Category: NATOSource

Can Europe Play a Decisive Role in the Middle East?

By Charlemagne, Economist

The Arab world is where the EU should make its influence felt.

Deputy Secretary General: ‘NATO-Ukraine Cooperation Looks Very Promising’

As the Vilnius Summit of the Eastern Partnership approaches, we are reminded of a fundamental principle of the Helsinki Final Act that is a key element of national security and sovereignty.

NATO Chiefs of Defense Discuss Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Force Transformation

By NATO

NATO Chiefs of Defence concluded a successful 2013 Military Committee Conference, laying out recommendations to the Defence Ministers, who will meet next month in Brussels.

AGS: A ‘ Game Changer’ for NATO Intelligence and Interoperability

By Michael C. Sirak, Air Force Magazine

In 2017, NATO is scheduled to have in place its first-ever Alliance asset for collecting strategic intelligence: the Alliance Ground Surveillance system.

Turkish Warplanes Shot Down Syrian Helicopter

By Today's Zaman, AP, Hurriyet Daily News

From Today’s Zaman:  Turkish warplanes shot down a Syrian helicopter on Monday after it violated Turkish airspace and are continuing to patrol the border, Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç said.

US Ambassador to Germany: Trans-Atlantic Cooperation is ‘Indispensable’

By John Emerson, Department of State

People call the United States the indispensable nation

NATO Secretary General Welcomes US/Russia Agreement on Syria’s Chemical Arsenal

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the framework for elimination of Syrian chemical weapons.

NATO Readies to Move to New Billion Dollar Headquarters

By Stephen Fidler, Wall Street Journal

Forty-six years after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization moved into these “temporary” headquarters on the outskirts of the Belgian capital, the alliance is still here.

Video of NATO’s New Electromagnetic Defense Beam

By Telegraph

Nato is developing a device that stops suicide bombers’ vehicles before they can reach their targets.

US Names Five Possible East Coast Missile Defense Sites

By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters

The Pentagon announced five possible missile defense sites in the eastern United States on Thursday, but said it was far from any decision to proceed