 22:52, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

2015

Shouldn't 2015_NATO_emergency_meeting be included? Fephisto (talk) 20:42, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

Current “Participating Countries” list/section

The current “Participating Countries” list/section is misleading at best and NATO propaganda at worst. This section needs to be reworked. Wikipedia is supposed to be educational and neutral. The fact of the matter is 4 non-NATO countries have been at the last 2 summits with no plans whatsoever to exclude them from future summits. Try finding out the list of countries participating in this year’s summit and take note of the news blackout about which countries will actually be around the table. AlGarcia41 (talk) 20:37, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Map request

Is the map requested for this article meant to depict summit members/attendees, where the summits have been held, or something else? Mason7512 (talk) 19:43, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Numbering

I have a question. The source explicitly says that the 2017 and 2019 was not an official or extraordinary summit. Why is it included anyway? It also mentions that there is an official number for each summit, but the source doesn't specify this (or whether extraordinary summits would get a number). Wouldn't it be better to leave the numbers out altogether, as I can't find it used by NATO anyway for the last one. Some sources use a numbering, but they are inconsistent and I would not be surprised if some of them just used our page. Dajasj (talk) 20:25, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

As the creator of the page on nlwiki, I also couldn't find any numbering used by NATO itself. However, the source you mention gives some hints: "Although they do not follow a regular or set schedule, NATO summits are normally planned far in advance. Under exceptional circumstances, however, the Alliance has at times applied exceptional measures. [...] In addition to full NATO summits, a number of "Leaders' Meetings" or "Special Meetings" have taken place. These meetings involved the participation of NATO Heads of State and Government, but they are not considered as official NATO summits. These include: [...] December 2019 [...] May 2017 [...] June 2001".

It hints on a difference between the official summits including the extraordinary ones on one hand, and the "Leaders' Meetings" or "Special Meetings" on the other hand. Maybe even more clear, it states "Below, all official NATO summits are listed in reverse chronological order." If you use that list, you will end up with this overview. It is also consistent with this list and with the definition I described at the start of this message. Hope this brings some clarity. Ennomien (talk) 20:48, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

"2005 Brussels NATO summit" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect 2005 Brussels NATO summit has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 30 § 2005 Brussels NATO summit until a consensus is reached. Dajasj (talk) 21:12, 30 June 2025 (UTC)