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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

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US could unilaterally decide to use nukes from Volkel airbase

By Maaike Beenes

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North Atlantic Council meeting discusses US withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty and pins the blame on Russia (again)

24 May 2020

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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.

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Mind the Gap: Has UK military spending fallen below the NATO guideline and German military spending?

28 April 2020

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Extraordinary meeting of NATO Defence Ministers reviews alliance response to the COVID-19 crisis

16 April 2020

By Dr. Ian Davis

NATO Defence Ministers met yesterday (15 April 2020) by secure video conference to discuss the alliance’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. The ministers were joined by partners Finland and Sweden, as well as EU High Representative Josep Borrell.