LONDON—President Joe Biden met with King Charles III of the United Kingdom on July 10 at Windsor Castle for the first time since the British monarch succeeded to the throne. Mr. Biden’s visit is part of a five-day trip to Europe that includes a crucial North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on…
Biden Has Tea With King Charles at Windsor Castle, Discusses Climate Change
Ottawa Committing $2.6 Billion to NATO Defence Operation in Europe
Canada is committing $2.6 billion in defence spending toward the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) largest overseas mission, based in Latvia, amid consistent calls from NATO for member countries to spend at least 2 percent of their GDP on defence measures. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement on July 10 in Riga, Latvia, ahead of the NATO Leaders’…
Biden Begins European Trip With Stop in London Before NATO Summit
LONDON, UK—President Joe Biden kicks off his 5-day trip to Europe with the first stop in the United Kingdom, where he will meet King Charles III at Windsor Castle and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Mr. Biden will then join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit on July 11–12 in Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital. During the…
Biden Says Ukraine ‘Not Ready’ to Join NATO
President Joe Biden says Ukraine is “not ready” to join NATO despite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s recent push to join the treaty organization. Ahead of Biden’s trip to a NATO summit in Lithuania, Zelenskyy said during an interview that it is wholly in Biden’s power to advance the eastern European nation’s membership with NATO. Many…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Visits Istanbul for Talks With Turkish President
July 7, 2023
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Istanbul on the evening of July 7, where he held talks with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It was Mr. Zelenskyy’s first trip to Turkey–a longstanding NATO member–since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine early last year. At a joint press conference held after the talks, Mr. Erdogan noted…
Canadian Military’s Readiness, International Relevance Tested by Current Shortcomings: Internal Report
Canada’s military is facing “significant challenges” on a number of fronts which threaten its ability to fulfill its mission, an internal report by the Department of National Defence has concluded. While those findings are not new and have been previously voiced by various stakeholders and observers, they summarize a strategic view held by the Assistant…
Xi Tells CCP Military to Deepen War, Combat Planning Amid Tensions With US, Taiwan
July 7, 2023
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Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping urged the regime’s military to deepen war and combat planning, as Sino-U.S. relations continue to sour and the tension in the Taiwan Strait intensifies. Mr. Xi inspected the Eastern Theater Command on July 6 and met with representatives of officers and soldiers when he made the comments, according…
US, NATO Allies to Tackle Unprecedented Security Challenges at Crucial Summit Next Week
President Joe Biden will attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit next week as the military alliance faces the most pressing challenges since the end of the Cold War, including mounting security threats from Russia and China. The summit, scheduled for July 11–12 in the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius, will bring together heads of…
Japanese Prime Minister Expected to Address East Asia Security Risks at NATO Summit
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will attend the NATO summit in Lithuania on July 11, where he is expected to bring attention to security challenges present in East Asia. Mr. Kishida’s upcoming participation at the NATO summit in Lithuania’s capital of Vilnius marks his second visit, following his historic attendance last year as the first…
Sweden Membership Is NATO Summit’s ‘Million Dollar Question’—but Ukraine Will Be Its Focus
July 6, 2023
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Defense ministers and other officials from all 31 nations in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) gather between July 11–12 in Vilnius, Lithuania, for a meeting that could define the 75-year-old alliance’s next century. On tap is NATO’s first updated battle plan since the fall of the Soviet Union, a discussion about membership funding levels,…
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