Category: NATOSource

France and Britain spark row with NATO

By  Maria Golovnina, Reuters

From Maria Golovnina, Reuters:  France and Britain, who first launched air attacks on Libya in coalition with the United States, said on Tuesday NATO must step up bombing of Muammar Gaddafi’s heavy weapons to protect civilians. NATO took over air operations from the three nations on March 31 but heavy government bombardment of the besieged western city […]

Will the Libya intervention bring the end of NATO?

By Anne Applebaum, the Washington Post

From Anne Applebaum, the Washington Post:  Two very important NATO members, Germany and Turkey, openly oppose the Libya mission and are refusing to play any operational role. A number of smaller members have made their objections known behind the scenes and aren’t sending anything much beyond the odd crate of food. The NATO secretary general […]

Libya stalemate could thicken fog of war for NATO

By Laurent Thomet, AFP

From Laurent Thomet, AFP:  As the prospect of a long stalemate rises in Libya, the fog of war could get thicker for NATO after two friendly fire incidents highlighted the limitations of its aerial campaign.

Germany and Libya

By Charlemagne, the Economist

In Libya, an Odd-Couple Alliance

By Mark Landler, the New York Times

From Mark Landler, the New York Times:  At home in France, he has long been called “Sarko l’Américain.

Grounds for U.S. military intervention

By Henry A. Kissinger and James A. Baker III, the Washington Post

From Henry A. Kissinger and James A. Baker III, the Washington Post: Like most Americans, we believe that the United States should always support democracy and human rights politically, economically and diplomatically

Cold War neutrals now taking sides, timidly

By Karl Ritter, the AP

From Karl Ritter, the AP:  Swedish fighter jets are roaring into action over Libya under NATO command.

US announces smaller troop cuts in Europe

By the Department of Defense

From the Department of Defense:  The Department of Defense announced today that it is revising its 2004 plan to withdraw two of its four brigade combat teams (BCTs) from Europe.

Tensions emerge in NATO’s Libya mission

By the Financial Times

Netherlands unveils severe military cuts

By the AP

From the AP:  The Dutch government will cut 12,000 military jobs, or more than one in six of all armed forces personnel, as part of spending cuts aimed at balancing the budget by 2015, officials said Friday.