• NATO Secretary General meets the Chair and members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Click here to view in your browser Press Release 14 April 2025 NATO Secretary General meets the Chair and members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina On Tuesday, 15 April 2025, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will meet with th ...Continue Reading

Sharing the burden: How Poland and Germany are shifting the dial on European defence expenditure 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 pos ...Continue Reading

• NATO Secretary General in Tokyo: Japan is one of our most valued partners and we are strengthening our cooperation Click here to view in your browser 11 April 2025 Update NATO Secretary General in Tokyo: Japan is one of our most valued partners and we are strengthening our cooperation NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, made his first trip to the Indo-Pacific in this capacity this week ...Continue Reading

View Online Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Conducts Joint Press Engagement With Panamanian Public Security Minister Frank Abrego in Panama City April 9, 2025 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PETE HEGSETH:  Good afternoon. It's a privilege to be here in Panama. Minister Abrego, thank you for an incredibly productive visit. The same goes for our friend, President Mulino. President Mulino and his administration are a great ally of the United States. We are deeply grateful for the friendship of our Panamanian counterparts ...Continue Reading

View Online Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Delivers Opening Remarks at 2025 Central American Security Conference in Panama City April 9, 2025 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PETE HEGSETH: Minister Abrego, Admiral Holsey, ministers, chiefs of defense, fellow troops of the United States, good morning to everybody. It is great to see all of you again. Got a chance to spend time with many of you last night. It's a privilege. As you know, the security of the hemisphere that we share is a top priority for President Trump a ...Continue Reading

View Online Performing the Duties of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Tim Dill Holds Off-Camera, On-The-Record Briefing on the COVID-19 Reinstatement Policy April 8, 2025 MODERATOR:  Thanks for joining us today. We had one update. This backgrounder is now on the record. You can attribute this information to Mr. Tim Dill, who is performing the duties of the deputy undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. We'll be take — we will be talking about ho ...Continue Reading

• The Coalition of the Willing Defence Ministers to meet at NATO Headquarters Click here to view in your browser Press Release 9 April 2025 The Coalition of the Willing Defence Ministers to meet at NATO Headquarters Programme On 10 April the United Kingdom and France will host a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in defence ministers ...Continue Reading

View Online Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Pier Dedication at Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Naval Base April 8, 2025 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PETE HEGSETH: Well, thank you very much, Minister Abrego, for being here today and for a very warm welcome. Admiral Halsey, Commander of SOUTHCOM, thank you for your great work, your partnership, phenomenal job you and all the troops down here and throughout the hemisphere. And father, thank you for the blessing of this pier. What a reminder that Almighty ...Continue Reading

• UPDATED - NATO Secretary General to visit Japan Click here to view in your browser Press Release 7 April 2025 NATO Secretary General to visit Japan UPDATED - On 8 and 9 April 2025, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will visit Japan. On Tuesday, 8 April, the Secretary General will meet the Minister of Defence, Mr Gen Nakatani. H ...Continue Reading

• Secretary General reaffirms security through strength and support to Ukraine, as NATO Foreign Ministers lay groundwork for The Hague Summit Click here to view in your browser 4 April 2025 Update Secretary General reaffirms security through strength and support to Ukraine, as NATO Foreign Ministers lay groundwork for The Hague Summit NATO Foreign Ministers wrapped up two days of meeting ...Continue Reading