Arms control and disarmament
NATO seeks to sharpen its technological advantage and adopts a Janus-inspired strategy: one face towards Russia and the other towards China
An analysis of the NATO Defence Ministers Meeting, Brussels, 21-22 October 2021
By Dr. Ian Davis, NATO Watch
1 November 2021
Key activities and decisions taken:
NATO Watch Observatory No.57
Quarterly newsletter focused on NATO policy-making and operational activities.
In this edition (June-September 2021):
NATO Watch Comment:
Why NATO must conduct a public inquiry into what went wrong in Afghanistan
NATO Secretary General discusses ‘issues of common concern’ with Chinese Foreign Minister
29 September 2021
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held a virtual meeting on 27 September 2021 to discuss “issues of common concern”, which included the situation in Afghanistan and regional tensions.
Secretary General focuses on China threat at annual NATO arms control conference but ignores nuclear proliferation closer to home
Dr. Ian Davis, NATO Watch
9 September 2021
Summit sets NATO on collision course with China; continues to press for high levels of military spending despite pandemic; and resumes hostility to nuclear ban treaty
An analysis of the NATO Summit Communiqué, Brussels, 14 June 2021
Key features of the NATO Summit and Communiqué: