Threats
NATO Chief Slams Russia’s ‘Nuclear Blackmail,’ Remains Cool to Ukraine’s Membership Bid
As Moscow moves to annex more land, Kyiv seeks speedier alliance action.
Threats
Baltic Worries Mount as Russian Draftees Flood into Regional Training Sites
“Imagine hundreds of thousands training 70 kilometers from a NATO border,” said one senior defense official from a Baltic state.
Defense Systems
NATO Readies Strategy To Steer Use Of Autonomy
The document, expected later this year, will include moral and ethical guidelines on how to best use autonomous technologies.
Threats
NATO Forges Plans to Surge Forces to Baltics In a Crisis
Estonia is planning new training areas and infrastructure under a defense budget increase.
Policy
Ukraine’s Supporters Aim to Create Long-Term Aid Mechanisms
Leaders from NATO, the U.S., and others will gather to discuss ideas on Thursday.
Threats
CNO: Pacific Forces Can Learn from NATO’s Work with Ukraine
Leaders leave RIMPAC thinking about ways to increase info-sharing, international cooperation.
Policy
Senate Votes To Add Finland, Sweden to NATO
Twenty-three NATO members have now ratified the accessions. Seven still need to act.
Policy
Schumer ‘Committed’ To Vote On Finland, Sweden Joining NATO Before Recess, Aide Says
The resolution is expected to pass easily, but the timeline could be slowed by objections from a few senators.
Threats
Russia is ‘About to Run Out of Steam,’ MI6 Chief Says
Ukraine is “still a winnable campaign,” and America’s divisions are undermining its global influence, said Britain’s spy chief in a rare and sweeping public interview.
Business
Czech Republic To Buy 24 F-35s Amid Russia's War on Ukraine, Ministry Says
“Given the worsening security situation,” Prague says, it must bolster air forces now.
Ideas
What Turkey Got for Letting Sweden, Finland Join NATO
And the prospective alliance members got a lesson in the politics of collective defense.
Policy
US Boosts Forces In Europe As NATO Names Russia ‘Most Significant and Direct Threat’
The Pentagon will also base more destroyers in Spain and F-35s in the United Kingdom.
Policy
Turkey Lifts Objection To Finland, Sweden Joining NATO
Leaders from the three nations signed an agreement in Madrid to cooperate more on counterterrorism.
Policy
NATO to Approve ‘Biggest Overhaul’ Of Defense Since Cold War, Leader Says
The alliance’s response force is to grow from 40,000 to 300,000 troops, Stoltenberg announced.
Threats
New NATO Strategic Concept Will Broaden Vision of Deterrence
An interconnected era requires looking at security through economic, technological, and logistics lenses.
Ideas