United States to withdraw 9,500 troops from Germany
-- some may be destined for Poland; no prior discussion within NATO
7 June 2020
Russia-NATO relations
NATO Watch Observatory No.53
Quarterly newsletter focused on NATO policy-making and operational activities.
In this edition (February – May 2020):
NATO Watch Essay:
President Trump to pull out of Open Skies Treaty
Dr Ian Davis and Joe Malmkvist
22 May 2020
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.
NATO military exercise, Defender Europe 20, threatened by coronavirus; China comes to the aid of Italy
NATO’s biggest military exercise for over 25 years ‘Defender Europe 20’ is getting underway with 20,000 US troops due to participate in the United States’s largest deployment to Europe in over quarter of a century.
“Strengthening Deterrence” with More Nuclear Bombs?
By Steven Aftergood, Federation of American Scientists (FAS)
21 February 2020