Category: NATOSource

Iran dismisses UAE’s move on NATO

By PressTV (Iran)

UAE to be first Arab country with NATO embassy: Poland

By AFP

From AFP:  The United Arab Emirates is to make a landmark move, becoming the first Arab country to send an ambassador to NATO, Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Wednesday. "We’re very happy that the United Arab Emirates is to become the first Arab country to open an embassy at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation," […]

Russia’s Rogozin Seeks to Scare Bulgaria Away from US Missile Shield

By novinite.com

From novinite.com:  Bulgaria may become a target of terrorists if it accepts on its territory elements from the US/NATO missile shield in Europe, according to Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin. Rogozin made his warning Friday in Bulgaria’s Varna, which is hosting a session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. . . . "As far as […]

Russia, U.S. unlikely to agree on missile defense by end of Obama’s tenure – U.S. envoy

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia and the United States are unlikely to agree on the missile defense issue by the end of U.S. President Barack Obama’s term, U.S. Ambassador to Russia, John Beyrle said on Friday.

Poland’s Solidarity

By Aleksandra Kulczuga, the Wall Street Journal

Update: NATO activities in Libya on May 26

By NATO

PR issues impact Obama’s visit to Poland

By the AP

From the AP:  President Barack Obama’s last stop on his European tour brings him to Poland for the first time, giving him the chance to inject new vigor in a relationship with an ally that has sometimes felt slighted by Washington.

Baltic states urge NATO to bolster cyber-defense

By AFP

From AFP:  NATO members must bolster their ability to fend off Internet-based attacks, Estonian Defence Minister Mart Laar, whose country fell victim to a "cyber-war" in 2007, said Thursday.

Obama’s opportunity to promote “a Europe whole, free, and at peace”

By Kurt Volker, Ivan Vejvoda, and Damon Wilson, the New Atlanticist

From Kurt Volker, Ivan Vejvoda, and Damon Wilson, the New Atlanticist:  [Barack Obama’s presidency] will be the first administration since President Clinton’s first term that has not seen NATO invite new members to join the Alliance. And it will take the EU at least five years to bring in new members following Croatia’s likely accession […]

Medvedev: Agreement on European missile shield may not occur until 2020

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that it could take Russia and the United States until 2020 to reach agreement on a European missile shield, but the two sides must create the foundations for a deal now. "This issue will be solved in the future, maybe in 2020, but we should […]