Category: NATOSource

Under NATO’s Flag: An Interim Assessment of the Mission In Libya (Part Two)

By Vladimir Socor, the New Atlanticist

From Vladimir Socor, the New Atlanticist:  Among European allies, many welcomed the chance to restore NATO’s credibility in Libya, after a long drawn-out failure in Afghanistan.

Libyan TV refutes death of Gaddafi’s son with video

By Joseph Nasr, Reuters

From Joseph Nasr, Reuters:  Libyan state television showed on Tuesday what it said was footage of Muammar Gaddafi’s son Khamis, who rebels said last week had been killed, visiting Libyans wounded in an air attack east of Tripoli.

Former French general: NATO strike on Syria is technically feasible

By Andrew Rettman, EUObserver

From Andrew Rettman, EUObserver:  A Nato strike to disable the Syrian army is technically feasible according to experts, such as former French air chief Jean Rannou. But it could make the country’s internal situation worse.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on August 9

By NATO

Moscow warns NATO against extending missile shield

By AFP

Finland’s Defense Minister: Budget cuts “increase the need to join” NATO

By YLE

From YLE:  Finland’s Minister of Defence, Stefan Wallin, has told the newspaper Savon Seudun Sanomat that all extra funding cuts planned in the defence forces increase the need to join NATO.

What Next in Libya?

By Derek Reveron, the New Atlanticist

From Derek Reveron, the New Atlanticist:  To be clear, NATO is assuming risk today by attempting to achieve particular desired ends without the available means.

Under NATO’s Flag: An Interim Assessment of the Mission In Libya (Part One)

By Vladimir Socor, the New Atlanticist

From Vladimir Socor, the New Atlanticist:  NATO had expected to fight for a few weeks; it set a three-month deadline for the combat and post-combat phases

Cameron deploys 10,000 more police to stop London riots

By Anthony Faiola, the Washington Post

From Anthony Faiola, the Washington Post:  Prime Minister David Cameron called Tuesday for an emergency session of Parliament and announced an almost tripling of police on London streets, after the capital and other British cities burned in this nation’s worst civil disturbances in decades.