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This blog post (originally published on the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) website here on the 6 December 2018) is reproduced by NATO Watch with the kind permission
The NATO Military Committee—the most senior military authority within NATO and comprising the 29 chiefs of defence—met in Warsaw for a three-day conference to discuss issues arising from the July NATO Summit including security in E
The Norwegian government must have known that the 2011 bombing campaign in Libya could lead to the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, argues the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) researcher Kristian Berg Harpviken.
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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:
Dutch government sets a (qualified) timeline to end the nuclear task
Susi Snyder, project lead for the PAX No Nukes project, The Netherlands
16 July 2019
NATO foreign ministers’ meeting dominated by Ukraine-Russia conflict and INF Treaty
A review of the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting, Brussels, 4-5 December 2018
By Dr. Ian Davis, NATO Watch
Key activities and decisions taken:
Could Spain be the first NATO State to sign the Nuclear Ban Treaty?
This blog post (originally published on the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) website here on the 6 December 2018) is reproduced by NATO Watch with the kind permission
Environmental Accountability of NATO: Testimonies of Environmental Problems and Field Studies in Germany and Italy
By Juneseo Hwang
NATO Secretary General says increasing defence spending and addressing climate change can co-exist as priorities. But can they?
By Dr Ian Davis, NATO Watch
12 October 2018
NATO defence ministers’ censure Russian cyber attacks and INF Treaty violation while taking forward decisions from July Summit
A review of the NATO Defence Ministers meeting, Brussels, 3-4 October 2018
By Dr. Ian Davis, NATO Watch
Key activities and decisions taken:
NATO Military Committee follows up on July Summit
The NATO Military Committee—the most senior military authority within NATO and comprising the 29 chiefs of defence—met in Warsaw for a three-day conference to discuss issues arising from the July NATO Summit including security in E
The Norwegian Libya Commission: An Important Report, But We’re Still Missing Answers
26 September 2018
The Norwegian government must have known that the 2011 bombing campaign in Libya could lead to the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, argues the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) researcher Kristian Berg Harpviken.
If NATO cares about international crimes of aggression, why have only 14 member states ratified the new ICC statute?
Dr Ian Davis, NATO Watch