MIL-Evening Report: Scott Waide: Amid the PNG silence on military aid, calls go out for wide national consultation
Lombrum naval base on Manus Island … a Google’s-eye view. COMMENT: By Scott Waide The global trade war between China and Western powers has reached new heights in the Pacific, and in particular in Papua New Guinea. As the government of Peter O’Neill courts China on the one side of the bargaining table, receiving, aid […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Security: Inter-ministerial delegation from Qatar visits NATO Headquarters
Source: NATO On 17–18 September 2018, a high-level inter-ministerial delegation from the State of Qatar visited NATO Headquarters to discuss the renewal of the NATO-Qatar Individual Partnership and Cooperation Programme. The Qatari delegation was headed by Ambassador Abdulrahman Al-Khulaifi, Head of the Mission of the State of Qatar to NATO, while the Alliance’s inter-divisional delegation […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Security: NATO Deputy Secretary General visits Georgia
Source: NATO NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller is in Tbilisi today (21 September 2018) to reaffirm NATO’s strong commitment to Georgia.In her press conference with Georgia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, David Dondua, she reiterated NATO’s position that Georgia will join the Alliance, and thanked Georgia for its strong commitment to NATO. She said, “You are […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Boe climate and security pact big step forward, but lacks a gender drive
The major item on the agenda at last week’s Pacific Islands Forum was climate change. However, a gender gap appears to be at play within climate change itself. Jessica Marshall reports for Asia Pacific Journalism. The content of the Boe Declaration, signed at the Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru earlier this month, is not widely […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Security: NATO Deputy Secretary General visit to Georgia
Source: NATO The NATO Deputy Secretary General, the Honourable Ms. Rose Gottemoeller will travel to Tbilisi on Friday, 21 September 2018.She will have meetings with the President of Georgia, H.E. Mr. Giorgi Margvelashvili, the Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr. Giorgi Gakharia, the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. David Dondua and the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Security: Deputy Secretary General, Rose Gottemoeller, visits Azerbaijan for major Women, Peace and Security Conference
Source: NATO Deputy Secretary General, Rose Gottemoeller, is in Baku, Azerbaijan today (20 September 2018) to meet with senior government officials and to address a major international conference on Women, Peace and Security.The conference, jointly organised by NATO and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) is the first since NATO leaders agreed a revised Women, Peace […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Security: NATO/EAPC Women, Peace and Security Policy and Action Plan 2018
Source: NATO At NATO, we have taken up the challenge of advancing the Women, Peace and Security agenda. From the first NATO/EAPC Policy and Action Plan (2007) to this current iteration (2018), we have reaffirmed our commitment to the principles of Women, Peace and Security by putting those principles into practice. A new NATO/EAPC Policy […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Security: NATO Deputy Secretary General visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan
Source: NATO The NATO Deputy Secretary General, the Honourable Ms. Rose Gottemoeller will travel to Baku on Thursday, 20 September 2018.She will have meetings with the President of the Republic, H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, the First Vice-President, H.E. Ms. Mehriban Aliyeva, the Minister of Defence, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov and the Deputy Minister of Foreign […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Security: Deputy Secretary General welcomes Colombian Foreign Minister to NATO
Source: NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller welcomed Colombian Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo to NATO Headquarters on Tuesday (18 September 2018). Ms. Gottemoeller and Mr. Trujillo welcomed the deepening ties between the Alliance and Bogotá, and discussed the regional security context in Colombia. Looking to the future, they agreed that cyber defence, demining, and […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Amnesty demands Jokowi honour pledge on Papuan human rights
Indonesian police and military have reportedly attacked the West Papua Committee (KNPB) office in Timika and arrested seven people, including three teenagers. Image: Timika KNPB By Budiarti Utami Putri in Jakarta Human rights organisation Amnesty International Indonesia has demanded President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo fulfil his promises to resolve the alleged human rights violations in Papua. […]
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