Category: NATOSource

Denmark taking over NATO’s Baltic air policing

By Allied Command Operation

From Allied Command Operation:  The Danish air force is taking over the duty of policing the Baltic skies under the NATO air policing arrangement.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on September 1

By NATO

NATO Strikes Show Europe Defense Dilemma

By Lawrence Norman and Stephen Fidler, the Wall Street Journal

Libya reveals changes in NATO air power

By Craig Hoyle, Flightglobal

From Craig Hoyle, Flightglobal:  While aircraft from multiple nations continue to strike pro-Gaddafi assets as his supporters continue to oppose the regime change brought about as part of the "Arab Spring"

Turkey agrees to host radar system for NATO missile defense

By Reuters

Sarkozy: Libya war marks new chapter in EU-US relations

By Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver:  The EU will in future play a bigger role vis-a-vis the US in providing hard security in north Africa and the Middle East, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said.

U.S., Europe rule out key postwar role in Libya

By Paul Richert, the Los Angeles Times

China’s official newspaper warns West to respect U.N. role and Beijing’s “legitimate interests” in Libya

By Chris Buckley, Reuters

From Chris Buckley, Reuters:  China’s top official newspaper warned Western powers to let the United Nations lead post-war reconstruction in Libya, saying on Thursday that Beijing would seek to defend its economic stake after the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi.

Praising NATO, and France’s Place in It

By Steven Erlanger, the New York Times

From Steven Erlanger, the New York Times:  On the eve of a major conference here to try to consolidate international support and reconstruction aid for Libya’s fledgling government, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France praised the working of the NATO alliance in support of the rebels