On December 20, the Atlantic Council of Serbia, with the support of NATO PDD and in cooperation with Demostat, organized a conference within the project “Defense against disinformation”. The speakers at the conference were: Vladan Živulović, president of the Atlantic Council of Serbia Zoran Panović, journalist and program director of …

NATO Headquarters held a Climate Change and Security Roundtable on Thursday (15 December 2022). This event brought together representatives of NATO Allies and renowned climate experts to discuss the impact of climate change on security. Among the issues discussed were the latest trends on climate change and security in the …

Allies agreed NATO’s civil and military budgets for 2023 at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council on Wednesday (14 December 2022). The civil budget is set at €370.8 million, and the military budget is set at €1.96 billion, representing a 27.8% and 25.8% increase, respectively, over 2022. Secretary General …

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday (07 December 2022) stressed the importance of continued NATO Allied support to Ukraine as it faces Russia’s war of aggression. Addressing the Financial Times’ Global Boardroom event via video link, Mr Stoltenberg said the conflict would likely enter a quieter phase over winter …

The president of the Atlantic Council of Serbia spoke to Demostat about the foreign policy of the Republic of Serbia, relations with Russia, brotherhood and interests. You can see the clip HERE, and the text and recording of the show in its entirety HERE.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Belgium, Yoon Soongu, met with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at NATO Headquarters on Tuesday (22 November 2022), at an official ceremony marking the establishment of the Republic of Korea’s Diplomatic Mission to NATO. This follows the agreement by the North Atlantic Council …

Russia’s weaponisation of food and energy as part of its illegal war in Ukraine underlines the need to increase resilience, diversify energy supplies and sources, and accelerate the transition to cleaner, greener economies, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said today (8 November 2022). Mr Stoltenberg was speaking virtually at an …

NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoană, spoke today (4 November 2022) at the GoTech World 2022 Conference in Romania. He said that our security is tied to our ability not just to innovate but to innovate differently, responsibly, and cooperatively. Mr Geoană said, “We want the disruptors from all areas …

On 27 and 28 October 2022, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Bauer was in Serbia, where he met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, the Minister of Defence, Miloš Vučević, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dacic, the Acting Assistant Minister of Defence Policy, Predrag Bandić, and the …

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă to NATO Headquarters on Wednesday (26 October 2022) to address Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine and the implications for security in the Black Sea region. Mr Stoltenberg emphasised that NATO is reinforcing its presence from the Black to the …

On Tuesday (25 October 2022), NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană emphasised how taking innovative, non-traditional approaches to problem solving is key to NATO’s approach to current and emerging security challenges. Addressing over 1,000 experts from industry, academia, government and not-for-profit organisations at the NATO Edge conference in Mons, Belgium, …

On 20-21 October 22, the NATO Military Committee was in Türkiye to visit the Allied Land Command (LANDCOM), the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Türkiye, the Multinational Joint Warfare Centre and the Maritime Security Centre of Excellence. After being officially welcomed by the LANDCOM Commander, General Williams, the NATO Military Representatives …

A Royal Australian Air Force P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft successfully concluded its participation in NATO’s Sea Guardian mission on Friday (14 October 2022). Operating out of Sigonella airbase in southern Italy, the aircraft provided NATO’s maritime security mission in the Mediterranean with surveillance and reconnaissance data. The deployment marked …

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in the Koerber Stiftung’s annual Berlin Foreign Policy Forum on Tuesday (18 October 2022). This year’s iteration was titled: “The Price of Peace: Rethinking Security for Germany and Europe”. During a live-streamed interview with Deutsche Welle’s “Conflict Zone” programme, Mr Stoltenberg stressed the importance …

NATO will further step up support for Ukraine, while strengthening the Alliance’s defence and deterrence and working to increase the protection of critical infrastructure, Secretary General Stoltenberg said on Thursday (13 October 2022). Speaking after a two-day meeting of Defence Ministers, Mr Stoltenberg praised the U.N. General Assembly’s condemnation of …