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Is time really being called on Americas longest war in Afghanistan?
US aircraft, drones and special forces may continue warfare remotely
NATO Foreign Ministers preach post-Trump unity: Rise of China and an ‘assertive and aggressive’ Russia top agenda
A review of the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting, 23-24 March 2021
By Dr. Ian Davis, NATO Watch
Key activities and decisions taken:
A deeply flawed policy assessment on the No First Use option for the United States
A Review of No-First Use of Nuclear Weapons: A Policy Assessment, Institute for Defense Analysis, January 2021
By Paul Ingram * 27 February 2021
New Pentagon chief reassures NATO allies, but feelgood factor does not extend to Afghanistan, China and Russia
A review of the NATO Defence Ministers teleconference,
17-18 February 2021
By Dr. Ian Davis, NATO Watch
Key activities and decisions taken:
The people have spoken: join the ban treaty!
Susi Snyder, 13 February 2021
The mother of all bad ideas: US think tank wants a NATO bank to grease the financial wheels for new weapons
Dr Ian Davis, NATO Watch
23 January 2021
US Nuclear Weapons in the Netherlands: A First Appraisal
Edited by Cees Wiebes and William Burr
Briefing Book #736
US National Security Archive
15 January 2021
"These materials are reproduced from www.nsarchive.org with the permission of the National Security Archive."
NATO HQ steps up misinformation campaign against TPNW
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) Press Release, 17 December 2020
NATO seeks a new political path but continues to march to old military tunes
A review of the NATO Foreign Ministers teleconference, 1-2 December 2020
By Dr. Ian Davis, NATO Watch
Key activities and decisions taken:
NATO’s bullying of Denmark raises uncomfortable sovereignty and transparency concerns
2 November 2020