Category: NATOSource

1.5 million Soviet/Russian soldiers involved in foreign interventions since WWII

By RIA Novosti.&n

From RIA Novosti. 

Vershbow becomes first American to serve as Deputy Secretary General of NATO

By NATO

From NATO:  Ambassador Alexander Vershbow takes office as NATO Deputy Secretary General. The NATO Deputy Secretary General is the Alliance’s second most senior international civil servant.

Officials from Gulf states discuss partnership with NATO

By NATO

From NATO:  NATO permanent representatives met senior officials from Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, the four countries which are part of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI), at a seminar at NATO HQ on February 14

State Department: ‘the United States has no better partner than Europe’

By Philip Gordon, U.S. Department of State

From Philip Gordon, U.S. Department of State:  From the earliest days of his Administration, President Obama has prioritized the re-establishment of strong transatlantic relations.

France and Italy contributed unarmed UAVs to NATO’s Libya operation

By Aviation International News

From Aviation International News:  [French air force commander General Jean-Paul] Palomeros told the Dubai Air Chiefs Conference last November that “at least 30” medium-altitude long endurance (MALE) UAVs should have been deployed to support the NATO air action over Libya last year.

Pakistan allows NATO to ship food to Afghanistan

By Zarar Khan, the AP

Turkey sticks with Iran for oil instead of supporting EU and US sanctions

By Humeyra Pamuk and Evrim Ergin, Reuters

From Humeyra Pamuk and Evrim Ergin, Reuters:  Turkey has no plans to cut its imports of Iranian oil, remaining a rare loyal customer of Tehran despite rising pressure from international sanctions and initial signals it may buy more Saudi oil

NATO to Iran: Don’t worry about missile shield unless you plan attack

By Fatma Demirelli, Today's Zaman

From Fatma Demirelli, Today’s Zaman:  In an exclusive interview with Today’s Zaman in Brussels last week, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen added his voice to the growing regional controversy over the nascent missile defense system

McRaven Seeks Freer Hand in Deployment of Special Operations forces

By Eric Schmitt, Mark Mazzetti, and Thom Shanker, the New York Times

From Eric Schmitt, Mark Mazzetti, and Thom Shanker, the New York Times:  As the United States turns increasingly to Special Operations forces to confront developing threats scattered around the world

Head of US Army Cyber Command: ‘Cyberspace requires a world-class cyber warrior’

By Peter Apps, Reuters

From Peter Apps, Reuters:  With growing worries about the threat of "cyber warfare," militaries around the world are racing to recruit the computer specialists they believe may be central to the conflicts of the 21st century. But whilst money is plentiful for new forces of "cyber warriors," attracting often individualistic technical specialists and hackers into […]