Drums of war echo in UN Security Council
The US has told the UN Security Council that it would "defend every inch of NATO territory" after a suspected Russian drone incursion into Poland.
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Poland activates Article 4 of NATO treaty in response to drone incursion
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced Poland is triggering NATO’s Article 4 in response to the violation of Polish airspace by drones shot down by Polish…
Finnish Air Force to remove swastikas from its flags
Finland's Air Force is to remove swastikas from its flags after they caused "awkward situations" with its western allies in NATO.
Dutch are first to buy US arms for Ukraine under NATO scheme
The Netherlands will buy €500 million of US weapons for Ukraine, becoming the first NATO member to fund a full package under a new scheme to speed deliveries from…
NATO retains a splendid future, could even go worldwide
The almost unanimous NATO commitment to a sharp increase in the member-countries’ military budgets at the meeting of NATO leaders last week was a complete legitimisation…
The truth about NATO: ‘Double-dealing, deceit, smarmy incompetence’
When and if President Trump addresses the NATO conference that begins in The Hague today, I trust that he’ll announce the withdrawal of the US from the alliance.
Dutch emission rules ‘endanger achievement of NATO targets’
The Dutch Government is set to miss NATO targets due to stringent nitrogen emission regulations, a new report found.
NATO demands for major German military expansion ‘may speed reintroduction of draft’
The German military will have to vastly expand its personnel count to keep up with new demands by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) – which might bring…
Many NATO members are as opposed to Ukraine membership as is Russia
Since my column last week where I attempted to examine President Trump's Gaza proposals in terms that would be more plausible to Europeans than his initial presentation,…
Belgian former NATO chief accuses US of ‘high treason’
Willy Claes, a Belgian politician who served as the eighth Secretary General of NATO, has expressed outrage about what he called the end of US solidarity with Europe.
NATO to deploy ships, aircraft in Baltic Sea after cable breaches
NATO countries will deploy frigates, patrol aircraft and naval drones in the Baltic Sea to help protect critical infrastructure and reserve the right to take action…
Almost half of Dutch police force to be deployed for 2025 Hague NATO summit
The Netherlands is set to deploy 27,000 police officers at the planned NATO summit in The Hague next year.
‘Third nuclear age’ threatens the West, UK defence chief warns
In an address to a defence think-tank in London, British Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin has warned that Britain and her Western allies were…
Calin Georgescu just blitzed Romanian politics: will his formula spread?
Never in the history of liberal democracy anywhere – let alone in the Western camp – has a candidate shot from quasi-total obscurity straight to first place…
Zelensky: Ukraine entry into NATO should happen ‘now’
NATO should admit Ukraine immediately to help end Russia's invasion of the country, said Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky.
‘Ukraine would not exist without the US,’ says new NATO chief Rutte
Ukraine owes its continued existence to the United States, NATO's new Secretary General Mark Rutte has claimed.
Belgium owes NATO big money, so may lose military techno hubs
Belgium's lack of investment in defence has reportedly left NATO allies questioning the country's commitment to security
Israel urges NATO to expel Turkey after threats of invasion
Israel’s foreign minister Israel Katz has urged NATO to expel Turkey after it threatened to invade Israel.
Can Europe defend itself ‘without’ the US?
The prospect of a second Donald Trump presidency and, in particular, his recent pick of JD Vance as vice-presidential candidate have further increased the sense…
NATO could mobilize up to 350,000 more troops to fulfill new defence plan
NATO is set to expand its military capabilities to counter potential threats from Russia, with plans to add between 35 and 50 additional brigades, a military source…
NATO takes over military aid programme for Ukraine
NATO will assume control over the co-ordination of arms deliveries to Ukraine from the US, the alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has announced.
‘NATO ready to crack down on Russian spies,’ chief Stoltenberg says
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the organisation is prepared to go all-out against Russian spies following the latest acts of sabotage and cyberattacks…
Arrogant Macron wants to bait Russia with his ‘military trainers’
French President Emmanuel Macron caused a stir recently when he announced he was considering sending hundreds of troops – in the guise of “military trainers”…
NATO must control Kremlin desire to re-occupy its “near abroad”
The Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas, was one of those who put in for the position of secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a position…
Turkey backs Rutte as next NATO chief, Ankara official says
Turkey has told allies that it will back the candidacy of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to be NATO's next secretary-general, a Turkish official said on Monday,…
PM Rutte ‘goes Dutch’ as he pays for Turkey trip in hunt for NATO-bid support
Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte, in his hunt for a post-prime ministerial job, made his way to Turkey to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan -…
Tusk questions call for Poland to host nuclear weapons
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his foreign minister Radosław Sikorski have indicated they need further convincing that Poland should seek to join NATO’s…
Going back to basics at 75: NATO must defend itself robustly if attacked, nothing more, nothing less
That NATO has reached its 75th anniversary this week should be a cause for genuine celebration across the West and by all free and open societies around the world.
Pro-Palestinian protesters block NATO general from speaking at Dutch university
Hard-left activists prevented the chair of NATO's military committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, from speaking at an event at the University of Amsterdam March 26.
Estonian PM plays hard-ball over NATO hopeful Rutte
Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte looks to be in pole position to become the next NATO Secretary-General after outmanoeuvring the Estonian Prime Minister…