Category: NATOSource

Turkey says NATO has duty to defend Syrian border

By DPA

Clinton says US supports UN force in Syria, but no comment on NATO role

By Hillary Clinton, the Department of State

From Hillary Clinton, the Department of State:  Assad will have to go, and the Syrian people must be given the chance to chart their own future.

NATO hints at ‘political’ agreement with Russia on missile defense

By the Global Security Newswire

From the Global Security Newswire: A NATO official in a Wednesday radio interview hinted that a "political" agreement on missile defense cooperation could be reached with Russia in the coming months, ITAR -Tass reported

State Department: Missile threat to Europe ‘is increasing both quantitatively and qualitatively’

By Frank A. Rose, the Department of State

From Frank A. Rose, the Department of State:  Missile defense plays an important role in the broader U.S. international security strategy, supporting both deterrence and diplomacy.

Erdogan: Turkey may invoke NATO’s Article 5 over Syrian border fire

By Today's Zaman

Pentagon expanding international partnerships to address “global cyber arms race”

By Cheryl Pellerin, Armed Forces Press Service

Afghan security forces to shrink by 80,00 after 2014 due to $4 billion drop in allied funding

By Thom Shanker and Alissa J. Rubin, the New York Times

From Thom Shanker and Alissa J. Rubin, the New York Times:  Afghanistan’s defense minister said Tuesday that his government and the international coalition paying for the war effort had agreed in principle that Afghan security forces would undergo a significant reduction

Clinton: ‘a strong America is welcoming new powers into an international system’

By Hillary Clinton, the Department of State

From Hillary Clinton, the Department of State:  [W]e’re not turning away from our old friends and interests in other parts of the world. Our relationships with European and NATO allies who are, after all, our partners of first resort, remain indispensable