Category: NATOSource

Russia to prevent Georgia rearming – deputy PM

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia will do all it can to stop Georgia from rearming, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Wednesday. "Our unquestionable priorities include preventing the remilitarization of Georgia and opposing the unlicensed production of Soviet and Russian models of military equipment by a number of East European states," he said. He offered […]

Belarus agrees to give up stockpile of highly enriched uranium

By Glenn Kessler, the Washington Post

Erdogan furious over personal allegations in Wikileaks

By Ibon Villelabeitia, Reuters

Putin Warns of Deploying “Strike Forces” if Russia Shut Out of Missile Defense

By Steve Gutterman, Reuters

From Steve Gutterman, Reuters:  Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told CNN television that Russia would deploy nuclear weapons and "strike forces" if it were shut out of a Western missile shield, adding punch to a warning from President Dmitry Medvedev. In an interview with Larry King taped on Tuesday, Putin also said the WikiLeaks scandal was […]

Does the EU have “NATO envy?”

By Charlemagne, the Economist

From Charlemagne, the Economist:  It is the biggest, closest and richest friendship in the world, and its most important military alliance. America and Europe account for half of global GDP and nearly one-third of trade. Each side of the North Atlantic has more than 1 trillion invested in the other. Yet the partnership is strangely unbalanced. […]

Groundbreaking ceremony for NATO Special Operations Headquarters

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations:  A groundbreaking ceremony for the future home for the NATO Special Operations Headquarters (NSHQ) was conducted Monday 29th November 2010 at SHAPE.

Russia Moves Nuclear Warheads Near Border with NATO Allies

By Adam Entous and Jonathan Weisman, the Wall Street Journal

From Adam Entous and Jonathan Weisman, the Wall Street Journal:  The U.S. believes Russia has moved short-range tactical nuclear warheads to facilities near North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies as recently as this spring

Lithuania: What NATO means for us

NATO has released new videos on YouTube providing national perspectives on the Alliance.

Three Outcomes from Lisbon

By James Stavridis, U.S. European Command

From James Stavridis, U.S. European Command:  [W]e were able to deliver the three key initiatives we have been seeking for several years

Kosovo to become NATO member within four years — acting PM

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Kosovo, which unilaterally proclaimed its independence from Serbia in 2008, may get NATO membership within four years, Kosovo’s acting premier said. The Kosovo government, led by Hashim Thaci, had to resign after the parliament voted in favor of a no-confidence motion introduced by the opposition. However, Thaci hopes to regain the post […]