Tag: NATO

NATO Set to Call China a ‘Systemic Challenge’ in New Strategy

NATO will cite China as a concern in its new strategy brief that will be endorsed at the summit in Madrid, Spain, on June 29-30. This will be the first NATO strategy brief in a decade to cite the Chinese regime’s growing threat. However, NATO diplomats told Reuters that the United States and the United…


NATO Set to Call China a ‘Systemic Challenge’ in New Strategy: Report

NATO will cite China as a concern in its new strategy brief that will be endorsed at the summit in Madrid, Spain, on June 29-30. This will be the first NATO strategy brief in a decade to cite the Chinese regime’s growing threat. NATO diplomats told Reuters that the United States and the United Kingdom…


Russia’s Medvedev Says Any NATO Encroachment on Crimea Could Lead to World War Three

Any encroachment on the Crimea peninsula by a NATO member-state could amount to a declaration of war on Russia which could lead to “World War Three,” Russia’s former president, Dmitry Medvedev, was quoted as saying on Monday. “For us, Crimea is a part of Russia. And that means forever. Any attempt to encroach on Crimea…


Canada in Talks With NATO Allies About Boosting Military Forces in Latvia

Ottawa is talking with allies about boosting a Canadian-led combat unit in Latvia as the NATO military alliance moves to reinforce its eastern front with Russia. Latvia’s ambassador to Canada revealed the discussions in an interview with The Canadian Press today as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares to attend a NATO summit where Russia and…


NATO Set to Increase High-Readiness Force to Over 300,000 in Significant Military Buildup

NATO’s leadership on Monday announced the bloc would drastically increase its high-readiness force in the midst of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday said the alliance is aiming to increase the force numbers to more than 300,000 in what he termed as the “biggest overhaul of collective defense and deterrence since the Cold…


CCP Faces Backlash for Diplomat’s False Claim About a Brussels Protest

A Chinese diplomat recently posted a false statement about a protest that recently occurred in Brussels, causing backlash from the  international community. This happened while the regime’s special envoy was visiting European countries to improve China-EU relations. On June 20, about 70,000 Belgian workers marched through Brussels demanding their government take action against the sharply rising…


NATO to Focus on Chinese Regime

For the first time, nations from the Indo-Pacific region will join a NATO meeting—all because of China. Beijing may have realized it’s gone too far. A special envoy from China expressed the sentiment during a special trip to Europe. Beijing’s mouthpiece is taking aim at the upcoming NATO summit by making use of a tweet…


The Baltic Noose the Kremlin Fears

Commentary Has the Kremlin decided to fight a hot war in the Baltic Sea’s cold waters? On June 17 the Russian Navy deliberately violated Danish territorial water, specifically the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm, which lies north of Poland. During the Cold War Bornholm was a Berlin-like intelligence outpost behind enemy lines. On June 18…


Afghans Bury Dead, Dig for Survivors After Quake Kills 1,000

GAYAN, Afghanistan—Villagers rushed to bury the dead Thursday and dug by hand through the rubble of their homes in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that state media reported killed 1,000 people. Residents appeared to be largely on their own to deal with the aftermath as their new Taliban-led government and…


G7, NATO Leaders to Address Challenges Posed by Beijing: US Senior Official

The Chinese regime is expected to be a key issue in the upcoming G7 and NATO summits a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday. “Ukraine is not causing us to take our eye off the ball on China. In fact, I think quite the opposite,” said an unnamed senior U.S.administration official in Washington in a…