Category: NATOSource

Missile defense deal?

By Bill Gertz, the Washington Times

From Bill Gertz, the Washington Times:  The Obama administration is secretly working with Russia to conclude an agreement that many officials fear will limit U.S. missile defenses, a key objective of Moscow since it opposed plans for a U.S. missile defense interceptor base in Eastern Europe, according to American officials involved in arms control issues.

NATO rethinks its mission, perhaps too reluctantly

By the Christian Science Monitor

From the Christian Science Monitor:  NATO is years overdue for a major review of its purpose. The last time the transatlantic military alliance looked in the mirror was 1999 – before 9/11, before widespread cyberattacks, before Russia veered from the democratic path under Vladimir Putin.

Wilson Center honors Turkish foreign minister with “Public Service Award”

By Josh Rogin, Foreign Policy

From Josh Rogin, Foreign Policy:  The U.S. taxpayer-funded Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, led by former Congressman Lee Hamilton, is giving out its annual award for public service Thursday, and the winner is … Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu! Davutaoglu "personifies the attributes we seek to honor at the Woodrow Wilson Center," Hamilton said […]

Major naval exercise set for Atlantic region

By Canada.com

Turkey’s Choice of Allies

By Thomas Friedman, the New York Times

From Thomas Friedman, the New York Times: As one Turkish foreign policy analyst said to me: “We are not mediating between East and West anymore. We’ve become spokesmen for the most regressive elements in the East.” Finally, there is a vacuum inside Turkey. The secular opposition parties have been in disarray most of the decade, the […]

“Europe is Anything but an Equal Partner in the Transatlantic Relationship”

By Ana Palacios, the American Interest

From Ana Palacios, the American Interest:  But even as the glitz and glitter of celebrity culture politics seemed to define the Transatlantic mood, a deeper reality was dawning on Europeans who were paying attention to substance instead of spectacle. Obama remained an American President, protecting American interests, as he faced one of the most challenging […]

A Resurgence of Nationalism in Europe?

By Richard Burt, the American Interest

From Richard Burt, the American Interest:  For a host of reasons, the European project, one of the most impressive international achievements of the past fifty years, is in deep crisis.

Europe “a Reluctant Partner in Tackling its Own Security Challenges”

By Kurt Volker, the American Interest

From Kurt Volker, the American Interest:  Why does the world today no longer see Europe as a model, as it seemed to do only a few years ago? It’s simple: The world can’t be expected to believe in a European model that Europeans don’t seem to believe in themselves.

French defense minister calls Russia strategic military partner

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia and France are strategic military partners, the French defense minister said Monday. "Russia and France are strategic partners in the sphere of military and technical cooperation; we have achieved much but will not stop at this.

Lithuanian president criticizes Russia over new nuclear plants

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  The sites for two new nuclear power plants, in Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave and in Belarus, were selected with no environmental assessment and without consulting neighboring countries, Lithuania’s president said on Monday. Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite made the accusations at a meeting with the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Yukiya Amano, who […]