Category: NATOSource

Sweden and Finland discussing unarmed air patrols over Iceland

By DPA

From DPA:  NATO welcomed plans by non-NATO members Finland and Sweden to patrol airspace over Iceland, the head of the defence alliance said Thursday.

NATO and Finland discuss further strengthening of partnership

By NATO

From NATO:  NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on a visit to Helsinki on Thursday (15 November) called for a deepening of the Alliance’s partnership with Finland. The Secretary General discussed NATO-Finnish cooperation with President Sauli Niinistö and thanked him for Finland’s continued commitment and contribution to the NATO-led missions in Afghanistan and Kosovo.   […]

Rasmussen and Ivanishvili discuss Georgia’s democracy and relationship with NATO

By NATO

From NATO:  Excerpts from joint press conference by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and the Prime Minister of Georgia, Bidzina Ivanishvili.

US should cancel the flawed, expensive NATO missile defense program

By Yousaf Butt, Christian Science Monitor

From Yousaf Butt, Christian Science Monitor:  One expensive Pentagon boondoggle that should be canceled in these times of tight budgets is the NATO missile defense program.

Russia ready for NATO talks on conventional forces cuts

By Steve Gutterman, Reuters

From Steve Gutterman, Reuters:  Russia is ready for talks with NATO on limiting conventional military forces in Europe as long as the Western alliance does not bring politics into the picture, Russia’s new envoy to NATO was quoted as saying on Thursday.

If Allen is out, who are the top candidates for SACEUR?

By Kate Brennan, Politico

Is China’s economic espionage the ‘most aggressive’ in the world?

By James A. Lewis, Foreign Affairs

From James A. Lewis, Foreign Affairs:  China is not the only country to use economic espionage, but it is the most aggressive. In key industries — telecommunications, aerospace, energy, and defense — the strategy has worked well. Now, the new Chinese leadership risks seeing the boost from spying undercut both China’s international leadership and its […]

Obama signs secret directive to help thwart cyberattacks

By Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post

From Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post:  President Obama has signed a secret directive that effectively enables the military to act more aggressively to thwart cyberattacks on the nation’s web of government and private computer networks.