Clean tech’s key minerals now drive western rearmament, reviving extractive ambition and exposing the toxic cost of dependence It’s an irony that the minerals needed to save the planet may help destroy it. Rare earth elements, the...
Green ink | The arms race | Jeff in Venice | Present and correct | Articles of faith The correspondence on the use of green ink ( Letters, 26 June ) reminded me that when I was the editor of Martindale’s Extra Pharmacopoeia (a long time...
Nato chief Mark Rutte derided for calling US president ‘daddy’ and showering him with praise over Iran History may record this week as the one in which Donald Trump came to Europe to discuss defence spending. Diplomats may remember it as...
Trump is actively indulged by prime ministers whose flattery is beginning to sound like they genuinely believe it UK politics live – latest updates Sometimes it pays to be a narcissist. To bend reality to your own worldview. To live...
The relationship with him is still volatile, the Ukraine strategy still unclear and Europe needs to ensure its collective defence Nato’s Hague summit was an orchestrated grovel at the feet of Donald Trump. The originally planned two-day...
Trump celebrated commitment by Nato allies to boost defence spending to 5% of GDP. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 25 June 2025 On the back of hailing US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities as a “victory for everybody”, president...
Allies agreed to raise defence spending to counter likely prospect of Russian remilitarisation if Ukraine war ends The price was high, but for now, at least, a crisis in Nato has been averted. Donald Trump may like to take the credit for...
US president appears relaxed and reaffirms commitment to military alliance – though Spain criticised A relaxed Donald Trump said Nato’s decision to increase defence spending to 5% of GDP was a “big win” for western civilisation in a...
Donald Trump upholds the alliance for now, but the era of confidence in US security guarantees is over There is more to Nato than article 5 of its founding charter, but the alliance depends on that commitment to mutual assistance ....
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here Asked about his commitment to Nato’s Article 5, Trump says: We are with them all the way. Continue reading...
This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here Kemi Badenoch has said it would be “pathetic” for Keir Starmer to postpone the vote on the UC and Pip bill. She posted this on social media , as a comment on the tweet...
UK purchase of F-35A squadron means US nuclear warheads are likely to be stored on British soil once again Britain is to obtain air-launched nuclear weapons by buying a squadron of 12 F-35A fighter jets, which are capable of carrying the...
Protesters were arrested outside the venue in The Hague where world leaders had gathered for a Nato summit. Members of Extinction Rebellion and other activist groups were calling for leaders to end the war in Gaza and address the climate...
Referring to Donald Trump's use of profanity when commenting on the Israel-Iran war on Tuesday, the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, joked that 'Daddy sometimes has to use strong language'. In a remark to reporters a day earlier,...
Speaking alongside the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, Donald Trump compared the US strikes on Iran to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, saying: 'This was essentially the same thing: that ended that war; this ended the war.'...
In today’s newsletter: Europe’s leaders unveiled sweeping new defence spending pledges designed to satisfy Donald Trump and signal a new era of militarisation Good morning. The Nato summit that started last night in the Netherlands...
This blog has now closed. You can read more of our US politics coverage here New Yorkers vote in mayoral primary as poll shows Mamdani leading Cuomo It’s Richard Luscombe in the US taking over from my colleague Tom Ambrose, and I’ll be...
Starmer to unveil purchase of 12 F-35A jets that can deliver tactical nuclear weapons, which may be kept at RAF bases The UK is to substantially expand its nuclear deterrent by buying a squadron of American-made fighter jets that are...
Mark Rutte is keen to ensure US president’s commitment and secure agreement among members on defence spending In The Hague, the Nato summit waits for Donald Trump – and no one more so than the alliance’s secretary general, Mark Rutte....
US president shares screenshot of congratulatory text message from Nato chief as he travels to summit in The Hague Analysis: Summit set to be triumphant for Trump but deflating for Ukraine Whittaker also says that he is expecting US...
[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....