Jens Stoltenberg (Norwegian: [jɛns ˈstɔ̀ltn̩bærɡ]; born 16 March 1959) is a Norwegian politician who has been serving as the 13th
Secretary Blinken and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Before Their Meeting.
Nato secretaries-general are appointed by consensus of the organisation's 31 members, and it would take a firm decision by Joe Biden to back Wallace for the defence secretary to become leader in the face of the EU's reluctance.
NATO and Australia have been engaged in dialogue and cooperation since 2005. Australia is one of a range of countries beyond the Euro-Atlantic area, often referred to as “partners across the globe”.
The Secretary General is a senior political figure from a NATO member country, appointed by member states for a four-year term. The selection is carried through informal diplomatic consultations among member countries, which put forward candidates for the post.
All NATO decisions are made by consensus, after discussion and consultation among member countries. A decision reached by consensus is an agreement reached by common consent.
ACO, under the command of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), is responsible for the planning and execution of all NATO military operations, as directed by the North Atlantic Council.
TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday the country had no plans to become a NATO member but acknowledged the security alliance's plan to open a liaison office in Japan.
1967–present: Brussels
Following France's decision to withdraw from NATO's Military Command Structure in 1966, the organization was once again forced to move its headquarters. In December of that year, the organization took the decision to set up its new headquarters in Brussels.
What is NATO? In this timeline, trace NATO's history and learn how the organization's mission has evolved over seventy years.
On Monday, 19 June, and Tuesday, 20 June 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will travel to Berlin and Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
“Did you know that Nato has more than 40 partner countries around the world? Those include the four Asia Pacific partners: Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea,” she wrote on LinkedIn.
As the name “North Atlantic Treaty Organization” suggests, NATO is essentially a treaty organization for nations in the North Atlantic region. Located on the rim of the Pacific, Japan is not eligible to join NATO because of its geographical location.
Armies. The biggest army in NATO, by a significant margin, is the United States Army with 485,000 regular personnel, as of 2021. The US army is followed by the Turkish Army with 260,200 personnel. Most European members of NATO have total active personnel for their armies in the tens of thousands.
In 1994, Russia joined the Partnership for Peace program, and on 27 May 1997, the NATO–Russia Founding Act (NRFA) was signed at a NATO Summit in Paris, France, enabling the creation of the NATO–Russia Permanent Joint Council (NRPJC).
"Joining NATO is good for Finland, it is good for Nordic security, and it is good for NATO as a whole," Stoltenberg said. "Finland brings substantial and highly capable forces, expertise in national resilience, and years of experience working side by side with NATO allies.
By becoming a NATO member, Ukraine would come under the protective umbrella of Article 5 of the Washington Treaty that states that an attack on one ally is considered an attack on all allies.
Plans for NATO membership were shelved by Ukraine following the 2010 presidential election in which Viktor Yanukovych, who preferred to keep the country closer to Russia, was elected President. Yanukovych fled Ukraine in February 2014 during the Revolution of Dignity.
The nature of Irish neutrality has varied over time. Ireland declared itself a neutral state during the Second World War (see Irish neutrality during World War II), and during the Cold War it did not join NATO nor the Non-Aligned Movement.
Is India part of NATO? No, India is not part of NATO.
Though Australia is not a NATO member, its ties to the organisation have grown as a result of ADF deployments to Afghanistan under the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.
The Australia, New Zealand, and United States (ANZUS) Security Treaty, concluded in 1951, is Australia's pre-eminent security treaty alliance and enjoys broad bipartisan support.
Austria is bound to neutrality by the 1955 Austrian State Treaty and its constitution, which prohibits entry into military alliances and the establishment of foreign military bases on Austrian territory. Austrian neutrality is actually an enforced neutrality.