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NATO’s new southern ‘information hub’ launched in Naples ahead of schedule

On the 5 September 2017, NATO's new southern ‘information hub’ was opened at the Allied Joint Forces Command near Naples, Italy.

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European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats opens in Helsinki

When the EU and NATO agreed to enhance their cooperation at the Warsaw Summit in 2016, countering hybrid threats was identified as one of the most prominent fields of cooperation.

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NATO Secretary General condemns North Korea’s sixth nuclear test

In a statement on 3 September, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg condemned the sixth nuclear test conducted by North Korea.

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US special envoy says Ukraine is not ready to join NATO

In a Ukrainian TV interview on August 26, Kurt Volker, the US special envoy for efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine, said that the country is not yet ready to join NATO.

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President Trump announces mini-troop surge to Afghanistan: will NATO follow suit?

In his televised speech on 21 August, President Trump announced that more US troops will be deployed to Afghanistan, signalling a change of approach from his predecessor, President Obama. The exact number of additional troops and the strategy for deploying them was not specified in the speech.