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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.
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 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
NATO releases new joint air power strategy, but no recognition of potential for civilian casualties
By Dr. Ian Davis, NATO Watch
NATO declares readiness initiative, while Secretary General plays down “serious differences” within the alliance
A review of the NATO Defence Ministers meeting, Brussels, 7-8 June 2018
By Dr. Ian Davis, NATO Watch
Key decisions taken:
NATO Parliamentary Assembly focuses on NATO Summit in July
A review of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Spring Session,
Warsaw, 25-28 May 2018
By Dr. Ian Davis, NATO Watch
NATO Military Committee sets the stage for July Summit
A review of the NATO Military Committee meeting, Brussels, 16 May 2018
By Dr. Ian Davis, NATO Watch
NATO and the airstrikes against Syria
17 April 2018
By Dr. Ian Davis, NATO Watch
Trump's Nuclear Posture Review endangers Europe
By Maxwell Downman, Analyst and Clerk to the UK All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Security and Non-Proliferation