Category: NATOSource

Defense and Foreign Ministers chosen for Spain’s new Cabinet

By the AP

A Changing NATO for a Changing World

By John Adams, the Atlantic

From John Adams, the Atlantic:  NATO’s finest achievement is its contribution to the peaceful resolution of the Cold War.

Georgia soon to surpass Australia as largest non-NATO troop contributor in Afghanistan

By Civil Georgia

From Civil Georgia:  The Parliament approved on Tuesday President Saakashvili’s request to send one additional infantry battalion to Afghanistan on top of 936 Georgian soldiers who already serve as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

European Worries Over US Commitment a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?

By James Joyner, the New Atlanticist

From James Joyner, the New Atlanticist:  General Sir David Richards, Chief of the Defence Staff, delivering his annual lecture to the Royal United Services Institute, identified as the first of his Grand Strategy concerns "Greater US military focus on the Pacific meaning less emphasis on Europe and her problems.

The End of America’s Two-Ocean Navy?

By James Holmes, the Diplomat

From James Holmes, the Diplomat:  If the United States can no longer afford two navies, it may have to resurrect an older tradition for managing commitments, assets, and risk. Naval historian Alfred Thayer Mahan was a founding father of this tradition.

Vaclav Havel on true leadership in times of crisis

By Vaclav Havel, Project Syndicate

From Vaclav Havel, Project Syndicate:  It is my profound conviction that the world requires – today more than ever – enlightened, thoughtful politicians who are bold and broad-minded enough to consider things that lie beyond the scope of their immediate influence in both space and time.

Obama Increasingly Alone on World Stage

By  Nikolas Gvosdev, World Policy Review

From Nikolas Gvosdev, World Policy Review:  The Obama administration entered office three years ago with high hopes that it could repair America’s relationships with other key powers in the world.

SACEUR: Five Key NATO Events in 2011

By James Stavridis, Allied Command Operations

In Strikes on Libya by NATO, an Unspoken Civilian Toll

By C. J. Chivers and Eric Schmitt, the New York Times