NATO foreign ministers are gathering in Brussels to continue preparations for the upcoming NATO Summit in The Hague and address pressing international security issues, according to an official statement from the Alliance.
Speaking ahead of the meeting, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the discussions would centre on strengthening collective defence, which he described as “the foundation on which NATO was built, and it remains our number one priority.â€
A major focus of the talks will be increased defence investment by member nations. Secretary General Rutte underscored that Allied contributions are essential to ensuring NATO remains equipped to deter and defend in an increasingly unstable security environment.
In his pre-ministerial remarks, Rutte also acknowledged the third anniversary of the atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine, committed during Russia’s full-scale invasion.
He paid tribute to the victims and reiterated NATO’s support for Ukraine, highlighting that “more than €20 billion in security assistance has already been pledged by Allies this year.â€
The two-day meeting will include sessions with NATO’s Indo-Pacific partners and discussions with Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and EU High Representative Kaja Kallas via the NATO-Ukraine Council. According to the Alliance, the ministerial is part of a broader effort to adapt NATO for the modern threat landscape.
“In the face of these and other challenges, we must build a stronger, a fairer and more lethal NATO,†Rutte stated, noting that cooperation with Indo-Pacific partners and the European Union will be central to those goals.
I’d settle for an alliance where it’s largest and most powerful member ( and the only one to actually trigger article 5) would actually commit to defending others in it.
Or, failing that, said member just buggering off out the alliance and stop interfering.
In or out.
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Yes, I would take that, as JD Vance shows Trump is not the end of a process of US isolationism he is just the beginning and I can’t see AOC, Kamala or Bernie on the other side being keen to lift a finger for anyone else either.
ENATO can be the world’s largest military and industrial power it just has to choose to do it.
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In the end NATO does not need to be more lethal as it contains a very large percentage of the worlds military power..
Its problem is that it’s becoming politically weak.. and more and more looking like a political paper tiger.
NATO is undoubtedly a powerful alliance, fortified by a collective defense structure that has successfully deterred numerous threats over the decades. With over €20 billion in security assistance pledged to Ukraine and ongoing discussions to enhance military readiness, NATO demonstrates its capability to rally member states for mutual defense against aggression. However, while deterrence has been its core strategy, NATO’s focus needs to evolve into proactive war prevention. The tragic timeline of events in Ukraine underscores this gap in strategy; had NATO intervened militarily before Russia’s invasion, it could have effectively altered the course of history, potentially preventing the devastating conflict and atrocities experienced by the Ukrainian people. As NATO convenes to strategise a “stronger, more lethal Alliance,” it must prioritise not just the reinforcement of its military capabilities, but also the development of robust preemptive strategies to avert future wars. Only then can NATO truly embody its founding principle of safeguarding peace in a rapidly changing global landscape.
Good point as it stands to reason that hybrid war doesn’t trigger Article 5 yet the harms of sustained misinformation make it possible to erode political will or even get assets into positions of political power.
The Orange revolution being a best case to defeat RF attempts to to create a vassal state, and the election of #47 being the worst case to subvert the supposed leader of the free world. Eroding confidence in NATO Article 5 being an asset put to best use by the FSB.
Will the Resistance be successful in Trumpistan to defend the Republic against enemies foreign and domestic remains to be seen.
I hope that maga will remove US Forces from NATO so that they can claim no more taxpayer funds wasted, and European NATO can get on with Supporting Ukraine without ruzzian interference. Even without US Forces the terrorist state will be defeated.
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But ENATO needs time to fill in the gaps of capabilities, due to only 2% of GNP spending?
NATO is fundamentally flawed, where small countries can drag big ones into world wars. It’s exactly what started WW1.
No small countries dragged anyone into WW1. Empires just used them as excuses.
That’s not entirely true. Britain was quite big on staying out of WW1, but felt like it had to intervene over Belgium.
Chris, in NATO’s 76 years how many world wars has it been dragged into? None, because it has prevented world wars.
ever since NATO betrayed russia, and began expanding westward, this has been obvious, why has it taken trump to tell us
our politicians asleep at the wheel again
Ted, NATO did not intentionally expand eastwards as a matter of policy – it doesn’t have an expansionist agenda. Eastern European countries, which were mostly controlled by the USSR during the Cold War and fearful of Russia’s aggressive Imperialist agenda, chose to join NATO for their own safety and security. Why do you consider NATO has ‘betrayed Russia’? Were they once best buddies?
Gorbachev has debunked that talking point as there was never any such agreement. Obviously SecDef Baker could only speak for USA and not other member states or NATO generally. Simply not how it works, not that FSB understands democracy.
Betrayed Russia? Lol. Fuck off.
NATO expansion is just an FSB talking point since they don’t like being prevented in their imperialist agenda. There is no such policy within the treaty.
Sovereign democratic nations decide to apply for NATO membership and their motivation includes aggressive nearby dictators invading peaceful nations.
As the former Finnish President said, membership is the decision of Finland not anyone else [in ruzzia]
‘eastward’
Still untrue, in any direction.