Category: NATOSource

NATO calls for transition, constructive regional role in Egypt

By DPA

NATO and ThalesRaytheonSystems sign contract for Theatre Missile Defence extension

By NATO

From NATO:  TRSPrime, a subsidiary of ThalesRaytheonSystems, was awarded a contract by the NATO ACCS Management Agency (NACMA) for enhancements to the Air Command and Control System (ACCS) as part of the Active Layered Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence (ALTBMD) programme

Ireland expels Russian spy

By the Irish Examiner

From the Irish Examiner:  A diplomat at the Russian Embassy in Dublin has been fired and asked to leave the country after an investigation revealed Russian involvement in the forgery of Irish passports.

Pakistan capable of overtaking Britain and France among world’s largest nuclear weapons powers

By David Sanger and Eric Schmitt, the New York Times

From David Sanger and Eric Schmitt, the New York Times:  New American intelligence assessments have concluded that Pakistan has steadily expanded its nuclear arsenal since President Obama came to office, and that it is building the capability to surge ahead in the production of nuclear-weapons material, putting it on a path to overtake Britain as […]

NATO Secretary General discusses 2011 priorities with US leaders

By NATO

From NATO:  The Secretary General met with the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton and Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, as well as with other senior members of the US Administration, to discuss NATO priorities in 2011

U.S. and Europe Move Against Belarus’s Leader

By Michael Schwirtz, the New York Times

From Michael Schwirtz, the New York Times:  The United States and the European Union on Monday imposed sanctions against President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko and scores of other officials in Belarus for a broad crackdown on the opposition after the fraudulent presidential election late last year.

Obama discusses regional upheaval with Erdogan

By Zaman

From Zaman: US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have agreed that peoples’ demands for “legitimate and natural democratic rights” should be recognized by their leaders

Crackdown in Belarus needs united transatlantic response

By John Kerry and Joe Lieberman, the Washington Post

From John Kerry and Joe Lieberman, the Washington Post:  Since the patently unfair and undemocratic presidential election on Dec. 19, Alexander Lukashenko, the authoritarian ruler of Belarus, has reminded his countrymen and the world that the post-Cold War vision of a Europe whole, free and at peace remains sadly unfulfilled.

Cracks in the Russian Regime

By Lucian Kim, the International Herald Tribune

Britain, France and Germany issue joint statement on Egypt

By Judy Dempsey, the New York Times

From Judy Dempsey, the New York Times:  Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany — fell short of calling for the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt