Collective defence (Article 5)
NATO seeks to sharpen its technological advantage and adopts a Janus-inspired strategy: one face towards Russia and the other towards China
An analysis of the NATO Defence Ministers Meeting, Brussels, 21-22 October 2021
By Dr. Ian Davis, NATO Watch
1 November 2021
Key activities and decisions taken:
NATO Watch Observatory No.57
Quarterly newsletter focused on NATO policy-making and operational activities.
In this edition (June-September 2021):
NATO Watch Comment:
Why NATO must conduct a public inquiry into what went wrong in Afghanistan
Summit sets NATO on collision course with China; continues to press for high levels of military spending despite pandemic; and resumes hostility to nuclear ban treaty
An analysis of the NATO Summit Communiqué, Brussels, 14 June 2021
Key features of the NATO Summit and Communiqué:
NATO Watch Observatory No.56
Quarterly newsletter focused on NATO policy-making and operational activities.
In this edition (January-May 2021):
NATO Watch Essay:
NATO Foreign Ministers preach post-Trump unity: Rise of China and an ‘assertive and aggressive’ Russia top agenda
A review of the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting, 23-24 March 2021
By Dr. Ian Davis, NATO Watch
Key activities and decisions taken:
A deeply flawed policy assessment on the No First Use option for the United States
A Review of No-First Use of Nuclear Weapons: A Policy Assessment, Institute for Defense Analysis, January 2021
By Paul Ingram * 27 February 2021
New Pentagon chief reassures NATO allies, but feelgood factor does not extend to Afghanistan, China and Russia
A review of the NATO Defence Ministers teleconference,
17-18 February 2021
By Dr. Ian Davis, NATO Watch
Key activities and decisions taken:
Peace researchers challenge NATO 2030 project: Reflection Group proposals risk twin cold wars with Russia and China
For Immediate Release: 16 February 2021
Contact: Dr. Ian Davis | +44 (0)7767 686145
Email: idavis@natowatch.org