Category: NATOSource

Sarkozy reignites row over NATO military role in Libya

By Ian Traynor, the Guardian

From Ian Traynor, the Guardian:  Nicolas Sarkozy has belittled Nato’s role in the military operations against Muammar Gaddafi, re-igniting the row over who replaces the Americans in charge of the campaign in Libya. … The Nato decision is expected by Monday, before foreign ministers meet in London on Tuesday to discuss Libya. Senior officials were […]

Is it smart to be friends with NATO?

By Aigerim Shilibekova,atlantic-community.org

From Aigerim Shilibekova,atlantic-community.org:  This context leads to valid assumptions that Kazakhstan’s relations with NATO will be determined in the context of the NATO + Russia scheme. Moreover, it will remain as one of the major cornerstones in Russia’s relations with NATO, though Russia announced her support to the ISAF and even allowed to use her […]

Unify NATO’s Libya Operation

By Damon Wilson, the New Atlanticist

From Damon Wilson, the New Atlanticist:  Fighting effectively requires fighting coherently under a unified chain of command.  In Libya, this means NATO exercising effective command and control of the coalition operations.

The Wrong German Foreign Policy

By Joschka Fischer, Social Europe

From Joschka Fischer, Social Europe: [N]ever has Germany been more isolated.

Canadian General in command of the “yet to be fully defined NATO operations” over Libya

By the AP

From the AP:  A Canadian general will take over command of the NATO mission in Libya.

Franco-Turkish dispute may be personal

By Ian Traynor and Nicholas Watt, the Guardian

US expects more from its partners

By Philip Stevens, the Financial Times

From Philip Stevens, the Financial Times:  Nicolas Sarkozy and David Cameron put themselves in the vanguard of diplomacy to stop Libya’s Muammer Gaddafi. When Mr [Barack] Obama eventually consented, he attached a condition: you want it, you can own it.

Juppe praises Clinton diplomacy: “Bravo, Hillary”

By MSN India

From MSN India:  "[I]t was a four-way call with the French foreign minister, the British, the Turk, and Secretary [of State Hillary] Clinton, during which time they hammered out the deal that was later announced," said the [senior administration] official.

Coalition command compromise: small war council, plus broader assembly

By Ian Traynor and Nicholas Watt, the Guardian

From Ian Traynor and Nicholas Watt, the Guardian:  The US, Britain, France and Turkey agreed to put the three-pronged offensive – a no-fly zone, an arms embargo, and air strikes – under a Nato command umbrella

Libyan crisis exposes gaps in Europe’s military capabilities

By Philip Stevens, the Financial Times

From Philip Stevens, the Financial Times:  Above all, however, the Libyan venture has betrayed the paucity of Europe’s military capability.