Category: NATOSource

Secretary General: “If NATO did not exist, it would have to be invented”

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the Huffington Post

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the Huffington Post:  [W]hile we were celebrating the benefits of peace, our definition of ‘security’ began to change.

US seeks breakthrough on CFE Treaty at Lisbon Summit

By Judy Dempsey, the New York Times

From Judy Dempsey, the New York Times:  The American delegation at the summit here will try to give the negotiations for a renewal of the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty a crucial push during the two-day NATO gathering, which is set to open later on Friday, according to diplomats of several signatory countries to the […]

“The last twitches of an ambivalent alliance?”

By Leo Cendrowicz, Time

From Leo Cendrowicz, Time:  NATO has had to cope with the new timidity of European nations when it comes to putting troops on the line, as the war in Afghanistan has revealed.

Unpopular Afghan war presents challenge to NATO

By Laura King and Henry Chu, the Los Angeles Times

From Laura King and Henry Chu, the Los Angeles Times:  A NATO summit has its work cut out: Convincing weary European citizens that there is an end in sight, Americans that they aren’t alone in this fight and the Taliban that their cause is hopeless.

NATO and the case for defense

By the Editors of the Financial Times

From the Editors of the Financial Times:  Fiscal retrenchment will severely constrain European defence spending over the next decade, leaving the US to bear a growing share of the alliance’s burden.

Is an independent Europe a more honorable alternative to NATO?

By Martin Kettle, the Guardian

From Martin Kettle, the Guardian:  The great achievement of Nato is that it has helped to keep the peace in Europe – with occasional exceptions – for more than 60 years. The longer this peace lasts, and the more distant the memory of war becomes, the more it needs to be reiterated that this is […]

Britain’s Vision for Lisbon

By  Nigel Sheinwald, the Hill 

From Nigel Sheinwald, the Hill :  Tomorrow, President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron join other NATO leaders in Lisbon for a Summit meeting that will define the future of the Alliance.

Latvia: What NATO means for us

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

Obama on Afghanistan, a Nuclear Alliance, and the NATO-Russia Reset

By Barack Obama, the International Herald Tribune

From Barack Obama, the International Herald Tribune:  Neither Europe nor the United States can confront the challenges of our time without the other.

German Alert Followed Namibian Airport Scare

By Michael Slackman and Eric Schmitt, the New York Times

From Michael Slackman and Eric Schmitt, the New York Times:  Namibian authorities halted and searched a flight bound for Munich on Wednesday morning after luggage screeners found an untagged laptop bag containing batteries wired to a fuse and clock, a discovery made just hours before Germany issued a rare security alert.