Category: NATOSource

Why Europe Still Matters

By Alberto R. Coll, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs:  Over the past decade it has become fashionable to write off Europe and downgrade its importance to American interests.

Dutch arrest Foreign Ministry official for spying for Russia

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Police in the Netherlands arrested a 60-year old employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who is suspected of taking bribes and transferring classified information to Russian spies, local media reported on Monday.

Senate aide: ‘The NATO security alliance remains the greatest combined force for good in world history’

Senate Resolution 395 expressing support for NATO and the upcoming summit in Chicago was passed by a voice vote. The resolution had four bipartisan co-sponsors, Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL], Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL], Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH], and Sen. Richard Lugar [R-IN].

Senate passes resolution supporting NATO and the Chicago summit

By the U.S. Senate

From the U.S. Senate:  Resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the NATO summit to be held in Chicago, Illinois, from May 20 through 21, 2012.

Turkey’s PM: NATO radar could be dismantled if conditions not respected

By Today's Zaman

A new doctrine of intervention?

By Henry A. Kissinger, the Washington Post

From Henry A. Kissinger, the Washington Post:  Not the least significant aspect of the Arab Spring is the redefinition of heretofore prevalent principles of foreign policy.

Ukraine considering role in NATO’s missile defense system

By Russia Today

From Russia Today:  The North-Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is holding talks with Kiev over Ukraine’s possible participation in the alliance’s planned missile defense system n Europe.

Alliance and Partnership

By Kenneth Weisbrode, the New Atlanticist

From Kenneth Weisbrode, the New Atlanticist:  The language of partnership has become so popular, even contagious, that several, mainly American, officials have described the Atlantic Alliance itself as an important, if not the most important, partnership to the United States.

Spain to cut government ministries by 17%, Foreign Ministry by 54%

By Al Goodman, CNN