Atlantic Council blogs

Update: NATO activities in Libya on May 10

By NATO

SACEUR: Libya op shows a robust NATO

By James Stavridis, U.S. European Command

From James Stavridis, U.S. European Command:  Since NATO took over the Libyan mission at the end of March (see my earlier blog for a description of the mission), we have launched almost 6,000 total aircraft sorties.

NATO steps up attacks in Libya; rebels report gains

By Michael Birnbaum and Joby Warrick, the Washington Post

From Michael Birnbaum and Joby Warrick, the Washington Post:  NATO carried out its most forceful attacks in weeks in Libya on Tuesday

Atlantic Update 5/11/11

By Klee Aiken

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle backs EU foreign relations chief Catherine Ashton, as Lady Ashton opens a diplomatic mission in Benghazi and overseas the imposition of a Syrian arms embargo. Brussels might just come out ahead in its emergency loans to Portugal, however with riots hitting the streets in Greece, it is clear the financial […]

U.N. chief Ban calls for ceasefire in Libya

By Guy Desmond, Reuters

From Guy Desmond, Reuters:  U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Wednesday for an "immediate, verifiable cease-fire" in Libya where rebels are fighting to end Muammar Gaddafi’s 41 years in power.

Senate has no plans to invoke War Powers Act over Libya

By Josh Rogin, the Cable

From Josh Rogin, the Cable:  In just over a week, 60 days will have passed since the war in Libya began. But Congress has no plans to exercise its rights under the War Powers Act

Libya 1911: How an Italian pilot began the air war era

By Alan Johnston, the BBC

From Alan Johnston, the BBC:  Italy recently said it was ready to join in Nato’s air attacks on targets in Libya – and with the announcement came a sense of history repeating itself.

Why the U.S. Still Needs Pakistan

By Shuja Nawaz

When Pakistan’s first military ruler Field Marshal Mohammed Ayub Khan soured on the relationship with the United States, he released his memoirs in 1967 entitled “Friends not Masters” to describe what Pakistan sought in this relationship. Two years later and in the middle of celebrating his “Decade of Development,” he was forced out of office […]

Kyrgyzstan asks NATO for help in protecting its borders

By the AP

From the AP:  Kyrgyzstan’s president has appealed for assistance from NATO to bolster the country’s borders and improve the capacity of frontier troops. Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbayeva’s office said she met Tuesday with NATO envoy to Central Asia, James Appathurai, to discuss military co-operation.  (photo: Reuters)

NATO SecGen: “All 28 Allies make shared sacrifices”

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  Over the years, your country’s military forces have done an exceptional service for freedom, peace and democracy.