View Online Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing May 20, 2022 PRESS SECRETARY JOHN F. KIRBY: Hello, everybody. Happy Friday. Technically I'm only 10 minutes late because I moved the brief time to 2:00. The -- the Meyers disapproval. Evident as always. Welcome back.  OK, so, a couple of things at the top here if I can get this to work. All right, so far, so good. I think you know that this morning, the Secretary met with the Colombian Minister of National Defense Diego Molano and reaffirme ...Continue Reading

• Finland and Sweden submit applications to join NATO • NATO deploy Patriot missile air defence system to Slovakia Click here to view in your browser 20 May 2022 Update Finland and Sweden submit applications to join NATO Finland and Sweden on 18 May 2022 simultaneously handed in their official letters of application to join NATO. Mr Sto ...Continue Reading

• The NATO Secretary General to attend World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Click here to view in your browser Press Release 20 May 2022 PR (2022) 086 The NATO Secretary General to attend World Economic Forum Annual Meeting On Tuesday, 24 May 2022, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg will attend the Annual Meeting of th ...Continue Reading

• NATO Secretary General meets the Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Click here to view in your browser Press Release 20 May 2022 PR (2022) 087 NATO Secretary General meets the Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina On Wednesday, 25 May 2022, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will receive th ...Continue Reading

View Online Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing May 19, 2022 PRESS SECRETARY JOHN F. KIRBY:  A new record.  I do my best to be late for you.  OK.  Quite a few things to get through at the top here.  So bear with me.  I think you all should have now, if you -- if you don't when you back to your desk you'll have it a statement by the department about the next tranche of presidential draw down authority.  Another $100 million dollars.  This was in preexist ...Continue Reading

View Online Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks Welcoming Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles to the Pentagon May 19, 2022 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD J. AUSTIN III:  Minister Robles, it's an honor to welcome you to the Pentagon.  Thanks so much for coming.   And we look forward to Spain hosting the NATO Summit in Madrid next month.  We're excited about that.  We're meeting today at an important moment in European history, when democratic values and the rules-based internatio ...Continue Reading

Climate-related migration Click here to view in your browser NATO Review offers expert opinion, analysis and debate on security issues. What is published in this magazine does not necessarily represent the official position or policy ...Continue Reading

View Online Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks Welcoming Peter Hultqvist, Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Sweden, to the Pentagon May 18, 2022 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD J. AUSTIN III:  Well, Mr. Minister, it's a pleasure to host you here at the Pentagon, at this important moment. We frequently sit beside each other in Brussels, but it's good to have you here at the Pentagon. And let me say, right up front, that I'm proud of -- that our defense relationship with Sweden remains so strong. And w ...Continue Reading

• The NATO Secretary General to visit Denmark Click here to view in your browser Press Release 18 May 2022 PR (2022) 085 The NATO Secretary General to visit Denmark On Thursday, 19 May 2022, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg will visit Copenhagen, Denmark. Mr. Stoltenberg will meet with the Prime Minister of Denmark, ...Continue Reading

• NATO Secretary General meets the Prime Minister of Georgia Click here to view in your browser Press Release 18 May 2022 PR (2022) 082 (UPDATED) NATO Secretary General meets the Prime Minister of Georgia On Wednesday, 18 May 2022, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will receive the Prime Minister of Georgia, Mr. Irakl ...Continue Reading