Category: NATOSource

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.

Turkey’s rifts with Cyprus and Israel worry top NATO official

By Steven Erlanger and Stephen Castle, the New York Times

Secretary General’s four goals for NATO Summit in Chicago

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

 From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  Security is not an optional extra – even in times of austerity.  It’s not a luxury – it’s a vital necessity.

Is Russia’s CSTO alliance for defense or “put down popular uprisings?”

By Joshua Kucera, Eurasianet.org

From Joshua Kucera, Eurasianet.org:  “For a long time, Russia had a very uncertain position with the CSTO: it wanted allies, but it didn’t want to have to pay,” Yevgeny Buzhinsky, a retired general who until last year headed the Russian Ministry of Defense’s International Cooperation Directorate, told EurasiaNet.org.

Russians work with EUCOM, NATO on crisis response

John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes:  A delegation from Moscow made a rare appearance at U.S. European Command headquarters this week for three days of meetings with their U.S. and NATO counterparts to talk about coordinating logistical support in a crisis.

Chicago creates counter-terrorism unit for NATO Summit in May

By David Lepeska, the Chicago Tribune

From David Lepeska, the Chicago Tribune:  As the city prepares to host two international summits next year, and with the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks approaching, the Chicago Police Department is creating a counterterrorism unit

NATO-Russia summit may be added to Chicago meetings

By  RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  A NATO-Russia summit could be held next year in Chicago if the parties can agree on a substantive agenda, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday.

NATO to declare interim missile defense capability at Chicago Summit next May

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  Poland, Romania and Turkey have already agreed to host key elements of this system.  And my goal for Chicago is that we declare an interim operational capability for NATO’s territorial missile defence.

Royal Navy sackings ‘will lose aircraft carriers skills forever’

By Thomas Harding, the Telegraph

 From Thomas Harding, the Telegraph:  One of the Royal Navy’s most senior officers has expressed serious concerns over the loss of skilled aircraft carrier crew following redundancies.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on September 29

By  NATO