Category: NATOSource

NATO launches 24-hr AWACS surveillance of Libya

By Ivo Daalder, U.S. Department of State

From Ivo Daalder, U.S. Department of State:  Ambassador Daalder: NATO has and owns a variety of different airlift assets which could be used, again, to varying assistance and bring out people and bring them to other parts of the world if necessary. And finally, looking at enhancing our surveillance capacity by deploying NATO-owned and operated […]

NATO SecGen: Libya “is a humanitarian crisis on our door-step that concerns us all”

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  The whole world is watching events in Libya and the wider Middle East. Many of our Allies have been evacuating their nationals and helping other people in need.

Deterrence in the Age of Nuclear Proliferation

By George Shultz, William Perry, Henry Kissinger and Sam Nunn, the Wall Street Journal

From George Shultz, William Perry, Henry Kissinger and Sam Nunn, the Wall Street Journal:  The doctrine of mutual assured destruction is obsolete in the post-Cold War era. Recently, the four of us met at the Hoover Institution with a group of policy experts to discuss the possibilities for establishing a safer and more comprehensive form […]

Military alternatives to no-flight zone in Libya

By Thom Shanker, the New York Times

From Thom Shanker, the New York Times:  American military planners are sifting through a range of options as the United States, like other Western nations, weighs the response to the bloody Libyan military assaults on rebels trying to oust Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.

Gates in Afghanistan to Assess Troop Withdrawals

By Elisabeth Bumiller, the New York Times

From Elisabeth Bumiller, the New York Times:  Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates landed here on Monday for an unannounced trip to meet with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and begin assessments to determine the number of American troops to be withdrawn from the country in July.

NATO allies concerned over US troop cuts in Europe

By  Spencer Kimball, Deutsche Welle

From Spencer Kimball, Deutsche Welle:  According to Washington, radical Islam had replaced Soviet communism as the existential threat to American interests. To combat this new enemy, then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld initiated an exodus of US soldiers from historic posts in western Europe.

The surge Afghanistan still needs

By Carl Levin and Jack Reed, the Washington Post

From Carl Levin and Jack Reed, the Washington Post:  The United States and our NATO partners must be prepared to provide substantial financial support to Afghan military forces in the years ahead as they take up the fight. We worry that the international coalition may fall short of supporting an Afghan security structure capable of […]

7 More Journalists Detained in Turkey

By Sebnem Arsu , the New York Times

From Sebnem Arsu , the New York Times:  Seven journalists were detained Thursday in connection with a long-running investigation into a murky network that prosecutors maintain has been plotting to overthrow the government, a case that critics have characterized as a pretext to neutralize dissidents.

Six new nations join NATO Collective Air Defence

By Allied Command Operations

NATO apologizes for deaths of 9 Afghan boys

By Alissa J. Rubin and Sangar Rahimi, the New York Times

From Alissa J. Rubin and Sangar Rahimi, the New York Times: Nine boys collecting firewood to heat their homes in the eastern Afghanistan mountains were killed by NATO helicopter gunners who mistook them for insurgents, according to a statement on Wednesday by NATO, which apologized for the mistake.