カテゴリー: Nato
What to expect in Gaza, Ukraine, the US elections, China, Europe and the rest of the worldThe year 2024 will be a critical one. The future of Gaza and the West Bank may hinge in part on whether Donald Trump returns to the White House – as may the outco…
Progress expected at Nato summit thanks to attendance of Japan’s PM but no mention made in latest talksNato appears to have shelved plans to open a liaison office in Tokyo, a proposal that had been discussed as part of the western military alliance’s p…
Beijing is source of ‘systemic challenges’ but alliance members are divided on how to engageNato leaders and their allies are heading to Vilnius, Lithuania, this week, for two days of meetings starting on Tuesday. Among them is Yoon Suk Yeol, South Kor…
Berlin to buy 100 Boxer heavy weapon carriers made in Brisbane by German manufacturer RheinmetallFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister has t…
Rise of China and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompt more coordination between Europe, North America and the Indo-Pacific, expert saysFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or dail…
Nato statutes ‘clearly limit the scope to North Atlantic’, official says, with reports that president Macron personally objects to the ideaFrance is unenthusiastic about a proposal for Nato to open a liaison office in Japan, an official has said, days …
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Liaison office plans likely to attract criticism from China which has warned against the western alliance extending into AsiaNato is reportedly planning to open a liaison office in Japan to coordinate with close partners across the Indo-Pacific region …
Beijing says it respects status of countries such as Ukraine after ambassador’s comments spark rowRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesBeijing has insisted it respects the status of the independent nations that emerged from the USSR after “totally u…
Nato secretary general says Beijing ‘does not have much credibility’ because of failure to condemn Russia’s invasionRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesWestern leaders have largely dismissed a peace plan for Ukraine laid out by China’s government, arguin…
US secretary of state says Beijing’s ties with Moscow also discussed at alliance meeting after the two countries sent bombers into South Korean airspace Nato allies are concerned about China’s rapid and opaque military buildup and its cooperation with …
Russian forces are in retreat yet Nato still holds back for fear of what a humiliated Kremlin might do. But now is precisely the time to step up the pressureThere has been much excited talk of a “turning point” following Ukraine’s rapid military advanc…
Sir Stephen Lovegrove, the UK’s national security adviser, says backdoor channels had deterioratedThe west risks the initiation of nuclear conflict with China or Russia because of a “breakdown of communication” with the two countries, the UK’s national…
Western military bloc says China poses ‘serious challenges’ to global stabilityChina has issued a strong rebuke at Nato, calling out what it said was “cold war thinking and ideological bias”, after the western military bloc said Beijing posed “serious …
In New Zealand’s first formal address to Nato, Ardern dedicated part of her speech to warning of Beijing’s increasingly muscular international presencePrime minister Jacinda Ardern has urged democratic nations to stand firm as China becomes “more asser…