Category: NATOSource

Turkey’s New Top Military Commanders

By Zaman

Protection Racket: ‘Responsibility to Protect’ Becomes a Doctrine

By Joshua Muravchik, World Affairs Journal

Gaddafi forces fire missile at Italian warship

By CNN

From CNN:  Libyan government forces fired a missile at an Italian warship in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday in a rare attack on the NATO fleet offshore, a government spokesman said. The frigate Bersagliere was about 19 kilometers (12 miles) off the Libyan city of Zlitan when the missile fell harmlessly into the sea about […]

Update: NATO activities in Libya on August 3

By NATO

Russian experts examine relations with NATO

By Joerg Wolf and Victoria Naselskaya, atlantic-comunity.org

From Joerg Wolf and Victoria Naselskaya, atlantic-comunity.org:  Less than half year after the groundbreaking NATO-Russia Council summit in Lisbon, the Atlantic Initiative, publisher of atlantic-community.org, engaged Russian experts in a dialogue on how to improve relations between Russia and NATO.

Russia’s Ambassador to NATO may run in upcoming elections

By Russia Today

From Russia Today:  The Congress of Russian Communities (KRO), created by Dmitry Rogozin in the 1990s, is reportedly preparing to join United Russia’s Popular Front. ­Moscow’s envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin may return to Russian politics after a KRO congress scheduled for September. The event will precede a congress to be held by United Russia, […]

US seeking open-ended mandate for NATO Op in Libya

By Laurent Thomet, AFP

From Laurent Thomet, AFP:  NATO’s commitment to the mission faces a key test in September when the operation’s second 90-day mandate comes to an end. The United States is floating the idea of asking NATO ambassadors to consider an open-ended mandate this time, sources familiar with the discussions told AFP. “This would put our procedures […]

NATO’s decision to send relief force to Kosovo

By NATO

From NATO:  Excerpt from press briefing on Libya by Carmen Romero, the NATO Deputy Spokesperson and Colonel Roland Lavoie, Operation ‘’Unified Protector’’ military spokesperson

Update: NATO activities in Libya on August 2

By NATO

Report: Defense cuts weaken Britain’s armed forces

By Adrian Croft, Reuters