Category: NATOSource

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

Norwegian jets end role in NATO’s Libya Operation

By Norway News

From Norway News :  Norwegian F-16 fighter jets that have been assigned to the NATO operations in Libya returned home on Monday, as Norway’s direct involvement in the mission effectively comes to an end. Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reported that Norwegian fighters flew 596 of the 6,125 missions by NATO in total so far, dropping 542 […]