Share Tweet Forward 15 December 2017 PR (2017) 180 Statement by the North Atlantic Council on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty For 30 years, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty has been crucial to Euro-Atlantic security. By removing an entire class of U.S. and Russian weapons – ground-launched intermediate-range missiles – the Treat ...Continue Reading

   Web version  |  Subscription *DECEMBER* 2017  Exercise Zapad 2017 Since 2008, Russia has used its strategic exercises and large-scale snap exercises to hone its military capabilities, undermine regional stability in peace and – twice – to mask impending aggression. Dave Johnson of NATO’s Defence Policy and Planning Division explains. Read more ZAPAD 2017 and Euro-Atlantic security The increasing size and complexity of Russia’s annual strategic and snap ...Continue Reading

Share Tweet Forward 13 December 2017 PR (2017) 179 NATO Secretary General to participate in the European Council meeting The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg will attend the European Council meeting on Thursday, 14 December 2017. Media Advisory 15:15 Secretary General’s doorstep at Europa Building – Rue de la Loi, 165 – 1040 Brussels The doorste ...Continue Reading

You are subscribed to Transcripts for U.S. Department of Defense. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Department of Defense Press Briefing by General Bunch via teleconference from Kabul, Afghanistan 12/12/2017 04:28 PM CST Presenter: Brigadier General Lance Bunch (USAF), director, CJ35, Future Operations, Headquarters Resolute Support, U.S. Central Command, Kabul, Afghanistan Dec. 12, 2017 Department of Defense Press Briefing by General Bunch via teleconference from Kabul, Afghanistan STA ...Continue Reading

Share Tweet Forward 12 December 2017 PR (2017) 178 North Atlantic Council statement on the extension of the Secretary General’s mandate Allies agreed today to extend the mandate of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg by two years, until 30 September 2020.   Allies congratulate the Secretary General and have full confidence in his ability to continue his ...Continue Reading

Share Tweet Forward 11 December 2017 PR (2017) 177 NATO Deputy Secretary General to participate in the European Union Non-proliferation and Disarmament Conference 2017 The NATO Deputy Secretary General, The Honourable Rose E. Gottemoeller, will attend the plenary session on “Perspectives on Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Challenges” at the Palais d’Egmont on Tue ...Continue Reading

Share Tweet Forward 8 December 2017 ​ NATO Foreign Ministers meeting wraps up in Brussels NATO Foreign Ministers on Wednesday (6 December) discussed ways to increase NATO's role in projecting stability and fighting terr ...Continue Reading

   Web version  |  Subscription *DECEMBER* 2017  Illicit trade and corruption Corruption and illicit trade are at the root of instability in many parts of the world. But, as Louise Shelley of George Mason University explains, the impact of illicit trade and pernicious and pervasive corruption affects us all: undermining the fabric of our societies, depleting the planet’s limited resources and contributing to the extinction of endangered species. Read more New ...Continue Reading

You are subscribed to Transcripts for U.S. Department of Defense. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Department of Defense Press Briefing by Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White and David L. Norquist, Undersecretary Of Defense, Comptroller 12/07/2017 04:49 PM CST Presenter: Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White and David L. Norquist, Undersecretary Of Defense, Comptroller Dec. 7, 2017 Department of Defense Press Briefing by Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White and David L. N ...Continue Reading

Share Tweet Forward 7 December 2017 PR (2017) 176 NATO Deputy Secretary General to visit the Republic of Moldova On Friday, 8 December 2017, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, The Honourable Ms. Rose Gottemoeller will travel to Chisinau where she will inaugurate the NATO Liaison Office Moldova together with the Prime Minister, Mr. Pavel Filip. During her visit, M ...Continue Reading