Echoing Trump UK Calls on NATO to Pay Up, Boost Defence Spending
The UK has announced that it will campaign for all member states to increase their NATO standard defense spending from 2% to 2.5%, which is just barely above the floor. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak paid a military visit to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally Poland on Tuesday, announcing his government’s intention to increase […]
Argentina formally requests to become NATO partner
Argentina formally requested to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a “global partner” on Thursday. The country’s Defense Minister, Luis Petri, announced the decision in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Petri met with NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana in Brussels, Belgium, to present him a letter with the request. “I met with […]
Pence predicts Putin will target a NATO country if he’s successful in Ukraine
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday called on members of Congress to help push for more funding to Ukraine, saying Russian President Vladimir Putin could target NATO members if Russia wins the war with Kiev. I predicted that it would. Pence: “My meeting with Vladimir Putin has shown me that if President Putin is […]
NATO plans to ‘leverage human enhancement technologies’
Western militaries intend to “leverage” opportunities to “enable individuals to operate beyond normal human limits or abilities,” according to a new NATO strategy document. “Biotechnology and human enhancement technologies (BHE) will transform our economies, societies, security and defense in unprecedented and unforeseeable ways,” the allies state. “Against this context, NATO will provide the transatlantic forum […]
Norway’s announcement is a reminder that defense spending is a NATO success story
Last week, the Norwegian government presented a new long-term defense plan that, if adopted, would double The country’s defense budget will reach that size in just over a decade. Norway’s plan was announced shortly after the country announced in March that: Plans to spend 2% of GDP on defense in 2024achieved NATO benchmarks two years […]
US warns NATO: China helped Russia ‘reconstitute militarily’
China has enabled Russia’s military to “reconstitute” to a degree that threatens Ukraine and the wider NATO alliance, according to senior U.S. officials. “The warnings were explicit,” a source familiar with Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s message to allies told the Financial Times. “There has been a shift, and it was felt in the room. […]
Biden praises NATO on alliance anniversary amid Trump threats
President Biden on Thursday celebrated and praised the 75th anniversary of the NATO alliance, even as former President Trump threatened to encourage attacks on “delinquent” members. Biden called NATO “the greatest military alliance in the history of the world,” adding, “For the past 75 years, America and our allies have chosen to stand together for […]
Blinken: Ukraine Will Become A Member Of NATO
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, April 4, 2024 (Photo by Joanna Geron/AFP) Tom McGrath of OAN6pm – Thursday, April 4, 2024 Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the next NATO summit will focus on Ukraine’s membership. advertisement Giving a speech at the North Atlantic […]
Antony Blinken indicates Ukraine will eventually join NATO
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shown Ukraine eventually becomes a member of the NATO alliance. comment While standing alongside Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Brussels, Belgium. Blinken’s comments sparked a backlash from some on the U.S. political right. Republican Sen. Mike Lee (Utah) tweeted“NATO can have Ukraine. Or the United States, but not […]
Mark Warner celebrates Democrats rebuilding ‘critical’ NATO alliance after Trump ‘weakened’ it
On NATO’s 75th anniversary, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) praised Democrats for their work on the alliance after former President Donald Trump “weakened” it. “After being deeply weakened by the former President, we’ve rebuilt this critical alliance, but its continued strength relies on us keeping our word and renewing aid to Ukraine,” Warner stated. Under the […]