Jan 29 WATCH: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returns to work at the Pentagon after cancer surgery complications By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returned to work at the Pentagon on Monday after nearly a month's absence because of prostate cancer and met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: Blinken and NATO head Stoltenberg meet as Sweden moves closer to military alliance entry By Lolita C. Baldor, Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The brazen attack, which the Biden administration blames on Iranian-based proxies, adds another layer of complexity to an already tense Mideast situation as the Biden administration tries to keep the Israel-Hamas war from expanding into a broader regional conflict. Continue reading
Jan 27 U.S. approves sale of fighter jets to Turkey and Greece after Turkey ratifies Sweden’s entry to NATO By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Biden administration has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey and F-35s to Greece following the Turkish government’s ratification this week of Sweden’s membership in NATO. Continue reading
Jan 25 Turkey formally ratifies Sweden’s NATO membership, leaving Hungary as only ally yet to endorse it By Associated Press Turkey has published a measure approving Sweden's membership in NATO in its official gazette. That finalizes the ratification, bringing the previously nonaligned country a step closer to joining the military alliance. Continue reading
Jan 24 Hungary is the last holdout for Sweden’s NATO membership. So when will Orbán follow Turkey’s lead? By Justin Spike, Associated Press After more than a year of delays, and consistent urging from its Western partners to move forward with Sweden's application, the Central European country and its conservative populist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, are once again in the spotlight. Continue reading
Jan 23 Turkey approves Sweden’s membership bid to join NATO By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Turkish legislators have started debating a long-delayed bill to approve Sweden's bid to join NATO, in a step that could remove a major hurdle for the previously nonaligned Nordic country's entry into the military alliance. Continue reading
Jan 18 NATO to start biggest wargames in decades next week, involving around 90,000 personnel By Associated Press "Steadfast Defender 24" is aimed at showing Russia that the alliance is determined to defend all of its territory. The exercises come as Russia's war on Ukraine bogs down. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 6:51 Former NATO chief on what’s at stake as U.S. debates military aid for Ukraine By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Morgan Till, Alexa Gold Critical U.S. aid to Ukraine is still being held up in ongoing negotiations between Congress and the White House over funding for border security. Amna Nawaz spoke with former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen about what this means as… Continue watching
Dec 26 Here’s what to know about Turkey’s decision to move forward with Sweden’s bid to join NATO By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at the alliance’s summit meeting in July that Sweden had agreed “to support actively the efforts to reinvigorate Turkey’s EU accession process.”… Continue reading
Nov 27 Blinken to focus on Ukraine, rising tensions in Balkans at NATO meeting By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Amid signs that a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas due to expire on Monday may be extended, Blinken departs for Brussels where he will attend a NATO foreign ministers meeting. Continue reading