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This briefing paper presents an overview of the NATO Military Committee meeting that took place on 14 May 2020. The discussions were carried out in private and there were no official documents or summaries of the outcomes.
In addition to reports and initiatives on NATO-related issues, NATO Watch offers regular comment on current and breaking news (below). To receive email-prompts please ask to be added to the ‘comment’ mailing list by signing-up here. You can also get an RSS feed of these comments (also available on the ‘sign-up’ page) which will appear on a web site or your desktop. Or check here regularly.
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
NATO seeks more resilient member states but continues to ignore the fundamentals of strong societies: openness and transparency
A review of the NATO Defence Ministers meeting,
Brussels, 22-23 October 2020
By Dr. Ian Davis, NATO Watch
Key activities and decisions taken:
Over 50 ex-political leaders in NATO express support for Nuclear Ban Treaty
22 September 2020
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:
NATO’s reflection process (NATO 2030): will it address the twin elephants in the room (American exceptionalism and militarism)?
NATO Watch Briefing No. 77 16 June 2020
US could unilaterally decide to use nukes from Volkel airbase
By Maaike Beenes
North Atlantic Council meeting discusses US withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty and pins the blame on Russia (again)
24 May 2020
NATO Military Committee takes the temperature of health crisis and commitments in Afghanistan and Iraq
This briefing paper presents an overview of the NATO Military Committee meeting that took place on 14 May 2020. The discussions were carried out in private and there were no official documents or summaries of the outcomes.
Mind the Gap: Has UK military spending fallen below the NATO guideline and German military spending?
28 April 2020