Finland’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was ratified by all 30 current members of the alliance on Thursday, after Turkey’s parliament voted in favor of a bill to… Continue reading "Finland Completes NATO Membership Ratification Process"
A new crisis faced by Sweden’s minority government has cast uncertainty over the future of Sweden’s application for membership of NATO, following a threat by Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson that… Continue reading "Swedish Government Crisis Leaves NATO Membership Bid Hanging In The Balance"
US Special Operations Command Europe announced on 6 January, that it will be establishing a forwards-based headquarters for American special operations forces in Albania. The new forwards headquarters will be… Continue reading "US Establishes Special Forces Forwards Headquarters In Albania"
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called on Russia to be “transparent” about its military activities on the Russia-Ukraine border, saying that it was important to “prevent escalations and reduce… Continue reading "NATO: Russia Needs To Be Transparent About Military Activities"
With the end of the Cold War one general opinion on NATO’s future was that the organisation had lost its purpose. The only threat to the West had collapsed and… Continue reading "Thinking on NATO’s Political Future"