Commentary In Vladimir Putin’s latest act of desperation, he has again threatened the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and by extension, the United States as its lead member, with nuclear weapons. The U.S. nuclear umbrella covers all NATO nations, so a nuclear threat against NATO is a nuclear threat against the United States. On June 16,…
Biden Says Ukraine Can’t Join NATO Unless It Meets ‘Same Standards’
Ukraine won’t get a fast track to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization even though NATO allies have provided the country with significant resources since the conflict with Russia erupted, said President Joe Biden on Saturday. At a campaign rally with union officials, Biden was asked by reporters if he would make it easier for Ukraine to…
Canada Deploying 15 Tanks and 130 Army Personnel to Latvia: Defence Minister
Canada will be deploying 15 Leopard 2 tanks along with support personnel and equipment to Latvia, joining a NATO-enhanced battle group meant to respond to any potential security threats in the Baltic Sea region, says National Defence Minister Anita Anand. On June 16, Anand told reporters during an online news conference she held from Brussels, Belgium, that Canada’s…
Turkey Won’t Back Swedish NATO Bid Unless It Stops Anti-Turkish Protests: Erdogan
ANKARA—Sweden should not expect a green light from Ankara on its NATO membership bid at the Western alliance’s summit next month unless it prevents anti-Turkey protests in Stockholm, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Turkey cannot approach Sweden’s NATO bid positively while “terrorists” were protesting in Stockholm, and Turkey’s position would…
NATO Chief Meets Biden in White House Over Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with President Joe Biden on Tuesday to discuss the war in Ukraine. In the meeting in the Oval Office, Stoltenberg said that NATO members should step up their spending for defense, reaching at least 2 percent of their GDP. “It has to be a minimum of what allies have…
NATO Looking to Asia to Build a Defensive Alliance to Deter Communist China: Experts
June 9, 2023
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If Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is just a wake-up call for NATO, the growing menace from another militant—the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—towards Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region has prompted NATO’s decision to set up a liaison office in Asia in response to any potential conflict or war in this area, experts suggest. NATO, or North…
NATO Members Can ‘Individually’ Send Troops to Ukraine, Ex-Alliance Chief Says
June 9, 2023
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Individual NATO members could send troops to Ukraine if the alliance fails to provide Kyiv with security guarantees at an upcoming summit in Vilnius, former NATO Secretary-General Anders Rasmussen said this week. “If NATO cannot agree on a clear path forward for Ukraine, there is a clear possibility that some countries individually might take action,”…
Receding Polar Ice Cap Opening Arctic Trade Routes, Creating New Realm for Naval Conflict
Military competition in the Arctic has primarily been the province of submarines and air power for almost a century, but with a receding ice cap leaving this previously inaccessible ocean open to surface ships for longer spans, new trade routes are emerging. These new sea lanes, which directly link three continents, promise to dramatically shorten…
Receding Polar Ice Cap Opens Arctic Trade Routes, Creating New Realm for Naval Conflict
Military competition in the Arctic has primarily been the province of submarines and air power for almost a century, but with a receding ice cap leaving this previously inaccessible ocean open to surface ships for longer spans, new trade routes are emerging. These new sea lanes, which directly link three continents, promise to dramatically shorten…
NATO Bolsters Kosovo Mission After Poll Sparks Clashes With Country’s Serbs
Recent days have seen another political flare-up in Eastern Europe—this time in Kosovo, where ethnic Serbs in the country’s north recently came to blows with NATO peacekeepers. Serbia’s military has since been deployed near the border with Kosovo, while NATO has announced plans to reinforce its Kosovo peacekeeping force (KFOR). In 2008, Kosovo—with U.S. backing—declared…
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