From 15th to 17th September 2023, at the invitation of General Eirik Kristoffersen, the NATO and Invitee Chiefs of Defence gathered in Oslo, Norway for their annual Military Committee Conference. The agenda of the conference focused on implementing the decisions taken at the Vilnius Summit, which aim to further strengthen …

Some 30 warships and 3,200 personnel from 14 nations will participate in the annual two-week naval exercise Northern Coasts, which starts on Saturday (9 September 2023) in the Baltic Sea, primarily off the coasts of Estonia and Latvia. Led by the German Navy, Northern Coasts is one of the biggest …

From 3rd to 5th September 2023, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer was in the Republic of North Macedonia, at the invitation of its Chief of Defence, Lieutenant General Vasko Gjurchinovsk. During his visit, he met with the President of the Republic of North Macedonia, Stevo …

NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Operations, Tom Goffus, welcomed the continued development of the Alliance’s relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina during a visit to Sarajevo on 29 and 30 August 2023. Mr. Goffus met with representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina and of the international community, including the Defence Minister, the …

Following a request from the Iraqi authorities and a decision by the North Atlantic Council on Thursday (17 August 2023), the scope of NATO Mission Iraq will also include advisory and capacity-building activities in support of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior and Federal Police Command. This additional activity will be …

Twenty-three NATO Allies have officially become Limited Partners of the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), which is preparing to make its initial investments later this year. The Participating Allies¹ have also welcomed Sweden’s interest to join the NIF. Sweden’s participation will take effect upon its accession to the North Atlantic Treaty. …

The NATO-Ukraine Council met on Wednesday (26 July 2023) to address the serious security situation in the Black Sea region following Russia’s unilateral termination of the Black Sea Grain Initiative brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg convened the meeting following a request for crisis …

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met President Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia in Brussels on Wednesday (19 July 2023) in order to discuss tensions in northern Kosovo. Mr Stoltenberg called the recent violence against KFOR peacekeepers unacceptable, underlining that KFOR has deployed 500 additional troops to Kosovo and stands ready to …

YATA Ukraine shares their thoughts and wishes for future NATO Membership of Ukraine before Vilnius Summit. We are quoting the statement in its entirety: “The forthcoming NATO Summit in Vilnius represents a pivotal moment for Ukraine, casting the nation’s ambitions and position into the global spotlight. It is a significant …

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov of Bulgaria to NATO Headquarters on Thursday (29 June 2023) to discuss final preparations for the upcoming Vilnius Summit. “Bulgaria is on the front line of some of the gravest challenges we face,” and “plays an important role in our collective …

On 11-12 July 2023, NATO’s Heads of State and Government will meet in Vilnius Lithuania, at the NATO Summit, to address the challenges of the current security environment. On this occasion, NATO is organising the NATO Public Forum, in collaboration with the Eastern Europe Studies Centre, the German Marshall Fund …

Visiting Vilnius on Monday (26 June 2023), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked President Gitanas Nausėda for Lithuania’s many contributions to NATO, and for hosting the Alliance’s upcoming Summit. “We are monitoring the situation in Russia,” said Mr Stoltenberg. “The events over the weekend are an internal Russian matter, and yet …

“NATO takes the events in northern Kosovo very seriously. KFOR is taking all necessary measures to ensure a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement for all communities in Kosovo, as authorised under UNSC Resolution 1244 of 1999. KFOR’s commitment to implementation of its mandate is unwavering, as demonstrated …

Speaking to the ”Brussels Sprouts” podcast hosted by the Center for a New American Security on Wednesday (7 June 2023), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he expects the Summit in Vilnius to send a strong signal of support to Ukraine. He said that all Allies agree that NATO’s door …

On June 7 and 8, 2023, the Atlantic Council organized a conference on “Countering Russian Influence Efforts Against Nonproliferation Norms in Eastern Europe” led by experts from the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. Representatives of the Atlantic Council of Serbia participated in this exceptional conference, and then had the …