DefenceTalkChina said Monday it will take “countermeasures” if the United States called for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, hours after unconfirmed reports that the Biden administration could announce such a move this week. CNN and NBC cited unnamed sources Sunday as saying the diplomatic boycott — meaning no US government officials would […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-threatens-countermeasures-if-us-boycotts-olympics-77551/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe NATO alliance should seek a more political role as the lynchpin of the West, ministers will hear this week, despite disputes about its strategy. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will present foreign ministers with a report from an outside expert panel, arguing the case for NATO as a policy hub. “I will then develop my […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-seeks-more-political-role-despite-divisions-76572/