Category: NATOSource

South Korea to Buy European Missiles

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >AFP</span>

From AFP:  South Korea will buy European bunker-busting missiles as the United States refused to sell the same kind of weapons to the country, the state procurement agency said Wednesday.

Anniversary of de Gaulle’s June 18 Appeal to Free France

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Charles de Gaulle, Lehrman Institute</span>

From Charles de Gaulle, Lehrman Institute: The leaders who, for many years, were at the head of French armies, have formed a government. This government, alleging our armies to be undone, agreed with the enemy to stop fighting. Of course, we were subdued by the mechanical, ground and air forces of the enemy. Infinitely more […]

Two Great Powers, No Real Leadership

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Josef Joffe, Wall Street Journal</span>

From Josef Joffe, Wall Street Journal:  Twice in the 20th century, Germany tried to grab hegemony by bayonet and blitzkrieg, almost destroying itself and Europe in the process.

US Ambassador: Consensus Rule in NATO ‘Unsustainable’ if Burden Sharing Remains ‘So Unequal’

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Ivo Daalder, U.S. Mission to NATO</span>

From Ivo Daalder, U.S. Mission to NATO:  Recent trends in defense spending threaten NATO’s ability to confidently face a dangerous and unpredictable future.

US and Russia Sign Cyber Security Pact

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >White House</span>

From White House:  The United States and the Russian Federation are creating a new working group, under the auspices of the Bilateral Presidential Commission, dedicated to assessing emerging ICT threats and proposing concrete joint measures to address them.

Obama Should Call for German Leadership

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Jeff Lightfoot, National Interest</span>

From Jeff Lightfoot, National Interest:  President Barack Obama should use his speech tomorrow at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate to call for more active, confident German leadership of the European Union

Obama’s Criticism of No-Fly Zone and Humanitarian Corridors Options for Syria (Video)

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Dan De Luce, AFP</span>

Major Milestone: NATO Transfers Full Responsibility for Security to Afghan Forces

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Tim Craig, Washington Post</span>

From Tim Craig, Washington Post:  The U.S.-led international coalition and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai announced Tuesday that Afghan troops are now taking the lead on security in every province of the country, a milestone that was quickly marred by a new fatal attack in the capital.