Category: NATOSource

Pay up for NATO or shut it down

By Philip Stephens, Financial Times

From Philip Stephens, Financial Times:  The absence of war does not deprive the alliance of a raison d’être. If the west has learnt anything about the post-cold war era, it should be that life is unpredictable. The Middle East is in flames, Iran is building a bomb and jihadist extremism has been spreading into Africa.

North Korea threatens nuclear strike against U.S.

By Jack Kim and Louis Charbonneau, Reuters

From Jack Kim and Louis Charbonneau, Reuters:  North Korea threatened the United States on Thursday with a preemptive nuclear strike, raising the level of rhetoric just before the U.N. Security Council approved new sanctions against the reclusive country. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said North Korea’s threats would achieve nothing and would […]

Britain to train Syrian rebels

By James Blitz and Joshua Chaffin, Financial Times

From James Blitz and Joshua Chaffin, Financial Times:  Britain announced on Wednesday that it would train Syrian rebels in the tactics they must use to hold territory seized from the Assad regime

Russia’s Superpower Delusions

By Alexander Golts, Moscow Times

From Alexander Golts, Moscow Times:  Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has finally gotten his wish: Russian science has overtaken every other country by apparently figuring out how to clone a fully grown 18-year-old youth.

Moldova’s Pro-Western Government Falls

By Andrew Roth, New York Times

From Andrew Roth, New York Times:  The pro-Western government of Moldova fell on Tuesday when Parliament passed a no-confidence motion

Russia invites US military chief to missile defense talks

By RIA Novosti

Kremlin Chief of Staff: Russia needs a million troops under arms

By Ria Novosti

From Ria Novosti:  Russia’s armed forces should expand to at least a million men in order for the country’s defenses to be effective, Kremlin chief of staff Sergei Ivanov said in an interview published on Tuesday.

Why is NATO still needed?

By Charles A. Kupchan, Council on Foreign Relations

From Charles A. Kupchan, Council on Foreign Relations:  NATO remains valuable to its members for a number of reasons. The expansion of the alliance has played an important role in consolidating stability and democracy in Central Europe