Continental rift: NATO's tense summit

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  The Economist.

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  Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.

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  I'm Rosie Blaw.

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  And I'm Jason Palmer.

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  Today on the show, first there was vibe coding, now vibe lawyering.

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  And day two of our road trip down Route 66.

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  First up, though,

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  NATO's 32 leaders meet in Ankara today for their annual summit.

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  And like every gathering of an awkward family with a difficult patriarch,

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  the purpose is to get through it without major incident.

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  Anton La Guardia, our diplomatic editor, is currently in Ankara.

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  They're going to keep it short,

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  they're going to try and keep it sweet,

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  they're going to try to avoid difficult subjects,

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  and they're going to try and bite their tongue if anybody's insulted.

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  The duller, the better.

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  The duller the better is a slogan

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  I'm sure NATO would be delighted to brandish about.

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  Anton, what's going to be on the agenda for this awkward family meeting?

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  The official agenda is tight.

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