Tag: NATO

US Disagrees With Germany on Nord Stream 2 Pipeline, Sees It as ‘Threat to Europe’s Energy Security’

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Washington disagrees with Germany on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, calling it a threat to Europe’s energy security, while adding that both countries agreed to ensure that Russia cannot use energy as a coercive tool against Ukraine or other states. Blinken met with his German counterpart…


UK Signs Deal to Help Enhance Ukrainian Naval Capabilities

The United Kingdom and Ukraine have signed a trilateral agreement with a British defence industry partner to enhance Ukraine’s naval capabilities. It includes new ships, armaments, and the training of Ukrainian Navy personnel. The UK’s Minister for Defence Procurement Jeremy Quin and First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Tony Radakin signed the Memorandum of Implementation (MOI) onboard the British…


The West Is Strategically Reorganizing to Fight Communist China

Commentary Recently, three major summits in the Western world—those of the G-7 (Group of Seven), NATO, and the U.S.–EU—have been held back-to-back, highlighting a significant strategic shift to confront the systemic threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). If 2020 was a year marked by a pandemic ravaging the world and the emergence of…


Macron Says European Defense Autonomy and NATO Membership Are Compatible

PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said that the goal of European defense autonomy could go hand in hand with NATO membership. “We have succeeded in instilling the idea that European defense, and strategic defense autonomy, can be an alternative project to the trans-Atlantic organization, but very much a solid component of this,” Macron told…


Kremlin Says NATO Membership for Ukraine Would Be ‘Red Line’

MOSCOW—The Kremlin said on Thursday that Ukrainian membership of NATO would be a “red line” for Moscow and that it was worried by talk that Kyiv may one day be granted a membership action plan. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the remarks a day after U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin held…


Chinese Regime Repeats That NATO Is ‘Brain Dead’ in Attempt at Retaliation

Two days after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) declared Beijing a “systemic challenge” to the rules-based international order, China’s state-run media on June 16 repeated prior remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron calling the alliance “brain dead.” The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) mouthpiece CCTV published an article on Wednesday criticizing NATO for being stuck in “rigid and…


NATO Got It Wrong: China is a Bigger Threat Than Russia

Commentary NATO finally addressed China in a half-serious way. The U.S.-led alliance system described the country as a “challenge” in a communiqué. But NATO continues to plod along, way behind the curve. While NATO rightly recognizes Russia as an aggressive threat (the country did invade Ukraine in 2014, and is still there), history’s most powerful…


US and EU Reach Deal to End 17-Year Boeing-Airbus Trade Dispute

U.S. President Joe Biden agreed with European Union (EU) leaders on Tuesday to end a trade dispute over aircraft subsidies by suspending tariffs to Boeing and Airbus, officials said.


China Denounces NATO After the Atlantic Alliance Says Beijing Poses ‘Systematic Challenge’

Beijing lashed out at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) after 30 world leaders of the alliance issued a communiqué critical of the communist regime. “China’s stated ambitions and assertive behavior present systemic challenges to the rules-based international order and to areas relevant to alliance security,” the communiqué stated after leaders met for a one-day…


China Denounces NATO After the Atlantic Alliance Says Beijing Poses ‘Systemic Challenge’

Beijing lashed out at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) after 30 world leaders of the alliance issued a communiqué critical of the communist regime. “China’s stated ambitions and assertive behavior present systemic challenges to the rules-based international order and to areas relevant to alliance security,” the communiqué stated after leaders met for a one-day…