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NATO countries agree to strengthen satellite coverage in Arctic, official says
U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte shake hands at a briefing on the day of a NATO Defence Ministers' meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium October 17, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman
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EU, NATO pledge support for Zelensky but are reticent on Ukraine ‘victory plan’
Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky gives a press conference on the sideline of a EU summit in Brussels, on October 17, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)
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New NATO chief Mark Rutte visits Ukraine in his first trip since taking office
In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on October 3, 2024, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte reacts as he is greeted by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) prior to their talks in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. NATO's new chief Mark Rutte visited Kyiv on October 3, 2024, a major show of support for Ukraine in his maiden trip in the role. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) / XGTY / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/AFP via Getty Images)
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New NATO boss Rutte pledges support for Ukraine, plays down U.S. vote concerns
The new NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte waves to the reporters after a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Harry Nakos)
opinion
What are we talking about when we talk about defence spending?
Ken Hansen
opinion
Canada should invest in diplomacy, instead of spending more on defence
Ernie Regehr and Douglas Roche
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Alert at NATO base in Germany was prompted by drone threat, source says
GEILENKIRCHEN, GERMANY - AUGUST 23: The entrance to the military base of the NATO Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen on August 23, 2024 in Geilenkirchen, Germany. Yesterday, the air base announced that it was raising its threat level and ordered all non-mission-essential staff to work remotely. It was the second time this month that the air base has raised its threat level due to a potential threat. NATO made no statement about the nature of the threat. (Photo by Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images)
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NATO air base in Germany raises security level due to ‘potential threat’
FILE PHOTO: NATO AWACS aircraft stand on the apron at the air base in Geilenkirchen near the German-Dutch border, April 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender/File Photo
politics
Canada watches for defence details at Democratic National Convention
US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (L) and Minnesota Governor and 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz react on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris will formally accept the party's nomination for president at the DNC which runs from August 19-22 in Chicago. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
Our federal leaders won’t trust Canadians with the hard truth about defence spending
Eugene Lang
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Let’s stop bashing Canada’s defence spending
Lawrence Martin
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NATO appoints new top official for Ukraine
FILE PHOTO: A Ukrainian national flag is pictured in front of the NATO emblem, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in central Kyiv, Ukraine July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo
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Canada is heading for humiliation at the coming NATO summit
Andrew Coyne
politics
NATO secretary-general urges Ottawa to meet its defence spending target
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is set to meet with the prime minister in Ottawa today. Stoltenberg speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, after meeting with President Joe Biden, Monday, June 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mark Schiefelbein
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Dutch PM Mark Rutte to reportedly succeed Stoltenberg as NATO chief
Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte addresses the media at the end of an EU summit in Brussels, early Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Leaders of European Union countries on Monday reached no final agreement on candidates for the bloc's top jobs, but several praised the record of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and she appeared on track to secure their endorsement later this month for a second term in office. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)
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Thousands of NATO troops join drills in strategically sensitive Baltic Sea region
Military armored vehicles take part in the Baltops 2024 exercise in the Baltic Sea region, Sunday June 16, 2024. Some 9,000 troops from 20 NATO countries have been participating this month in military exercises in the Baltic Sea region, which has become strategically sensitive following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cameron C. Edy, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Public Affairs via AP)
opinion
The Trudeau government needs to come up with a 2-per-cent solution, fast
Tony Keller
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At NATO’s rehearsal for a Russian invasion of Estonia, the bullets are blanks but the resolve is real
politics
Canada’s defence investment in the Arctic puts it on track to meet NATO guideline, Blair says
Canada's Minister of Defence Bill Blair delivers a doorstep statement during a meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on June 13, 2024. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP) (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT/AFP via Getty Images)
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NATO’s defence spending should go toward countries that need it, not to ourselves
Doug Saunders