On June 7, 2018, the allies agreed a NATO Readiness Initiative, in which allies have committed, by 2020, to having 30 battalions; 30 air squadrons; and 30 naval combat vessels that will be ready to use within 30 days.<\/p>\n
The NATO Readiness Initiative aims to enhance the readiness of existing national forces, and their ability to move within Europe and across the Atlantic — in response to a more unpredictable security environment, the organization said.<\/p>\n
This is not about new forces but about increasing the readiness of forces that the allies already have — forces that could be made available for collective defense and crisis response operations, it added.<\/p>\n
“We have decided further steps to strengthen our shared security and boost defense and deterrence against threats from any direction,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters during Defense Ministers Meeting on June 7.<\/p>\n
The Brussels Summit that was held on July 11-12 focused on strengthening deterrence and defense, counter-terrorism and stability, strengthening cooperation with the EU, modernization of NATO, sharing of responsibility and common values, and the transatlantic union.<\/p>\n
“Russia\u2019s aggressive actions, including the threat and use of force to attain political goals, challenge the Alliance and are undermining Euro-Atlantic security and the rules-based international order,” the Brussels Summit Declaration read.<\/p>\n
Over the past few years, the Alliance has tripled the size of the NATO Response Force to around 40,000 troops, with a new 5,000-strong Spearhead Force at its core.<\/p>\n
NATO has also deployed four multinational battlegroups to the Baltic States and Poland, increasing its presence in the Black Sea region, and set up a number of small headquarters to link national and NATO forces.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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