Category: NATOSource

Putin blesses NATO’s role in Afghanistan: ‘God give them good health’

By AFP

From AFP:  President-elect Vladimir Putin called NATO a "relic of the Cold War" today but said Russia still welcomes the Western military bloc’s presence in Afghanistan.

Rogozin: ‘Rumors about NATO base in Russia – a provocation’

By Russia Today

Obama and NATO should act before the Syria crisis spreads further

By Simon Tisdall, the Guardian

Europe has yet to make Europeans

By Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times

From Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times:  The construction of a group identity typically takes generations. But Europe’s politicians no longer have the luxury of time.

Pentagon to fast-track cyberweapons acquisition

By Ellen Nakashima, the Washington Post

From Ellen Nakashima, the Washington Post:  The Pentagon is planning to dramatically speed up the development of new cyberweapons, giving it the ability in some cases to field weapons against specific targets in a matter of days, according to a new Pentagon report to Congress.

Turkey considering unilateral action in Syria and possible NATO protection

By Abdullah Bozkurt, Today's Zaman

Afghanistan gets veto power over NATO night raids

By Reuters

Russian Warship Patrols Syrian Waters

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  A Russian guided-missile destroyer that called in the Syrian port of Tartus last week left it to carry out unspecified tasks near the country’s shores, a military-diplomatic source said on Monday.

US ‘already committed to helping Assad fall’

By Doyle McManus, the Los Angeles Times

From Doyle McManus, the Los Angeles Times:  At a meeting in Istanbul last week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced an escalation of U.S. aid to the opposition.

Alexander Grushko to become Russia’s new envoy to NATO

By Russia Today