Commentary On March 27, Hungary’s parliament overwhelmingly approved Finland’s application to join NATO. Finland and Sweden, both Cold War neutrals, applied to join NATO in May 2022. NATO has 30 members and requires unanimity to admit a new member. Hungary made 29 for Finland. The alliance awaits Turkey’s decision. On March 17, after opposing Finnish…
Defence, Economy on the Agenda as Biden Makes an Overdue Canada Visit
March 16, 2023
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When U.S. President Joe Biden visits Canada next week, topics up for discussion when he meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau include defence cooperation, ongoing efforts to support Ukraine, and “enhanced collaboration to address the synthetic opioid crisis that has devastated both countries,” according to a White House press statement. During Biden’s two-day visit March 23…
Poland: NATO’s New Bulwark
Commentary During the Cold War, the United States counted on a few key European allies to shore up the NATO alliance. West Germany was the Atlantic Alliance’s front line, hosting hundreds of thousands of troops from several NATO nations. Britain was America’s unsinkable aircraft carrier for medium-range bombers. Italy and Spain provided critical infrastructure for…
UK Ammunition Stockpile ‘Dangerously Low’ Because of Ukraine War: MPs
Britain and its NATO allies have allowed their ammunition reserves to fall to “dangerously low levels” as they seek to keep Ukraine supplied in its resistance against the Russian invasion, a parliamentary committee has said. The Defence Committee in the House of Commons warned on Tuesday that rebuilding Britain’s munitions stockpile could take at least…
NATO Member Says 50 Billion Euros in Aid to Ukraine ‘Far From’ Satisfying, Urges Allies to Boost Spending
Estonia has called on all NATO allies to increase defense spending in a bid to strengthen collective support for Ukraine as the conflict recently passed its one-year mark. “Members have not done enough,” Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview. “This is my comprehensive assessment.” “The Western camp has…
Finnish Parliament Passes NATO Bill With Large Majority
HELSINKI—Finland’s parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed its bid to join NATO, the assembly’s speaker said. Approval of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s treaties and Finland’s accession passed with 184 members of the 200-seat parliament voting in favor, seven against, and one abstaining. In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago, Finland last May…
China’s Ceasefire Proposal for the Russia-Ukraine War Aims to Divide the West: Experts
March 1, 2023
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The Chinese communist regime’s cease-fire proposal for the Russia-Ukraine war has met with skepticism as the international community questions the regime’s neutrality. Experts said the regime is using the peace deal to divide the West. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) published “China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis” on the official website…
UK Won’t Be Deterred by Putin’s Nuclear Threats, National Security Adviser Says
The UK will not be deterred from supporting Ukraine by Russia’s nuclear threats and will push back against “reckless escalation language,” national security adviser Sir Tim Barrow said on Wednesday. Speaking to lawmakers at a National Security Strategy Joint Committee hearing, Barrow said allies need to ramp up support for Ukraine so it can defend…
Taliban: 2 Senior ISIS Members Killed in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD—Two senior regional members of the ISIS terrorist group have been killed in Afghanistan in recent weeks in separate operations by the Taliban security forces, a Taliban spokesman said Tuesday. Taliban forces killed Qari Fateh, the regional ISIS intelligence and operations chief, during a raid in Kabul over the weekend, Zabihullah Mujahid, the main spokesman…
NATO Expansion Focus of Parliamentary Committee Trip to Europe to Study Ukraine
Expanding the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has become a major focus of Parliament’s foreign affairs committee as it tours several European countries to study the impact of the war in Ukraine, the committee chair said in an interview in Warsaw Sunday. The committee members started their journey in Sweden last week and will end in…
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