Jens Stoltenberg
NATO Command of USS Harry S. Truman Sends Signal to Russia, Says Secretary General Stoltenberg
Sailors heave a phone-and-distance line on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) during a replenishment-at-sea on Oct. 22, 2021. US Navy Photo
Putting an American aircraft carrier strike group under alliance control should be a “clear message to Russia” that its 30 members are unwavering in their commitment to come to each other’s defense if attacked, NATO’s secretary general said Friday.
Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general since 2014, – when the...
NATO’s Stoltenberg: Sophisticated Cyber Attacks Could Trigger Collective Response
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg meeting with the press outside the White House on meeting with US President Joe Biden on June 8, 2021. NATO Photo
In a warning to adversaries, NATO’s secretary general said increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks on its members could trigger an alliance response.
The alliance treats cyber “as an operational military domain,” Jens Stoltenberg said Monday at The Atlantic Council. Several years ago, the alliance agreed cyber attacks needed to be regarded in...
COVID-19 Pandemic Changing How NATO Thinks of Global Security
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
The global pandemic is prompting NATO to look beyond China and Russia in how it can protect its 30 members against deadly threats, NATO’s secretary general said in an online forum on Monday.
Despite ongoing Russian and Chinese disinformation campaigns claiming “allies are not helping each other in a crisis,” Jens Stoltenberg said NATO’s military has actively been aiding members and partner nations in containing the contagion in Europe. He cited the movement...
https://news.usni.org/2020/06/09/covid-19-pandemic-changing-how-nato-thinks-of-global-security
Trump Calls on NATO to ‘Become More Involved’ in Middle East
President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, senior White House advisors and senior military personnel, delivers remarks during a national televised address Wednesday on Jan. 8, 2020. White House Photo
President Donald Trump called on NATO “to become much more involved in the Middle East process,” during Wednesday remarks at the White House.
Trump made a brief mention of the expansion of the alliance’s role in the Middle East as part of remarks following the attack on Iraqi...
https://news.usni.org/2020/01/08/trump-calls-on-nato-to-become-more-involved-in-middle-east