Category: NATOSource

McCain: Syria, NATO Expansion Should Be on Summit Agenda

By Kate Brannen, Defense News

From Kate Brannen, Defense News:  At the upcoming May NATO summit in Chicago, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., wants world leaders to address Syria and NATO expansion.

NATO extends counter piracy mission until 2014

By NATO

From NATO:  NATO Allies agreed on 19 March to extend the Alliance’s counter piracy naval operation Ocean Shield, which operates off the Horn of Africa to protect merchant traffic from pirate attacks, for a further two years until the end of 2014.

Rep. Turner presses NATO expansion to former Soviet states

By Carlos Munoz, DEFCON Hill

From Carlos Munoz, DEFCON Hill:  As the Pentagon gets smaller, the U.S. military is going to need more help from its friends around the world.

Europe’s lack of key defense capabilities raises doubts about NATO’s future

By Andrew Exum, World Politics Review

From Andrew Exum, World Politics Review:  Many Poles now worry the NATO alliance is but a shadow of its former self and wonder whether it can be counted upon for support in the future.

EU defense ministers endorse pooling of resources

By Slobodan Lekic, the AP

From Slobodan Lekic, the AP:  European Union defense ministers endorsed on Thursday projects to develop joint air-to-air refueling capacities and field hospitals as part of a wider effort to share military resources in response to falling defense budgets.

Russia: Missile defense ‘litmus test’ of West

By the AP

Clinton: U.S. on track for Afghan deal by NATO summit

By Arshad Mohammed, Reuters

From Arshad Mohammed, Reuters: The United States said on Wednesday it appears to be on track to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Afghanistan charting their future relations during or before a late May NATO summit.

NATO says Putin unlikely to attend Chicago summit

By Slobodan Lekic, the AP

From Slobodan Lekic, the AP:  Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to attend NATO‘s summit in Chicago due to his busy schedule at home, the alliance’s top official said Wednesday.

Rasmussen: ‘Not much progress has been made’ on NATO-EU cooperation

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  Two years ago, at the EU Defence Ministers’ meeting in Palma de Mallorca, I made several proposals to address this problem. I said that the EU and NATO must have regular discussions, at all levels, on the entire spectrum of common security threats.

Russia considering establishing cyber-security command

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  The Russian government is considering setting up a dedicated cyber-security command, responsible for protecting the armed forces’ information systems, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Wednesday. "We are currently discussing the question of setting up a cyber-security command," said Rogozin, who has responsibility for Russia’s military-industrial complex. "This is in connection […]