Category: NATOSource

Who Needs NATO? We All Do

By Ivo H. Daalder, the International Herald Tribune

From Ivo H. Daalder, the International Herald Tribune:  Today, more than 150,000 troops participate in six NATO operations on three continents.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on June 16

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Gates was far too nice about NATO’s failings

By Constanze Stelzenmüller, the Financial Times

From Constanze Stelzenmüller, the Financial Times:  Last week America’s departing secretary of defence, Robert Gates, gave a valedictory “shock and awe” speech in Brussels in which he excoriated the military weaknesses of Nato’s European members.

Libya and the War Powers Act

By the Editors of the New York Times

From the Editors of the New York Times:  It would be hugely costly — for this country’s credibility, for the future of NATO and for the people of Libya — if Congress were to force President Obama to abandon military operations over Libya.

U.S. and Europe making progress in cyber security

By John D. Banusiewicz, American Forces Press Service

From John D. Banusiewicz, American Forces Press Service:  In cyberspace, the more attack signatures you can see, and the more intrusions you can trace, the better your defense will be,” he [Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III] explained.

Libya Campaign Shows Need to Re-Think the Transatlantic Link

By Camille Grand, the European Institute

From Camille Grand, the European Institute:  NATO itself has looked shallow as a military alliance. The shift from Odyssey Dawn to the NATO led Unified Protector has not increased the commitment of the allies’ forces.

What is NATO for?

By Paul Miller, Shadow Government

From Paul Miller, Shadow Government:  We just need to recognize what NATO really is and what it isn’t and then calibrate our expectations appropriately.

Counterintelligence services hold international exercises in Poland

By Xinhua

From Xinhua:  Almost 200 persons from 25 NATO member states and eight world’s most important international counterintelligence organisations took part in exercises which ended in Krakow of southern Poland on Wednesday. "The exercises lasted about two weeks and several dozen top officials representing all participating institutions held a meeting Wednesday," Polish Minister of Defense Bogdan […]

NATO chief envisions joint center for missile defense coordination with Russia

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:   Why do we want to cooperate with Russia?

Germany establishes new Cyber Defense Center

By Sebastian Fischer and Ole Reissmann, Spiegel