Papering over the cracks in NATO’s uncertain world
A review of the NATO Defence Ministers meeting, 17-18 June 2020
NATO Watch Briefing No.78
24 June 2020
Key activities and decisions taken:
Collective defence (Article 5)
NATO Watch Observatory No.52
Quarterly newsletter focused on NATO policy-making and operational activities.
In this edition (October 2019 – January 2020):
NATO Watch Essay:
NATO’s Chamber of Secrets and a Cursed Child
NATO Watch Observatory No.51
Quarterly newsletter focused on NATO policy-making and operational activities.
In this edition (June-September 2019):
NATO Watch Essay:
If the United States has become a rogue state how should NATO allies respond?
As alliance military spending exceeds $1 trillion, NATO defence ministers reach out into space, the final frontier, boldly going where no alliance has gone before……
A review of the NATO Defence Ministers meeting, Brussels, 26-27 June 2019
By Dr. Ian Davis, NATO Watch
The NATO defence ministers met in Brussels for a two-day meeting to discuss three main issues:
President Trump threatens to shift forces from Germany to Fort Trump-lite in Poland
17 June 2019
On the 12 June, President Donald Trump announced an increase in the number of US troops in Poland, but suggested that this might be balanced by shifting forces from Germany.
NATO Watch Observatory No.50
Quarterly newsletter focused on NATO policy-making and operational activities.
In this edition (January-May 2019):
NATO Watch Essay:
NATO’s new Military Strategy and Space Policy: Why are parliamentarians and the public being kept out of the loop?
NATO Watch Observatory No.48
Quarterly newsletter focused on NATO policy-making and operational activities.
In this Post-NATO Summit edition (June-August 2018), including thematic analysis of the Brussels Summit Declaration:
NATO Watch Essays:
NATO Watch Observatory No.47
Quarterly newsletter focused on NATO policy-making and operational activities
In this January-May 2018 edition:
NATO Watch Observatory No.46
Quarterly newsletter focused on NATO policy-making and operational activities
In this October-December 2017 edition:
Essay: