Category: NATOSource

Commander of the Russian Navy warns of China’s race for Arctic

By Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters

From Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters:  Russia will increase naval patrols in the Arctic Ocean to defend its interests against nations such as China seeking a share of the area’s mineral wealth, the navy commander was quoted as saying on Monday. Arctic nations such as Canada, Russia, Norway, the United States and Denmark are trying to file […]

UK Foreign Minister: Britain’s role in the world

By William Hague, the Telegraph

NATO SecGen expresses regrets to the Foreign Minister of Pakistan

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  I had a good, open discussion with the Foreign Minister. I expressed my regret for the incident last week in which Pakistani soldiers lost their lives, and my condolences to the families. Obviously, it was unintended. Obviously, we have to make sure we improve coordination between our militaries and our […]

Sarkozy to Propose New Bond With Russia

By Steven Erlanger and Katrin Bennhold, the New York Times

From Steven Erlanger and Katrin Bennhold, the New York Times:  President Nicolas Sarkozy of France plans to propose a new security and economic relationship between Europe and Russia

British Nukes vs. British Troops

By the Editors of the New York Times

From the Editors of the New York Times:  The pledge by Britain’s coalition government to drastically slash spending is bad economics and bad public policy. Budget tightening is needed, but not this much, this fast or this way.

French defense cuts announced

By Aviation Week

From Aviation Week:  France is facing the prospect of real capability gaps as the country adjusts its defense spending to try to bring down its mounting budget deficit. As part of its first concrete action, the government announced Sept. 29 it plans to curtail defense outlays by €1.3 billion (U.S. $1.77 billion) over three years. […]

NATO SecGen proposes that cyber attacks trigger NATO response

By Deutsche Welle

From Deutsche Welle:  [A] newspaper report in Germany says that NATO is considering a policy of making an online attack on one member an attack on the alliance as a whole. The German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported that NATO Secretary General Anders Rasmussen was pushing for the measure to be adopted at an alliance summit in […]

EU looks to toughen up defenses against cyber warfare

By Deutsche Welle

From Deutsche Welle: The EU is preparing to strengthen defenses against large-scale online cyber attacks that could be used as a weapon. Meanwhile, a newspaper says NATO is planning to make online assaults a military alliance matter. European Union policymakers have proposed plans to strengthen defenses against the threat posed to its member states by […]

Georgia to eventually become NATO member – Rasmussen

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Georgia will eventually become a member of NATO, the military alliance’s secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said on Friday in Tbilisi.

Bin Laden involved in Europe attack plot: report

By AFP

From AFP:  Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden is involved in an unfolding plot to launch attacks on European cities and may have even targeted the United States, a radio report said. Several months ago, bin Laden sent a directive to Al-Qaeda affiliates and partners that he wanted a Mumbai-style attack on at least three European […]