VILNIUS, Lithuania -- The 2023 NATO summit was a "glass half full" kind of event, said a diplomat from host nation Lithuania, as delegates walked away from the July 11-12 gathering held in the forests outside the picturesque city of Vilnius.

At the NATO summit held in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11-12, the alliance's cooperation with Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea was in the spotlight. © Illustration by Michael Tsang
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