Category: NATOSource

Medvedev calls NATO-Russia summit historic

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has called the recent Russia-NATO summit historic. "The meeting… was historic in terms of its spirit and atmosphere," Medvedev told Polish media shortly before his visit to Warsaw, adding that efforts should be made in order not to lose the summit’s groundwork and to bring relations to a […]

Turkey’s Vision of an Ottoman Commonwealth

By Jackson Diehl, the Washington Post

Europe’s Piecemeal Failure

By Alistair Darling, the New York Times

From Alistair Darling, the New York Times:  When I look at events in Europe today, with Ireland getting bailed out and talk of crises brewing elsewhere on the continent, I am reminded of the weeks leading up to the banking crisis in 2008.

Aide to British MP Suspected of Spying for Russia

By Ravi Somaiya, the New York Times

Hungary’s Dept. FM: Wikileaks is a “serious crime” that affects the “security of the NATO alliance”

By James Morrison, the Washington Times

Turkey calls Israel’s use of NATO facilities “out of the question”

By Zaman

Transatlantic Division of Labor: NATO Hard Power and EU Soft Power?

By Howard LaFranchi, the Christian Science Monitor

From Howard LaFranchi, the Christian Science Monitor:  "If one were to say that Europe is going only in the direction of soft power, I would not agree," says Gen. Stéphane Abrial, NATO’s supreme allied commander for transformation.

Transatlantic Division of Labor: NATO Hard Power and EU Soft Power?

By Howard LaFranchi, the Christian Science Monitor

From Howard LaFranchi, the Christian Science Monitor:  "If one were to say that Europe is going only in the direction of soft power, I would not agree," says Gen. Stéphane Abrial, NATO’s supreme allied commander for transformation.

Suspects arrested for planning to attack NATO facilities in Belgium

By Reuters

From Reuters:  Austrian police have detained a Chechen refugee wanted in Belgium on suspicion of planning an Islamist militant attack on NATO targets, Austrian authorities said Saturday. The suspect, who lives with his family in Austria, slipped through the dragnet when police in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands swooped on suspected plotters last month, interior […]

Italy and Russia Deepen Defense Relationship during Berlusconi Visit

By RIA Novsoti

From RIA Novsoti:  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi are holding a meeting on the outskirts of the Russian southern city of Sochi as a part of the seventh round of Russian-Italian extended intergovernmental talks.