Category: NATOSource

Russia’s Lavrov rules out global war over Arctic resources

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday dismissed as "provocation" suggestions that world powers could fight a war over valuable Arctic natural resources. Russia, the United States, Canada, Denmark and Norway are seeking to assert jurisdiction over parts of the Arctic, which is believed to contain over 25% of the world’s oil […]

Turkey Increasing Defense Spending

By UPI

Russia wants “its own security sector” in European Missile Defense

By RIA Novosti

Gates May Cut At Least One Army Brigade from Europe

By Spencer Ackerman, Danger Room

From Spencer Ackerman, Danger Room:  In his Thursday press conference, [Defense Secretary Robert] Gates called out U.S. European Command for hosting way too many cushy billets for senior officers

Sarkozy Talks Terrorism with Obama: “Democracies cannot afford to give in”

By the White House

From the White House:  Excerpts from remarks by U.S. President Barack Obama and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France after Bilateral Meeting. Obama:  We don’t have a stronger friend and a stronger ally than Nicolas Sarkozy and the French people.  We have cooperated over the last several years on dealing with a global economic crisis, dealing […]

End of EU Arms Embargo with China may Spark Transatlantic Quarrel

By John Vinocur, the International Herald Tribune

From John Vinocur, the International Herald Tribune:  [T]he E.U.’s attitude on its 20-year-old embargo on supplying China with military wherewithal looks wobbly.

Chinese Amb: “Cold Europe is feeling the warmth of the Chinese breeze”

By Anthony Faiola, the Washington Post

From Anthony Faiola, the Washington Post:  [S]peculation among traders that cash-rich China might step in and buy hard-hit European bonds, along with Chinese officials suggesting that Beijing would keep supporting the euro, helped the currency claw out a gain Monday

Claude-France Arnould new head of European Defence Agency

By the European Union

From the European Union:  Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy/Commission Vice President … welcomed the appointment of Claude-France Arnould as Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency (EDA).

As Arctic melts, U.S. ill-positioned to tap resources

By Jacquelyn Ryan, the Washington Post

From Jacquelyn Ryan, the Washington Post:  The Obama administration, like the Bush administration before it, has identified the Arctic as an area of key strategic interest.

Spain Calls Basque Declaration Insufficient

By Raphael Minder, the New York Times

From Raphael Minder, the New York Times:  Spain’s interior minister said on Monday that a cease-fire declaration by the Basque separatist group ETA was not sufficient to guarantee an end to Spain’s four-decade fight against the nationalist group.