Austria Is Torn over Age-Old Question of Neutrality and NATO

Austria is torn over age-old question of neutrality and NATO

Amid an unprecedented budget crunch and drastic spending cuts in Vienna, defense spending continues to increase year over year.

Austria is torn over age-old question of neutrality and NATO - EUROPE SAYS

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Key political figures in historically neutral Austria have reignited a debate about the country’s future relationship with NATO and

Austria considers bombshell move: will it abandon neutrality and join NATO?

Austria is open to reconsidering its long-standing neutrality and engaging in a broader public debate on potential NATO membership, Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger said Saturday in an interview with German daily Die Welt. Meinl-Reisinger emphasised that neutrality alone is no longer sufficient to guarantee Austria’s security in light of Russia’s growing aggression and an increasingly unstable global environment. “One thing is clear: neutr…