In sweeping lecture on Britain’s ‘grand strategic moment’, John Bew warns ‘we cannot just manage risk, we are in a competition’ The UK faces a choice between using statecraft to plan and deepen its international alliances or simply...
Former foreign secretary says Britain needs to forge closer political and foreign policy links with Europe if it is to thrive The UK has lost influence since Brexit to become just one of many “middle powers” in the world, former foreign...
Richard Grenell’s shadow foreign policy campaign is unsettling diplomats and threatens to collapse US interests For Donald Trump, he is “my envoy”, the man apparently anointed as the former US president’s roving ambassador while he plots...
Jens Stoltenberg tells Nato meeting that Ukraine needs more air defences and assistance from western allies. This live blog is closed Relations between Russia and Nato have slid to the level of direct confrontation as the U.S.-led...
YouGov polling suggests Conservative party could face worse result at general election than it suffered in 1997 under John Major Delegates at the National Education Union’s annual conference in Bournemouth have voted for a motion saying...
Allies will plan for ‘greater Nato role in coordinating security assistance and training’, says Nato secretary general They have become a familiar sight in the skies above parts of Russia: long-range enemy drones, buzzing their way to...
Polish prime minister urges countries to step up defence spending after Russian missile bound for Ukraine breaches airspace The Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, says Europe is entering a “prewar” era, cautioning that the continent is...
The UK foreign secretary, David Cameron, has suggested the Aukus pact and Nato alliance must get into the best possible shape to increase their chances of surviving Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House. Speaking after...
UK’s foreign secretary is in Australia alongside defence secretary Grant Shapps for high-level talks with Richard Marles and Penny Wong Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The UK foreign secretary,...
Republican presidential nominee can still undermine trust in US global leadership and is reminiscent of the GOP in the 1940s Amid the grandiose surroundings of the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich’s historic old town, previously cautious...
Mark Laity says Simon Jenkins was wrong on North Macedonia, and he is wrong on Ukraine, and Ruth Windle thinks we cannot afford to be intimidated by Putin’s threats Simon Jenkins’ warning about the alleged risk of escalation in Ukraine...
Foreign minister says candid talk has been lacking over secretary general’s post, as newer members feel they are being railroaded Nato should not appoint the outgoing Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, as secretary general without first...
The Swedish flag was raised at Nato headquarters in Brussels for the first time since it officially joined the alliance. The country became the 32nd member of Nato after it applied to join the alliance after Russia's...
Activists say public debate has been shut down by overhyped claims of imminent war since Ukraine invasion Under the driving rain of a Brussels springtime, the Swedish flag was raised on Monday outside Nato’s headquarters. The...
Aerospace group chief executive urges UK and Europe to pool efforts and merge fighter jet programmes Europe is unprepared for war with Russia or the risk that Donald Trump could withdraw the US from Nato and needs to ramp up spending on...
Olaf Scholz’s endless dithering over Ukraine is playing into Putin’s hands National stereotypes are unfair, insulting – and strangely reassuring. It’s somehow good to know in an unpredictable, fast-changing world that Italians may be...
Hungary dropping opposition allows historically neutral country to become member, cementing alliance’s control of Nordic region Sweden has officially became the 32nd member of Nato, in a landmark moment for the historically neutral...
An intercepted meeting on sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine suggests the west is on the brink of a risky and futile escalation The German armed forces are mad. The leaking by Moscow of a 38-minute discussion between the head of the...
Nordic Response aims to strengthen cooperation between countries and bolster alliance’s ability to defend region A first-of-its-kind training exercise involving more than 20,000 soldiers from 13 countries has launched across northern...
The French president’s bellicose comments on Nato troop deployments highlight the need for action, not more plans Confusion, indecision and bickering characterise current western policy towards the Ukraine war and the threat to Europe...
[Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan] is working so hard on the military. We have a — we were taken advantage of by so many countries on our military .
NATO: [O]n Wednesday (3 October 2018), Defence Ministers from thirteen NATO Allies signed a declaration of intent to cooperate on the introduction of Maritime Unmanned Systems.
The United States is expected to announce in the coming days that it will use offensive and defensive cyber capabilities on behalf of NATO if asked , a senior Pentagon official said,
Mongolia recently marked the successful achievement of goals set under its Defence Education Enhancement Programme (DEEP) with NATO. Through DEEP, Mongolia has completed an ambitious multi-year plan for the modernisation of its...
The Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) will conduct the consequence management field exercise “BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA 2017” from 25th to 29th September 2017, in and around the city of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
Nancy Dupree, an American historian, archaeologist and educator, has died in Kabul. She was 90. Nancy Dupree dedicated her life to Afghanistan and became known as "the Grandmother of Afghanistan".
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated as an observer in a cyber exercise at the informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers in Tallinn on Thursday (7 September 2017). Mr. Stoltenberg highlighted that NATO-EU cooperation is...
General Petr Pavel, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee and General Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and First Deputy Minister of Defence, will meet today, 7 September 2017,...
Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, General Petr Pavel visited Baku, Azerbaijan on 7 September 17. He met with the Chief of Defence of the Azerbaijan Armed Forces and First Deputy Defence Minister, General Najmeddin Sadikov.
General Petr Pavel, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee and General Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and First Deputy Minister of Defence met today, 7 September 2017, in Baku,...
On 3 September, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted another nuclear test, demonstrating again its reckless pursuit of nuclear weapons. This represents a flagrant violation of multiple UN Security Council...
Together with Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Ratas, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited NATO’s UK-led battlegroup in Tapa on Wednesday (6 September 2017). Addressing troops, the Secretary General called the multinational force...
For the next four months, the United States and Belgium will conduct NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission, safeguarding the airspace over the region. At a ceremony on Tuesday (5 September 2017), Belgium took over the supporting role from...
NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller delivered remarks on non-proliferation at the Strategic Forum in Bled, Slovenia on Tuesday (5 September 2017). On a panel with senior officials, including from the European Union, the...
On 5 September, Ambassador Alejandro Alvargonzalez, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy and Admiral Michelle Howard, Commander at Allied Joint Force Command inaugurated the NATO Strategic Direction...
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will travel to Tallin and Tapa in Estonia on Wednesday and Thursday 6 and 7 September 2017. During his visit, he will have bilateral meetings with the Estonian President H.E. Ms. Kersti Kaljulaid,...
I strongly condemn that North Korea has conducted a sixth nuclear test today. This is yet another flagrant violation of multiple UN Security Council Resolutions, including UNSCR 2321 adopted in November 2016.
The press conference with the Commander of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan - planned for the 4th of September 2017 at NATO Headquarters, at 15:15 - has been postponed due to scheduling issues. A new date will be...
On Monday, 4 and Tuesday 5 September 2017, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, The Honourable Ms. Rose Gottemoeller will travel to Bled in Slovenia to participate in a panel discussion entitled “Global Nuclear Governance: Quo vadis?”...
Lieutenant General Steven M. Shepro, Deputy Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (DCMC) visited Finland on 28-29 August 2017. During his visit, Lieutenant General Steven M. Shepro attended the 4th Helsinki Summer Session and visited...
Canadian CF-188 fighters are ready to begin NATO air policing patrols over Romania. At the Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase on Thursday (31 August 2017), the detachment was certified to operate alongside the MiG-21s of their Romanian hosts....