Category: NATOSource

The Strategic Consequences Of The Euro-Crisis: Cracks In NATO, New Euro Map

By Harald Malmgren and Robbin Laird, AOL Defense

From Harald Malmgren and Robbin Laird, AOL Defense:  Europe is essentially on its own in a fundamental sense as the key nations of Europe seek to sort through the disaggregation of the Euro zone, and the shaping of a new political and economic map of Europe.

Secret Turkish nerve center leads aid to Syria rebels

By Regan Doherty and Amena Bakr, Reuters

From Regan Doherty and Amena Bakr, Reuters:  Turkey has set up a secret base with allies Saudi Arabia and Qatar to direct vital military and communications aid to Syria’s rebels from a city near the border, Gulf sources have told Reuters.

NATO Should Improve Relations with Its Southern Neighbors

By Luke Coffey, the Heritage Foundation

From Luke Coffey, the Heritage Foundation:  To the south of Europe, from the eastern Atlantic Ocean to the Middle East, is a region experiencing increasing instability from demographic pressures, increased commodity prices, interstate and intrastate conflict, piracy, tribal politics, competition over water and other natural resources, religious tension, revolutionary tendencies, terrorism, and nuclear proliferation.

France Taps Paloméros for NATO Command Post in US

By Pierre Tran, Defense News

From Pierre Tran, Defense News:  France has nominated Gen. Jean-Paul Paloméros, French air chief of staff, as the next head of NATO’s Allied Command Transformation at Norfolk Va., sources familiar with the situation said. 

Russia will not let EU search its ships for Syria arms

By Reuters

From Reuters:  Russia warned on Saturday that it would not cooperate with European Union sanctions requiring EU governments to search vessels suspected of carrying weapons into Syria

Report: Afghan forces deaths outstrip NATO’s 5-1

By AFP

From AFP:  Afghan security forces are dying at five times the rate of NATO soldiers as Taliban insurgents step up attacks ahead of the withdrawal of foreign troops in 2014, the latest figures show.

British pilots flew US drones in NATO mission over Libya

By Alex Spillius, the Telegraph

From Alex Spillius, the Telegraph:  In a parliamentary answer, Lord Astor of Hever, under secretary of state at the Ministry of Defence, said drones belonging to the United States were operated by British pilots during the Nato operation in 2011.

Young people share insights from NATO’s Chicago Summit

By NATO

From NATO:  Three young people from Armenia, Russia and the United Kingdom were among 20 competition winners to win a trip to NATO’s Chicago Summit in May. Upon returning home, they took time to reflect on their experiences.

The West is nervous about Syria’s chemical weaponry

By the Economist

Russia’s naval chief: Moscow seeking naval bases in Cuba, Vietnam, and the Seychelles

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia’s naval chief, Vice Admiral Viktor Chirkov, confirmed on Friday that Russia was in talks on obtaining naval bases in Cuba, Vietnam and in the Seychelles.