Category: NATOSource

Taiwan investing in new ‘cyberwarfare’ capabilities

By Lo Tien-pin and Jake Chung, the Taipei Times

From Lo Tien-pin and Jake Chung, the Taipei Times:  With increasing numbers of cyberattacks targeting Taiwan, the US and Japan being traced back to China, the government has increased its budget for cyberwarfare capabilities, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said in a report on Friday.

Iran’s supreme leader says Nonaligned Movement, not NATO, should help resolve Syria crisis

By the AP

The NATO Global Hub

By Richard Weitz, Project Syndicate

From Richard Weitz, Project Syndicate :  NATO is, in a way, going global, as it forges partnerships with countries as distant as Japan and Australia to engage in security activities in places as remote as Central Asia, Africa, and the Arctic.

Germany and China: The New Special Relationship

By Stephan Richter, the Globalist

From Stephan Richter, the Globalist:  Now that the German Chancellor is once again visiting China, accompanied by scores of her top ministers and an outsized contingent of CEOs, the world is beginning to take note.

Afghan police recruits’ training halted after attacks on ISAF soldiers

By the BBC

From the BBC:  The US says it is suspending training for new recruits to the Afghan local police (ALP) while checks are carried out on possible ties to the Taliban.

Armenia breaks diplomatic relations with Hungary over Safarov case

By Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:  Within hours of the pardon, Armenian President [Serzh] Sarkisian told an emergency meeting of that country’s National Security Council that Hungary had made a "grave mistake," and soon after he announced the interruption in diplomatic ties.

US ‘extremely troubled’ Azerbaijan pardoned soldier that killed Armenian officer during 2004 NATO exercise

By the White House

From the White House:  President Obama is deeply concerned by today’s announcement that the President of Azerbaijan has pardoned Ramil Safarov following his return from Hungary.

Estonia interested in hosting NATO Baltic air-policing rotation

By the Lithuania Tribune

SACEUR Stavridis: We will win in Afghanistan

By James Stavridis, the Guardian

From James Stavridis, the Guardian:  Much has been written in the past week regarding Nato’s ongoing efforts to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan.

Reginald Bartholomew, 1936-2012; Former Amb to NATO and Atlantic Council Director

By Emily Langer, the Washington Post

From Emily Langer, the Washington Post:  Reginald Bartholomew, an unflappable U.S. diplomat who was entrusted with assignments in global danger zones and survived a bombing while serving as ambassador to Lebanon during that country’s long civil war, died Aug. 26 at a hospital in New York City.