Tag: NATO

Biden Administration to Expand Military Presence in Germany in Reversal of Trump Policy

The United States will station 500 additional troops in Germany as early as this fall.


Ukraine Calls for Path Into NATO After Russia Masses Troops

KYIV—President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on NATO on Tuesday to lay out a path for Ukraine to join the Western military alliance, after days in which Russia has massed troops near the conflict-hit Donbass region. Zelenskiy’s comments drew an immediate rebuke from Moscow, which said Kyiv’s approach to NATO could further inflame the situation in Donbass,…


Blinken’s NATO Speech Takes Strong Stance Against the CCP

Commentary In his NATO speech, Secretary of State Antony Blinken used the word “threat” 30 times and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 16 times. He stressed Article 5 of the NATO Treaty, indicating European countries should join forces with the United States to deal with the CCP. A lot of things happened this past week….


Biden Administration’s Initiative in Bringing Allies Together Against the CCP Is Taking Effect

Commentary The Biden administration’s efforts of bringing allies together to fight the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seems to be working. During the Cultural Revolution, the CCP’s diplomacy experienced a major failure. It seems the Red Guards generation (the current CCP leaders) are in power today, so I’m afraid a repeat of the diplomatic debacle is inevitable….


Beijing’s ‘Blatant Economic Coercion’ of Australia Threatens Security, Shared Values, US’s Blinken Says

The Beijing regime’s “blatant economic coercion” against Australia is one of the three most urgent threats facing the world, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says. Speaking at NATO headquarters in Belgium on March 24, he noted that China poses a growing military and non-military threat that can no longer be ignored. “Beijing’s military ambitions are…


Beijing’s ‘Blatant Economic Coercion’ of Australia Threatens Security, Shared Values, Blinken Says

The Beijing regime’s “blatant economic coercion” against Australia is one of the three most urgent threats facing the world, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says. Speaking at NATO headquarters in Belgium on March 24, he noted that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) poses a growing military and non-military threat that can no longer be ignored….


Beijing’s ‘Blatant Economic Coercion’ of Australia Threatens Security and Shared Values: Antony Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has named Beijing’s “blatant economic coercion” against Australia as one example of the three most urgent threats the world faces today. Speaking at NATO headquarters in Belgium on March 24, Blinked noted that Beijing posed a growing military and non-military threat that could no longer be ignored. “Beijing’s military…


US Would Consult NATO Allies on Any Decision to Withdraw Troops From Afghanistan: Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday at the start of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Foreign Ministers’ meeting that the United States will consult NATO Allies about the way forward on Afghanistan. Asked about any possible withdrawal from Afghanistan, where the United States has been at war since 2001, Blinken said…


UK Minister Defends Strategy to Increase Stockpile of Nuclear Warheads

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on Sunday rejected the Russian ambassador’s accusation that the UK is breaking the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), and said the UK needs to increase its nuclear deterrence to protect itself and its NATO allies. The UK government on March 16 said in a policy review that…


Bulgaria Charges Six People Over Alleged Russian Spy Ring

SOFIA—Bulgarian prosecutors said on Friday they had charged six Bulgarians, including senior officials from the defense ministry and military intelligence, with spying for Russia. The Russian embassy in Sofia said in a comment on its website it expected that until a court ruled on the case that all speculation about Russia’s alleged involvement in intelligence…