Dayton will host the alliance’s parliamentary assembly 30 years after the Bosnian peace accords were signed there When hundreds of Nato delegates and thousands of ancillaries, protesters and security forces descend on Dayton, Ohio, next...
Delegation of European parliament lawmakers raise concerns about ‘number of worrying developments’ concern country’s compliances with EU values US state secretary Marco Rubio and White House envoy Steve Witkoff will visit France in the...
Ukraine defence contact group accuses Putin of dragging his feet over deal and Trump urges Russia to ‘get moving’ Ukraine’s allies have announced a record €21bn (£18.2bn) in additional military support for Kyiv and accused Vladimir Putin...
Russia’s military threat and the junta’s war in Myanmar have undermined the international treaty against them Eleven years ago, members of the Ottawa treaty banning the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of antipersonnel mines...
Secretary of state says Putin ‘will have to make a decision’ as US officials appear to be growing impatient The US will know within weeks whether Russia is serious about pursuing peace with Ukraine, the secretary of state has said,...
Alexander Stubb – who played golf with Trump this weekend – suggested deadline and US sanctions package Donald Trump is losing patience with Vladimir Putin’s stalling tactics over the Ukraine ceasefire, the Finnish president, Alexander...
In his final column, the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator says America under Trump is not the first time it has caused trouble for allies America spells trouble for Britain. That’s undoubtedly true in the age of Trump – but maybe...
Support for Ukraine continues with divided opinion on Franco-British plan for ‘reassurance force’ to help ceasefire European leaders have affirmed their support for Ukraine at a Paris summit and agreed now was “not the time” to lift...
US army says search efforts are ongoing after Nato secretary general tells reporters servicemembers were ‘killed’ The vehicle of four United States soldiers missing in Lithuania has been discovered submerged in water, the US army said,...
Can western nations break free from the US? Plus The price on a pet’s longer life Get the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home address A US security blunder, in which a journalist was added to a supposedly top secret chat group of...
Mark Rutte says US wants reassurance European allies will ‘step up’ while Europe needs to know ‘Uncle Sam still has our back’ Nato’s secretary general has told the US and Europe it is “not the time to go it alone” amid reports that...
With the US threatening unilateral withdrawal, even from the top Nato military post, five European nations must fill the vacuum In the face of Vladimir Putin’s aggression against Ukraine and Donald Trump’s destabilisation of the Atlantic...
In Germany, tariff-hit car factories are being repurposed for defence. In Britain, American academics are queueing up for jobs. The west will be different as a result of Trump – but will it be worse? The German electronics firm Hensoldt...
Show of unity marred by Viktor Orbán refusing to back declaration of support for Ukraine EU leaders – apart from Hungary’s Viktor Orbán – say they are ready to increase pressure on Russia through further sanctions, as summit talks...
Senate and House committee chairs warn against plan for US to relinquish command of Nato forces in Europe Republicans on Capitol Hill are threatening a revolt against a defence shake-up reportedly planned by the Trump administration that...
Britain, France and Germany are closing ranks to bolster Nato as the unreliable US president marches to his own drum An Atlantic alliance without the United States? It sounds like a contradiction in terms – Hamlet without the prince. Yet...
Amid anger over dysfunctional politics and alleged corruption, Aleksandar Vučić faces a harsh spotlight, inside and outside Serbia From the streets of Belgrade, the cracks in President Aleksandar Vučić’s near-decade-long authoritarian...
Our continent must be prepared to defend itself, by combining the best of its two most influential traditions Should we all be Gaullists now? In the language of France’s most important European partner, the answer is “ Jein! ” (a German...
UK PM to host virtual meeting of ‘coalition of the willing’ nations who have agreed to help enforce peace Russia-Ukraine war live: latest news updates Keir Starmer has warned that Vladimir Putin cannot be allowed to “play games” with the...
The US president, Donald Trump, said he thinks 'Nato might have to get involved' in the US takeover of Greenland as the country needs it 'for national security'. When asked about a 'potential annexation' of Greenland during a meeting...
[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....