Category: NATOSource

NATO peacekeepers under fire in Kosovo

By Nebi Qena, the AP

From Nebi Qena, the AP:  American and French peacekeepers were told Thursday to fire their weapons in defense if attacked at border posts on Kosovo’s northern boundary with Serbia, a day after the crossings were set ablaze by Serbs armed with firebombs, a NATO spokesman said.

Turkey’s President rules out crisis, but Kosaner challenges legality of arrests

By Selcan Hacaoglu , the AP

NATO in north Kosovo withdraws from Serb roadblock

By Nebi Qena, the AP

Update: NATO activities in Libya on July 29

By NATO

Turkish Military Leadership Resigns and What It Means

By Ross Wilson, the New Atlanticist

Report: Turkey’s top military leaders have resigned

By the AP

The New Foreign Policy Frontier

By Anne-Marie Slaughter, the New Atlanticist

From Anne-Marie Slaughter, the New Atlanticist:  The frontier of foreign policy in the 21st century is social, developmental, digital, and global.

New Revelations in US-French Nuclear Cooperation

By Bruno Tertrais, WMD Junction

Lawsuit filed vs NATO regarding Libya bombing

By Slobodan Lekic, the AP

From Slobodan Lekic, the AP:  Attorneys have filed a civil lawsuit in Belgium accusing NATO of killing 13 civilians, including 3 children, by bombing a residential compound of a former government official in Libya.

Afghanistan and Libya: Lessons for the U.S. and Europe

By Kurt Volker, the Christian Science Monitor

From Kurt Volker, the Christian Science Monitor:  The lessons Americans and Europeans may take from these episodes are as different as they are telling. Americans will likely blame Europeans for never doing their share in Afghanistan.