Category: NATOSource

Royal academy doubts Sweden’s ability to defend itself

By AFP

A NATO-led force can help stabilize Libya and North Africa

By Jason Pack & Karim Mezran, New Atlanticist

From Jason Pack & Karim Mezran, New Atlanticist:  From Cairo on the Nile to Tunis on the Mediterranean, a political vacuum has descended across North Africa.

Panetta to lead U.S. delegation to NATO defense ministerial

By American Forces Press Service

From American Forces Press Service: Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta will continue in his position until former Sen. Chuck Hagel is confirmed

U.S.-EU trade deal will be good for Canada – when it happens

By Jason Langrish, Globe and Mail

From Jason Langrish, Globe and Mail:  The United States has finally agreed to a grand bargain that the European Union has been pursuing for years

Russian Navy warplanes start Arctic patrols

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: Russian Northern Fleet aircraft have started patrolling the Arctic Ocean on a regular basis, Defense Ministry spokesman Capt. First Rank Vadim Serga said on Thursday.

US-EU free trade agreement ‘will be a game-changer’

By João Vale de Almeida, Christian Science Monitor

From João Vale de Almeida, Christian Science Monitor:  The most immediate way to boost our transatlantic relationship is to follow through on an EU-US free trade agreement.

How to start a battalion in Syria (in five easy lessons)

By Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, London Review of Books

From Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, London Review of Books:  In the cramped living room of a run-down flat near the Aleppo frontline, two Syrian rebels sat opposite each other.

The World from Berlin: ‘It’s Worth Promoting Economic NATO’

By Daryl Lindsey, Spiegel

From Daryl Lindsey, Spiegel:  The European Union and United States say they will soon begin negotiations to create the world’s largest free-trade zone. German editorialists argue a deal is necessary if the West wants to help shape global politics and address the challenge of a rising China.

U.S. Ambassador to NATO named President of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs

By Chicago Council on Global Affairs

From Chicago Council on Global Affairs:  Ambassador Ivo H. Daalder, U.S. Ambassador to NATO and widely recognized national security expert, has been named president of The Chicago Council on Global Affairs.