Category: NATOSource

UK urges defense contractors to look overseas

By Keith Weir, Reuters

Rasmussen to appoint special envoy to open defense markets within NATO

By Keith Weir, Reuters

From Keith Weir, Reuters:  The United States and European countries should do more to open up their defence markets to competition at a time of tight budgets, the head of NATO said on Monday.

NATO’s Finest Hour

By Ivo Daalder, the Wall Street Journal

From Ivo Daalder, the Wall Street Journal:  Yesterday we all remembered that day 10 years ago, when terrorists turned airplanes into weapons of mass destruction. But we should also remember what happened the following day.

Britain Balks at E.U. Defense Plan

By Stephen Castle, the International Herald Tribune

From Stephen Castle, the International Herald Tribune:  In addition to the European Union’s single currency and its passport-free travel zone, Britain now faces a new and unwelcome test of its engagement with Continental partners, this time over defense.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on September 12

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NATO Heads Toward the Nursing Home

By Elizabeth Pond, World Policy Journal

From Elizabeth Pond, World Policy Journal:  NATO won’t be dismantled. Instead, it will move to an old people’s home.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on September 11

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U.S. considering Ankara’s request to base Predators in Turkey

By Craig Whitlock, the Washington Post

From Craig Whitlock, the Washington Post:  The Obama administration is considering a request from Turkey to base a fleet of Predator drones on Turkish soil for counterterrorism operations in northern Iraq, a decision that could strengthen a diplomatic alliance but drag the United States deeper into a regional conflict.