By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NATO said Human Security is a priority in efforts in the protection of civilians; children and armed conflict; countering trafficking in human beings. On 25 February 2021, at a high-level online conference, NATO discussed how to enhance its human
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, (NATO) also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 European and North American countries. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Alliance defense ministers have agreed to raise the number of troops for the NATO Mission
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday suggested that Alliance troops may stay in Afghanistan a while longer than a May 1 deadline for international troops to leave the country. A peace deal made last year between the Taliban
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. The NATO chief joins a chorus of several other European leaders who promptly recognized the president-elect’s win. “I warmly welcome the election of
(credit: nato.usmission.gov / Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison U.S. Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison said the COVID-19 pandemic thus far has not had any negative impact on the cohesiveness
DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper at the Alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on Friday. Stoltenberg and Esper had discussions to follow up the decisions taken by NATO Defence Ministers last week on issues
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NATO Defence Ministers agreed on next steps to take in the fight against the Coronavirus at virtual meeting Wednesday of the North Atlantic Council in Brussels. “COVID-19 represents an unprecedented challenge to our nations,” NATO Secretary General
DIPLOMATIC TIMES BRUSSELS – Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan to NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday (14 January 2020) for talks about the Alliance’s strong partnership with Jordan and the current situation in the Middle East.
By Gary Raynaldo / DIPLOMATIC TIMES NATO and the Boeing Company signed a $1 billion contract in Brussels Wednesday to modernise the military Alliance’s fleet of AWACS aircraft. The historic aviation deal was inked at Melsbroek Airport in Brussels to mark a major
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES While NATO has not stated it officially, the Alliance’s largest military exercise since the Cold War currently being conducted in Norway is to send a message to Russia. NATO’s Operation Trident Juncture 18 kicked off last week with 50,000 participants