The 74-year-old North Atlantic Treaty Organization, better known as NATO, is holding its summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11 and 12. The event will be attended by representatives of the 31 member states, as well as candidate country Sweden. Aspiring NATO members Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Ukraine are also likely to send delegates.

What's on their agenda? And how is NATO staying relevant in a world of shifting geopolitical alliances?

Hear from our experts:

Lindsay Newman, Head of Geopolitical Thought Leadership, S&P Global Market Intelligencehttps://www.spglobal.com/en/enterprise/experts/newman-lindsay.html

Alex Kokcharov, Associate Director for Country Risk for Europe and CIS, S&P Global Market Intelligence https://www.spglobal.com/en/enterprise/experts/kokcharov-alex.html