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3 October 2025

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NATO Secretary General visits New York during UNGA, addresses West Point cadets

NATO Secretary General visits Denmark to discuss threats to democracies, security cooperation and aid to Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte travelled to Denmark on 1 October 2025. His visit began with a meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom. In the evening, Mr. Rutte was received by Their Majesties King Frederik X and Queen Mary.

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NATO Secretary General attends meeting of EU College of Commissioners

NATO Secretary General attends meeting of EU College of Commissioners

On 30 September 2025, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte attended a meeting of the European Union’s College of Commissioners hosted by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, Belgium.

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NATO Deputy Secretary General visits Poland

NATO Deputy Secretary General visits Poland

On 29 September 2025, NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska visited Warsaw, Poland to conduct bilateral meetings and attend the Warsaw Security Forum.

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NATO Chiefs of Defence gather in Riga for Military Committee Conference

NATO Chiefs of Defence gather in Riga for Military Committee Conference

NATO’s highest Military Authority, the NATO Military Committee, met in Riga, Latvia on 26 and 27 September 2025. The 32 NATO Chiefs of Defence, together with the Strategic Commanders, discussed military developments within the Alliance, particularly in the face of increasingly worrying threats to Euro-Atlantic security and in light of the decisions taken at the historic NATO Summit in The Hague in June 2025.

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NATO Deputy Secretary General visits Bosnia and Herzegovina

NATO Deputy Secretary General visits Bosnia and Herzegovina

On 26-27 September, NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska visited Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she engaged in high-level meetings and participated in the Sarajevo Security Conference.

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NATO and nations defend the skies during summits in Denmark

NATO and nations defend the skies during summits in Denmark

NATO and member nations deployed additional multi-domain capabilities on land, in the air and at sea to defend the skies during the European Union (EU) and European Political Community (EPC) summits in Copenhagen, Denmark on 1-2 October following recent drone incursions in that country. (Story courtesy of SHAPE)

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Chair of NATO Military Committee participates in SEAFUTURE 2025 Conference

Chair of NATO Military Committee participates in SEAFUTURE 2025 Conference

The Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, travelled to Italy to take part as a keynote speaker in the SEAFUTURE 2025 Conference. He also visited the NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation and the “National Pole of the Underwater Dimension” (PNS).

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The first dedicated dialogue on defence industrial cooperation and capabilities launched between NATO and the Republic of Korea

The first dedicated dialogue on defence industrial cooperation and capabilities launched between NATO and the Republic of Korea

On 26 September 2025, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defence Industry, Innovation and Armaments, Ms Tarja Jaakkola, opened the first staff-to-staff dialogue on defence industrial cooperation and capabilities between NATO and the Republic of Korea. Ms Jaakkola and representatives of the Defence Acquisition Program Administration of the Republic of Korea discussed recent developments in the areas of defence industrial production and defence capabilities.

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Drones | Lessons from Ukraine

Drones | Lessons from Ukraine

In Ukraine, drones have transformed the country’s fight for freedom. From the earliest days of the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, drones have offered Ukrainian forces a cheap and effective way to try to level the playing field. They’ve had to innovate to avoid being overrun.

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