⢠Defence Ministers address deterrence and defence, NATO missions, situation in the Middle East
⢠Video - Finland's impact on NATO
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NATO Defence Ministers wrapped up two days of meetings in Brussels on 12 October 2023, addressing the Allianceâs defence plans and operations, and meeting with their Israeli counterpart.
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NATO Allies condemned the horrific terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel in a meeting of Defence Ministers on 12 October 2023. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant briefed ministers by video conference on the atrocities by Hamas perpetrated against Israeli civilians and the nationals of several NATO Allies.
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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III to NATO Headquarters on 12 October 2023 for a second day of meetings of Allied Defence Ministers.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on 11 October 2023 welcomed Allies' new pledges of support for Ukraine as Russia is ''preparing once again to use winter as a weapon of war.''
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On 12 October 2023 NATO Defence Ministers and the Swedish Defence Minister endorsed the Digital Ocean Vision, a pioneering initiative to enhance NATOâs maritime situational awareness from seabed to space. The Digital Ocean initiative will transform Allied maritime domain awareness by enhancing coordination between national and Allied capabilities employed for maritime surveillance. This includes a broad range of assets from satellites to autonomous systems below, on, and above the sea.
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Two initiatives were signed in the margins of the NATO Defence Ministersâ meeting this week, demonstrating Alliesâ commitment to working together to strengthen NATOâs deterrence and defence in the air domain.
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Defence Ministers from 10 NATO Allies came together on 11 October 2023 to sign a memorandum of understanding to further develop the European Sky Shield Initiative. Under Germanyâs leadership, the initiative aims to bolster European air and missile defence through the joint acquisition of air defence equipment and missiles by European nations.
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Directors responsible for security policy from Allied Foreign Affairs Ministries and invitee Sweden met in Romania on 9-10 October 2023 to address current security challenges facing the Alliance.
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On 10-11 October 2023, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Bauer, attended the 2023 edition of the Joint Air and Space Power Conference, where he delivered a keynote address to more than 300 experts and senior leaders from across the Alliance and beyond, representing defence industry, academia and all military services.
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NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanÄ participated in the European Defence and Security Conference in Brussels on 10 October 2023.
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Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanÄ addressed the 69th annual session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Copenhagen, Denmark on 9 October 2023.
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From 3 to 5 October 2023, approximately 200 participants from 44 Allied and partner countries attended the NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives (NCGP) Annual Conference online and in person at NATO Headquarters.
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Russiaâs full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, against the backdrop of its illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014, changed the security landscape in Europe and acted as a catalyst for Finlandâs accession to NATO. After 30 years of close partnership with NATO, Finland joined the Alliance as a new member in April 2023.
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The worldâs oceans connect us. They are essential to global commerce and our way of life. Today, shipping makes up 90 per cent of all international trade in raw material and manufactured goods, and tankers carry more than half of the worldâs oil.
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