Category: NATOSource

Russian submarine mates with U.S. sub rescue system in NATO Exercise

By Allied Command Operations

Bob Gates’s sermon to Europe applies at home as well

By the Editors of the Washington Post

From the Editors of the Washington Post:  [Secretary of Defense Robert] Gates rightly blamed European governments for being “apparently unwilling to devote the necessary resources or make the necessary changes to be serious and capable partners in their own defense.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on June 13

By NATO

BAE Systems pulls out of Polish defense tender

By Gabriela Baczynska, Reuters

From Gabriela Baczynska, Reuters:  Europe’s biggest defence contractor BAE Systems (BAES.L) has pulled out of the race for a 1.45 billion zloty ($530.5 million) contract to supply Poland with 16 training-combat aircraft, the company said on Tuesday.

Is the U.S.-European Relationship Really in Decline?

By James Joyner, the Atlantic

From James Joyner, the Atlantic:  The blistering farewell speech to NATO by U.S. defense secretary Robert Gates warning of a "dim, if not dismal" future for the Alliance drew the Western public’s attention to a longstanding debate about the state of the transatlantic relationship.

Head of Britain’s Navy warns of cutbacks if Libya Op lasts long

By Danica Kirka, AP

U.S. signs agreement to station F-16s and military personnel in Poland

By Reuters

From Reuters:  NATO allies Poland and the United States signed a deal on Monday for the stationing of U.S. airforce personnel on Polish soil, a symbolically important move for Warsaw as it keeps a nervous eye on neighbouring Russia. The accord, endorsed by U.S. President Barack Obama during his visit to Warsaw late last month, […]

Gaddafi thanks Congress for challenging Obama on Libya Op

By Mark Landler, the New York Times

From Mark Landler, the New York Times:  Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi has written to members of Congress thanking them for criticizing President Obama last week over his involvement in the NATO-led military campaign in Libya.

Turkey Cracks Down on ‘Anonymous’

By Marc Champion, the Wall Street Journal

From Marc Champion, the Wall Street Journal:  Turkish police have arrested 32 people in connection with attacks by the international hackers’ group Anonymous on the websites of government agencies. The Ankara police department that deals with smuggling and organized crime detained the suspects in cities all around the country Sunday, on suspicion of "illegally entering […]

Can European leaders avoid driving NATO over a cliff?

By Joseph Wood, the German Marshall Fund of the US