NATO

• ‘America’s might’ aided by strong NATO partnership, Stoltenberg says on anniversary

  NATO foreign ministers celebrated the 75th anniversary of their alliance on Thursday, while its secretary general reminded the United States that it needed its allies.

  World

  Apr 4
  
• NATO considering taking over U.S.-led group drumming up military aid for Ukraine

  On Wednesday, Ukraine lowered the military conscription age from 27 to 25 to help replenish its depleted ranks after more than two years of war.

  World

  Apr 3
  
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• Poland’s president calls for NATO defence spending to rise to 3% of GDP

  President Andrzej Duda's appeal comes at Poland marks the 25th anniversary of its accession to NATO, along with the Czech Republic and Hungary, on March 12, 1999.

  World

  Mar 11
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• How to fix Canada’s military recruiting crunch? Pay more: ex-defence chief

  Ex-defence chief retired Gen. Tom Lawson says that he believes the military could ease recruitment challenges by increasing soldier pay.

  Canada

  Mar 10
• Sweden officially joins NATO military alliance

  Sweden officially joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Thursday. The military alliance announced the move on Thursday in a statement.

  Canada

  Mar 7
• Slow procurement putting defence spending down the line: PBO

  The parliamentary budget officer says the Defence Department is planning unprecedented capital spending in the coming years, raising concerns about the effect of inflation.

  Canada

  Feb 28
• Hungary ratifies Sweden’s NATO bid, clearing final hurdle for membership

  The vote, which passed with 188 votes for and six against, was the culmination of months of wrangling by Hungary's allies to convince its nationalist government to lift its block.

  World

  Feb 26
• Trudeau defends Canada’s defence spending, but says still more to do 

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending Canada's defence spending levels as he wraps up a three-day visit to Ukraine and Poland.

  Canada

  Feb 26
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• Blair ‘not worried’ about potential U.S. withdrawal from NATO under Trump

  Blair said he's "confident" that NATO will remain strong, and that Trump would change his tune on withdrawing the U.S. from NATO if he were to see the alliance at work today.

  Politics

  Feb 18
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• Trump’s NATO threats are ‘deadly serious,’ Bolton says. What about NORAD?

  Donald Trump's former national security advisor John Bolton says the Republican presidential frontrunner may view NORAD the same way he does NATO: as a transaction.

  Politics

  Feb 18