NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization held an online defense ministers' meeting, and US Secretary of Defense Austin, who attended for the first time, expressed his intention to rebuild the alliance that had been shaken under the former Trump administration.
NATO held an online defense ministers' meeting on the 17th to discuss strengthening the alliance.
This is the first NATO ministerial meeting since the inauguration of the Biden administration in the United States, and Secretary of Defense Austin attended the idea that the North Atlantic Treaty, which stipulates the obligation of member states to defend each other, is an iron wall. After that, he reiterated the intention of the Biden administration to rebuild the NATO alliance.
Former US President Donald Trump did not initially state whether he would support collective defense, which is a pillar of NATO's strategy, and strongly accused other member states of low defense spending and a heavy burden on the United States. NATO's unity has shaken greatly.
At a press conference after the conference, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said, "We are facing global challenges and no country or continent can work alone," with Russia and China in mind. We welcomed the intention of the Byden administration to rebuild the country.