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Getting NATO to Be Able to ‘Fight Tonight’
EXPERT Q&A — Last week’s NATO summit in The Hague was largely seen as a success, with all members (except Spain) agreeing to raise the alliance’s defense spending target to 5% GDP up from 2%. NATO also put on a show of unity and recommitted to collect…
NATO jets scrambled to intercept Russian spyplane as Kremlin threatens ‘direct’ response to military buildup on border
GERMAN fighter jets were dramatically scrambled to intercept a Russian spy plane over the Baltic Sea.
It came just hours before the Kremlin warned of a “direct” response to NATO’s…
A Good NATO Summit, Though Russia Won a Round
EXPERT Q&A — NATO leaders convened in The Hague this week for a summit aiming to strengthen the alliance’s defenses, with the ever encroaching threat of Russia in mind. The meeting was largely a success, with all members (barring Spain) pledging to me…
NATO Lures Trump Back – at a Cost
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – The stakes at this week’s NATO summit were sky-high – support for Ukraine, a shoring up of Europe’s defenses, and the viability of the alliance amid a waning U.S. commitment. On that last and arguably most important front, the…
‘Orchestrated grovel’: critics react to Europe’s attempts to tame Donald Trump
Nato chief Mark Rutte derided for calling US president ‘daddy’ and showering him with praise over IranHistory may record this week as the one in which Donald Trump came to Europe to discuss defence spending.Diplomats may remember it as the week in whic…
White House posts ‘Daddy’s Home’ vid to round off Trump’s Nato tour – but alliance’s boss tries to DENY calling Don name
THE White House has celebrated Donald Trump’s return from the Nato summit with a “Daddy’s Home” video.
It came just hours after Nato chief Mark Rutte was f…
What is NATO’s new 5% defence spending pledge, and how will Canada meet it?
Here’s what to know about the new spending target, its two categories of ‘core defence’ and broader defence-related infrastructure, and how Canada plans to achieve each.
Change in Nato mindset brought on by Vladimir Putin as much as Donald Trump
Allies agreed to raise defence spending to counter likely prospect of Russian remilitarisation if Ukraine war endsThe price was high, but for now, at least, a crisis in Nato has been averted. Donald Trump may like to take the credit for almost all of t…
Carney says world is at ‘turning points’ as he touts defence spending boost
Prime Minister Mark Carney said increasing defence spending to meet NATO targets could come with benefits for Canadians, but also potential ‘trade-offs.’