NATO's largest exercise since Cold War kicks off

PIL DOCTRINE: Pacta Sunt Servanda: Under international law, "every treaty in force is binding upon the parties to it and must be performed by them in good faith.

Important Notes:

• Article 51 of the UN Charter: “Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations, until the Security Council has taken measures necessary to maintain international peace and security. Measures taken by Members in the exercise of this right of self-defence shall be immediately reported to the Security Council and shall not in any way affect the authority and responsibility of the Security Council under the present Charter to take at any time such action as it deems necessary in order to maintain or restore international peace and security.”
• The Treaty of Lisbon strengthens the solidarity between European Union (EU) Member States in dealing with external threats by introducing a mutual defence clause (Article 42(7) of the Treaty on European Union). This clause provides that if a Member State is the victim of armed aggression on its territory, the other Member States have an obligation to aid and assist it by all the means in their power,

Steadfast Defender 2024: Rehearsing NATO's Regional Defense Plans Amid Rising Tensions"

NATO's largest exercise since the Cold War, Steadfast Defender 2024, has kicked off, involving 90,000 troops and over 50 ships, to rehearse the alliance's regional defense plans amid rising tensions with Russia. Not explicitly mentioning Russia, the exercises will take place amid the conflict in Ukraine, which has led Russia to view the scale of the NATO exercises as an "irrevocable return" to Cold War dynamics.

Source:  Economic Times of Inida

Link: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/natos-largest-exercise-since-cold-war-kicks-off/articleshow/107147822.cms?from=mdr

Reported by: EDGAR C. TADEO, JR.