Category: NATOSource

US and Turkey clash looms over Nato

By the Financial Times

From the Financial Times:   The US and Turkey are trying to stave off a clash at next month’s Nato summit after a year in which Ankara’s traditional ties to the west were strained.

NATO’s Afghan endgame begins with a helping hand from Russia

By the Independent

Raytheon chooses Turkey’s Aselsan as key Patriot supplier

By Umit Enginsoy, Hurriyet

From Umit Enginsoy, Hurriyet:  U.S. missile maker Raytheon has entered into an agreement with Turkey’s top military electronics manufacturer, Aselsan, for the co-development of a major end item for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System, the U.S. firm has said. Under the agreement, Raytheon will subcontract to Aselsan the co-development of the antenna mast […]

Minister: French troops may withdraw from Afghanistan in 2011

By CNN

From CNN:  France and some other NATO nations may begin to withdraw some troops from Afghanistan next year — but the move is not tied to a threat issued against the country supposedly by Osama bin Laden, the country’s defense minister said Thursday. Minister Herve Morin told French radio station RTL that France will begin […]

Russian General Staff chief to attend EU Military Committee meeting

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  The chief of the Russian General Staff, Army Gen. Nikolai Makarov, will take part in a meeting of the European Union Military Committee

Russia wants troop limit in new NATO states: report

By Reuters

From Reuters:   Russia is demanding that any new cooperation deal with NATO include limits on the number of troops posted in the alliance’s new member states in central Europe, a leading Russian daily reported on Wednesday. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is to attend NATO’s annual summit next month in a bid to revive ties. Russia […]

Save NATO: Merge it with CSDP

By Sarwar Kashmeri, the New Atlanticist

From Sarwar Kashmeri, the New Atlanticist:  NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen would like to see NATO become a hub for an anti-missile shield with Russia that protects everyone from Vladivostok to Vancouver.

Economist: “The German question never dies”

By the Economist

From the Economist:  Its sharp-elbowed behaviour during the near-collapse of the euro earlier this year heightened concerns about Germany’s role in the world that have been stirring ever since unification 20 years ago.

Obama Appoints Denis McDonough to be Deputy National Security Advisor

By the White House

From the White House:  President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint Denis McDonough as Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor. President Obama said, “For years, I have counted on Denis McDonough’s expertise and counsel on national security issues. He possesses a remarkable intellect, irrepressible work ethic, and a sense of collegiality […]

Russia-NATO relations depend on alliance’s strategic concept – Lavrov

By RIA Novosti