His pick for secretary of state may have given measured assessment of world affairs, but ‘crazy’ Trump will call the shots Western allies of the US are braced for the return of Donald Trump, still hoping for the best, but largely...
Taskforce to act as ‘security camera of the Baltic’ after string of suspected sabotage incidents on critical infrastructure A Nato flotilla likened to “the security camera of the Baltic” has assembled off the coast of Estonia as the...
Campaigners argue the British government has concluded that parts for the jets must be supplied in all circumstances Labour ministers have effectively determined there is no human rights concern that could justify halting the sale of...
Ulf Kristersson says ‘hostile intent cannot be ruled out’ as increased surveillance follows suspected cable sabotage The Swedish prime minister has said that his country is neither at war nor at peace as he announced that Sweden would be...
Ukrainian leader appeals for sustained military support as US president-elect seeks ‘new chapter’ in Europe Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Ukraine’s western allies “not to drop the ball” and to continue to provide long-term military...
Readers Aaron Tovish, Diana Francis and Caroline Westgate respond to our editorial about arms control to prevent nuclear war Thank you for addressing this existential threat to our world ( The Guardian view on arms control: essential to...
As France and Germany struggle, Poland’s prime minister has the advantage of being well respected on both sides of the Atlantic With France and Germany hobbled by political crises and Britain sidelined as a result of Brexit, the Polish...
As Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares for possible negotiations, friends and neighbours should be gearing up for industrial warfare Whenever I come to Ukraine, I find words that have lost their essence elsewhere swell again with meaning. The...
Dictators in Russia and China should be denied further control of raw materials used in electronics, writes John E Havard . Plus a letter from Fawzi Ibrahim A footnote to the excellent article by Timothy Garton Ash ( What if Russia wins...
Finland seizes ship it suspects of damaging cable connecting Estonia and Finland on Christmas Day Nato is to increase its military presence in the Baltic Sea, the alliance has announced, after the suspected sabotage of an underwater...
Buy a power bank and write a will. You’ll need a ‘bug-out bag’ packed and ready to go. In Kyiv, we’ve learned how to survive Russia’s hybrid warfare Day 1,024 of the invasion. Kyiv, 7am. Friday the 13th. In a former life, someone would...
Once the apex of conspiracy theories, the influential group signals a shift by naming ex-Nato chief as new co-chair The former head of Nato , Jens Stoltenberg, has been named the new co-chair of the influential Bilderberg Group, which...
Comments come after Vladimir Putin threatens ‘more destruction’ in response to Kazan drone attack Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told Ukraine’s diplomats the country will have to fight to persuade allies to allow it to take up Nato membership,...
For Pyongyang, dead soldiers are a price worth paying for the rewards of friendship with Moscow A few years ago, it would have sounded fantastical to suggest that massed North Korean soldiers would fight on a European battlefield – as a...
Russian president wants to ‘wipe Ukraine off the map’ and could target other European countries next, says Mark Rutte The Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, has said that Vladimir Putin wants to “wipe Ukraine off the map” and could come...
The social media-driven success of a pro-Putin candidate confirmed the extent to which Russia’s hybrid warfare tactics are now a threat Famously, 2024 has been the biggest election year in history, featuring polls in 72 countries...
The world must prepare for a US president who will be even more chaotic and less open to diplomacy and compromise than before Sucking up to Donald Trump is the order of the day as the European allies calculate what his imminent return to...
Kyiv told to increase domestic arms production as its officials say they have enough support to fight through 2025 European military aid to Ukraine may eventually need to be doubled if Donald Trump cuts off US funding, European diplomats...
White House games last-minute strategy to bolster Ukraine, including $20bn in loans and sweeping sanctions on Russia The White House has gamed out a last-minute strategy to bolster Ukraine’s war position that involves an avalanche of...
Czech foreign minister says Europe ‘needs to send a strong signal to Moscow that this won’t be tolerated’ A senior European diplomat said that up to 100 “suspicious incidents” in Europe this year could be attributed to Russia, as western...
[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....