Category: NATOSource

Sarkozy: “France is not in favour of military intervention or an intervention by NATO”

By Reuters

Libya frees Dutch Marines

By Harry Papachristou, Reuters

From Harry Papachristou, Reuters:  The Libyan government has released three Dutch marines and they will be evacuated aboard a Greek military plane, the Greek Foreign Ministry said Friday.

NATO forces seize rockets from Iran in Afghanistan

By Kimberly Dozier, the AP

From Kimberly Dozier, the AP:  NATO forces in Afghanistan have seized 48 Iranian-made rockets intended to aid the Taliban’s spring battle campaign, the most powerful illicit weapons ever intercepted en route from the neighboring state, officials said Wednesday.

NATO approves new Cyber Defense Concept

By NATO

From NATO: NATO Defence Ministers approved today in Brussels a new Cyber Defence Concept that will pave the way for the Alliance to step up its defences against growing cyber threats. The new Cyber Defence Concept defines the protection of NATO’s own networks as the Alliance’s fundamental cyber defence responsibility. It also highlights the importance of […]

“NATO is ready to act,” moves ships in the Med

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  Today we have decided to increase the presence of NATO maritime assets in the Central Mediterranean.

Press Freedom in Turkey

By the Economist

From the Economist:  The arrests of Ahmet Sik and Nedim Sener came at a time of growing concern about pressure on the media.

New study: No-Fly Zone in Libya could cost billions

By Philip Ewing, Morning Defense

From Philip Ewing, Morning Defense:  A Libya no-fly zone could cost billions, according to a new study out today by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.

Libyan crisis reveals “the Obama conception of the U.S. role in the world”

By Scott Wilson, the Washington Post

From Scott Wilson, the Washington Post:  President Obama is content to let other nations publicly lead the search for solutions to the Libyan conflict, his advisers say

French FM: “NATO is not the organization” to stop Gaddafi

By Alan Cowell and Steven Erlanger, the New York Times

France officially recognizes Libyan rebels

By Reuters

From Reuters:  France said on Thursday it would recognise the Libyan National Council, a rebel body fighting to oust Muammar Gaddafi, as the legitimate representative of Libya’s people. People near the National Council’s headquarters in Benghazi cheered, honked horns and some fired guns in air to celebrate the news and officials there said France was […]