On Thursday, 26 March 2026, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Mark Rutte presented NATO’s 2025 Annual Report—an assessment that reflects both a shifting security landscape and an Alliance undergoing rapid transformation. At the 2025 Summit in The Hague, Allies took a historic decision: to raise defence investment to 5% ofContinue Reading
Ballistic missiles remain one of the most serious threats to NATO territory and populations. Several countries near the Alliance possess such weapons or are actively developing them. Their destructive power has been clearly demonstrated during Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. To address this challenge, NATO has developed a comprehensiveContinue Reading
Approximately 25,000 soldiers from 14 nations will participate in the Norwegian-led exercise Cold Response, one of the largest military winter exercises conducted in Northern Europe. During Cold Response, participating forces will train on the reception of allied reinforcements into Norway, close multinational cooperation, and the execution of military operations underContinue Reading
NATO and Norway have agreed to offer the Norwegian Armed Forces’ base in Bodø as the permanent location for the Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) Bodø. The proposed solution enables a more cost-effective implementation and allows the centre to reach full operational capability at an earlier stage. CAOC Bodø representsContinue Reading
This week, colleagues from NATO and NATO member states gathered in Oslo for a hybrid symposium to discuss strengthened defence and deterrence against hybrid threats. Photo: NATO’s Deputy Secretary General Jean-Charles Ellermann-Kingombe represented the Alliance at the hybrid symposium in Oslo this week. Here he is pictured with part ofContinue Reading
Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark are preparing for joint procurement of drones and related technologies. The agreement was signed in Helsinki yesterday. “Drones have become a decisive factor in modern warfare. This is an important Nordic initiative to enhance the security of the Nordic countries and allied territories. All theContinue Reading
Last night, numerous drones from Russia violated Polish airspace. Our air defences were activated and successfully ensured the defence of NATO territory, as they are designed to do. Several Allies were involved alongside Poland. This included Polish F16s, Dutch F35s, Italian AWACS, NATO Multi Role Tanker Transport, and German Patriots.Continue Reading
Recent events have solidified the Baltic Sea as an area of critical strategic importance. It serves as a vital maritime trading route, hosts considerable networks of Critical Undersea Infrastructure (CUI), and holds significant potential for the development of new sources of energy. As a result, it is also an areaContinue Reading
NATO’s highest Military Authority, the Military Committee, will meet on 14 May 2025, at the Chiefs of Defence level. The Chair of the Military Committee (CMC), Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, will preside the meeting, with the participation of the 32 Allies, along with the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), andContinue Reading
NATO Allies strongly condemn the decisions by the leaders of the Russian Federation and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to dangerously expand Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine. Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea and Ukraine associate themselves with this statement. In addition to theContinue Reading