Category: NATOSource

NATO clears funding hurdle to buy five Global Hawks

By Stephen Trimble, Flight Global

Panetta: ‘Our military footprint in Europe will remain larger than in any other region in the world’

By Leon Panetta, U.S. Department of Defense

From Leon Panetta, U.S. Department of Defense:  For Europe, the U.S. defense strategy reaffirms the lasting strategic importance of the transatlantic partnership with the United States. 

NATO Will Switch On Its (Tiny) Missile Shield in May

By Spencer Ackerman, Danger Room

From Spencer Ackerman, Danger Room:  Starting in May, Europe will have the beginning of an operational shield against ballistic missiles, courtesy of NATO. The system will be modest at first, not much more than SM-3 interceptor missiles aboard the U.S.S. Monterrey, a ship enabled with the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system and stationed in the […]

Obama may pick Lute for European command

By Gregge Jaffe, the Washington Post

From Gregge Jaffe, the Washington Post:  The Obama administration is considering nominating retired Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute as the next commander of the U.S. European Command, a move that could stir controversy among some senior military officials who have clashed with Lute over war policy. Lute, who retired from the military in 2010, is currently […]

Clinton calls for coalition of ‘friends of democratic Syria’

By Matthew Lee, AP

From Matthew Lee, AP:  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Sunday for "friends of democratic Syria" to unite and rally against President Bashar Assad’s regime, previewing the possible formation of a formal group of likeminded nations to coordinate assistance to the Syrian opposition.

NATO Doesn’t Yet Know How To Protect Its Networks

By Spencer Ackerman, Danger Room

From Spencer Ackerman, Danger Room:  Here at NATO Headquarters, the 2007 denial-of-service attack that took websites of member nation Estonia offline forms something of a template for worry.

Clinton: ‘Europe is and remains America’s partner of first resort’

By Hillary Clinton, Department of State

From Hillary Clinton, Department of State:  I have heard all the talk about where Europe fits in to America’s global outlook.

NATO’s Victory in Libya: The Right Way to Run an Intervention

By Ivo H. Daalder and James G. Stavridis, U.S. Mission to NATO

From Ivo H. Daalder and James G. Stavridis, U.S. Mission to NATO:  NATO’s operation in Libya has rightly been hailed as a model intervention.

What Is NATO Good For?

By Robert Haddick, Foreign Policy

From Robert Haddick, Foreign Policy:  In a briefing delivered at NATO headquarters on Jan. 30, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen declared that "NATO is the most successful alliance in history."

To the Afghan Exits

By the Editors of the Wall Street Journal

From the Editors of the Wall Street Journal:  Leon Panetta committed the gaffe of telling the truth on Wednesday when he revealed how eager the Obama Administration is to tell Americans it is heading for the exits in Afghanistan.