Category: NATOSource

Barroso: Alliance ‘between Europe and US is not against’ China

By Department of State

From Department of State:  Excerpt from remarks by European Commission President Manuel Barroso with Secretary of State John Kerry at meeting with European Commission Fellows.

Sweden’s Defense Minister sees shift in Russia’s military behavior

By Local (Sweden)

From Local (Sweden):  The revelation that Nato stepped in instead of the Swedish military during a Russian fly-by at Easter has left Swedish political commentators seething, while the defence minister has admitted a shift in Russia’s military behaviour.

Attack on NATO base shows how Taliban exploit security cutbacks

By Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Washington Post

From Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Washington Post:  The Taliban fighters who blew up a half-dozen U.S. Marine fighter jets on a sprawling NATO base last fall were able to walk easily onto the encampment because patrols of the perimeter had been scaled back and watchtowers left unmanned, according to senior military officials.

SACEUR: Europe’s defense challenges

By James Stavridis, Allied Command Operations

About 5,000 NATO soldiers to participate in collective defense exercise in Baltic region

By BNS

From BNS:  Up to 5,000 NATO soldiers will attend Steadfast Jazz 2013, an exercise to be held in the Baltic States and Poland this fall, a NATO officer has said.

Britain, France claim Syria used chemical weapons

By Colum Lynch and Karen DeYoung, Washington Post

From Colum Lynch and Karen DeYoung, Washington Post:  Britain and France have informed the United Nations that there is credible evidence that Syria has used chemical weapons on more than one occasion since December, according to senior diplomats and officials briefed on the accounts.

US congratulates Serbia, Kosovo, and EU for reaching ‘important agreement’

By John Kerry, Department of State

From John Kerry, Department of State:  I congratulate Serbia and Kosovo for reaching agreement today in the European Union-facilitated Dialogue led by High Representative Catherine Ashton.

Details of Kosovo-Serbia agreement

By T.J., Economist

From T.J., Economist:  “HABEMUS PACTUM!” tweeted Vlora Citaku, Kosovo’s minister for European integration. Serbia and Kosovo had just reached a deal.