Category: NATOSource

Russian military denies ‘illusion of power’

By Bill Gertz, the Washington Times

From Bill Gertz, the Washington Times:  The Russian military responded to comments in this space last week by Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, commander of the U.S. Northern Command, who stated that increases of Russian strategic bomber flights near the U.S. and Canada airspace over the past several years were an attempt by Moscow to maintain […]

German Business Moves Beyond Russia to China

By Judy Dempsey, the New York Times

EU officials assure Turkey over accession

By AFP

From AFP:  EU officials assured Turkey Tuesday over its troubled bid to join the bloc and praised the country’s growing regional role after claims the lagging progress was pushing Ankara away from the West. The commitment came after a meeting in Istanbul between EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton, enlargement commissioner Stefan Fule, Turkish Foreign […]

Troop pullout deadline working, Sen. Levin says

By  Nathan Hurst, the Detroit News

From Nathan Hurst, the Detroit News:  The July 2011 deadline for beginning to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan has helped stabilize the war-torn nation’s security, Sen. Carl Levin said Tuesday. "The Afghans must be in charge … with their own troops," Levin, D-Detroit, said during a Tuesday breakfast in Washington sponsored by the Boston-based Christian Science Monitor […]

Bulgaria’s former prime minister charged over missing state, NATO secrets

By Tsvetelia Tsolova, Reuters

U.S. deports alleged 12th Russian spy, a former Microsoft employee

By Jerry Markon, the Washington Post

From Jerry Markon, the Washington Post:  Federal authorities detained a 12th person in their investigation of a Russian spy ring in the United States, and he has been deported to Russia, U.S. law enforcement officials said Tuesday. The man, Alexey Karetnikov, entered the United States in October and was living in the Seattle area, where […]

National Security Advisor Gen. James Jones in Europe to discuss Afghanistan and upcoming NATO Summit

By the White House

From the White House: Statement by Ben Chang, Deputy NSC Spokesman, on the meetings of National Security Advisor General James Jones in Paris and Brussels On July 12 and 13, General Jones visited Paris and Brussels to consult with NATO Secretary General Rasmussen, senior French officials, and other allies.  His discussions focused on coordinating transatlantic actions […]

Options for Russia to Join NATO

By Eastern Approaches, the Economist

From Eastern Approaches, the Economist:  An interesting article by Tomáš Valášek at the Centre for European Reform, a London thinktank, looks at the pros and cons of Russia joining NATO, or at least changing its relationship with the alliance.

NATO Secretary General warns that European defense cuts may make ‘the Transatlantic relationship less relevant’

By James Kirkup, the Telegraph

Nato chief: Afghanistan timetable puts British troops at risk

By James Kirkup, the Telegraph

From James Kirkup, the Telegraph:  David Cameron’s signal of a five-year timetable for withdrawing British troops from Afghanistan risks encouraging the Taliban to step up their attacks on Western forces, the head of Nato has said. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the Nato secretary-general, delivered the blunt message after the Prime Minister said he wanted most British […]