Thursday, 5 December 2019

70th Anniversary of the Western Alliance : Images from NATO's summit at the Grove in Watford, Hertfordshire, UK


Slide 16 of 37: NATO leaders and Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg pose for the family picture at the NATO leaders summit in Watford, Britain December 4, 2019.



In November, President Macron of France branded Nato strategically “brain dead” in an interview. President Trump returned fire this week by saying that Mr Macron had been insulting, disrespectful and “nasty”, while President Erdogan said the French President was the one who was brain dead.

These brickbats were perhaps what the Nato secretary-general was referring to when he admitted that disagreements are rife in the alliance. Jens Stoltenberg however closed the 70th anniversary summit of the Western Alliance by affirming that Nato was united, willing to adapt and still wed to the central principle of collective defence.


U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at The Grove hotel and resort in Watford. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for the annual Nato heads of government summit at The Grove hotel in Watford. Chris J Ratcliffe/PA Wire

A general view of members during the annual Nato heads of government summit at The Grove hotel in Watford. Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

The Grove hotel in Watford, Hertfordshire, ahead of the NATO Leaders Meeting this week. Steve Parsons/PA Wire

Police outside The Grove hotel in Watford, Hertfordshire, ahead of the NATO Leaders Meeting this week. Steve Parsons/PA Wire

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Slide 2 of 37: President Donald Trump shakes hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during the NATO summit at The Grove, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, in Watford, England.

Slide 4 of 37: France's President Emmanuel Macron and Belgium's Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes hold a bilateral meeting at the end of the NATO summit in Watford, Britain, December 4, 2019.

Slide 5 of 37: President Donald Trump talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during the NATO summit at The Grove, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, in Watford, England.

Slide 9 of 37: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg opens the plenary session of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, Britain December 4, 2019.

Slide 12 of 37: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan participates in a round table meeting during a NATO leaders meeting at The Grove hotel and resort in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.

Slide 17 of 37: Secreatary of State Mike Pompeo, center, smiles as he arrives to participate in a round table meeting during a NATO leaders meeting at The Grove hotel and resort in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.

Slide 22 of 37: Photographers record the arrival of a motorcade at The Grove hotel in Watford, Hertfordshire, where Nato leaders are attending their annual summit, on Dec. 4.

Slide 23 of 37: U.S. President Donald Trump with his wife, first lady Melania Trump are seen together with Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall during a reception at Buckingham Palace to mark 70 years of the NATO Alliance, hosted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in London, Britain, December 3, 2019.

Slide 24 of 37: Leaders of NATO alliance countries, and its secretary general, join Britain's Queen Elizabeth and the Prince of Wales for a group picture during a reception at Buckingham Palace, London, Britain December 3, 2019 as they gather to mark 70 years of the alliance.

Slide 26 of 37: A supporters of President Donald Trump waves the U.S. flag outside Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. Trump and his NATO counterparts were gathering in London Tuesday to mark the alliance's 70th birthday amid deep tensions as spats between leaders expose a lack of unity that risks undermining military organization's credibility.

Slide 31 of 37: Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (R) and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pose for a photograph during their meeting at Clarence House in central London on December 3, 2019, prior to the NATO alliance summit. - NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. (Photo by Victoria Jones / POOL / AFP) (Photo by VICTORIA JONES/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Slide 36 of 37: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he and first lady Melania Trump depart for travel to a NATO summit in London, from the White House in Washington, U.S. December 2, 2019.  REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Slide 37 of 37: London taxis drive past NATO and members' flags ahead of Nato Summit in London, Britain December 2, 2019 REUTERS/Yves Herman

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