NATO News

On Wednesday (2 October), NATO, Allied space experts and space industry representatives gathered at NATO Headquarters in Brussels to address how to increase the protection of commercial partners against hybrid threats.

On Tuesday, 8 October 2024, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will receive the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. While at NATO Headquarters, President Stubb will also meet with the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer.

A press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine will be streamed on the NATO website shortly.

During his maiden trip as NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte visited Kyiv on Thursday (03 October 2024). The Secretary General met with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and pledged continued support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.

NATO and the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs are jointly organising the 19th Annual NATO Conference on Arms Control, Disarmament and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Non-Proliferation on 3-4 October 2024, in Warsaw.

On 1 October, we bid farewell to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who served 10 years at the helm of NATO, and welcomed Mark Rutte into the position. But what exactly is a NATO Secretary General and how does someone get the job? How long do they serve and what do they do every day? Read on to find out!

On Tuesday (1 October 2024), Mark Rutte took office as the NATO Secretary General. He was welcomed to NATO Headquarters in Brussels by the outgoing Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, whose term ends after ten years. Mr Rutte and Mr Stoltenberg laid a wreath during a ceremony at the NATO Memorial to the Fallen.

Today, 30 September 2024, the NATO Military Committee formally farewelled Mr Jens Stoltenberg, whose tenure as Secretary General is coming to an end. He will be succeeded by Mr Mark Rutte, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands on 1 October 2024.

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg wrapped up his visit to New York after attending the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday (27 September 2024). During his trip, he emphasised the importance of continued support to Ukraine, the value of the NATO Alliance, and the benefits of strengthening global partnerships.

NATO’s Defence Education Enhancement Programme (DEEP) organised the 3rd Annual Conference of Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Academies and Schools, from 16 to 19 September 2024, in Batumi, Georgia. The event was held in cooperation with the Partnership for Peace Consortium of Defence Academies and Security Studies Institutes and the Defence Forces of Georgia, with well over 80 participants from more than 30 countries.

On 25 and 26 September, a team from the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme was in Baku, Azerbaijan to review practical scientific cooperation and kick off a new research project focused on protecting critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks.

On Thursday, 26 September, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in a conversation and Q&A session at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in New York. The event – moderated by CFR board member and MSNBC host Ayman Mohyeldin – gathered an audience of policy experts, government officials, scholars, business leaders, media practitioners, and non-governmental organizations.

We are pleased to inform you that the third cycle of the NATO Young Professionals Programme (YPP) is now open for applications!

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called for stronger, more strategic and results-orientated partnerships with countries in the Gulf region during an event in the margins of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday (25 September 2024). Hosted by the Crown Prince of Kuwait, his Highness Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah, the event celebrated 20 years of NATO-Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI). It brought together NATO’s four ICI partners (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates) as well as Saudi Arabia, Oman and the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

The outgoing Commander of the NATO-led KFOR mission, Major General Özkan Ulutaş, from Türkiye, updated the North Atlantic Council and operational partners on Wednesday (25 September) at NATO Headquarters. He also met with NATO’s Acting Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Boris Ruge.

In September 2025, Bulgaria will host NATO’s 20th civil emergency response exercise. These exercises are among the world’s largest and most complex training events in disaster response and the management of complex emergencies.

On 23 September 2024 in Norfolk, United States, Admiral Pierre Vandier succeeded General Philippe Lavigne as Supreme Allied Commander Transformation. Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee, presided over the change of command ceremony.

NATO joined the United Nations “Summit of the Future” in New York on Sunday (22 September 2024), taking part in a session dedicated to the vital role of multilateralism for international peace and security.

The NATO Secretary General, Mr Jens Stoltenberg, will travel to New York from Monday, 23 September to Friday, 27 September 2024 to attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

From 18 to 20 September 2024, Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee attended the 26th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference in Kona, Hawaii. This year’s theme was “The Future Indo-Pacific: Building a Resilient and Interconnected Region.” Admiral Bauer attended at the invitation of Admiral Samuel Paparo, Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. On the side-lines of the conference, Admiral Bauer met with Chiefs of Defence from Partner nations Australia, New Zealand and Japan.