Category: NATOSource

NATO Secretary General addresses recent violence in Kosovo

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  We have seen sharp reminders of how quickly tensions can arise, and how important NATO’s mission remains.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on October 2

By NATO

NATO concerned that 10,000 SAM missiles may be missing in Libya

By the AP

From the AP:  NATO said Monday it is concerned about the possibility that large numbers of portable surface-to-air missiles, previously in the armament of Moammar Gadhafi’s army, are missing in Libya.

Three reasons why NATO defense cooperation will not succeed at the Chicago Summit

By James Blitz, the Financial Times

From James Blitz, the Financial Times:  Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Nato’s secretary-general, wants to tackle waning defence capability head on. In a speech last week he set out a programme for what he calls “Smart Defence”.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on October 1

By NATO

Le Monde Editor: “The longstanding terms of the old military relationship within the West between America and Europe have ended”

By the European Institute

From the European Institute:  So what does Libya show about Western military cooperation in trying to control future conflicts even against minor rogue states?  It shows that NATO without the U.S. cannot handle an expeditionary war even on the scale of Libya

Panetta to discuss Libya, Afghanistan, and defense cuts with NATO allies in Brussels

By Cheryl Pellerin, the Department of Defense

From Cheryl Pellerin, the Department of Defense:   In his first visit as defense secretary, Leon E. Panetta will meet with Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian leaders and will travel to NATO headquarters this week to reaffirm the Defense Department’s security relationships, he said tonight.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on September 30

By NATO

NATO Secretary General opposes defense HQ for the EU

By Steven Erlanger and Stephen Castle, the New York Times

From Steven Erlanger and Stephen Castle, the New York Times:  [NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh] Rasmussen criticized a proposal from the foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain to set up a defense-planning headquarters for the European Union based in Brussels.