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NATOSource

Nov 13, 2012

NATO lawmakers: Security threatened by European defense cuts

By NATO Parliamentary Assembly

From NATO Parliamentary Assembly:  Lawmakers from NATO nations issued a series of warnings to Allied governments Saturday highlighting the need to maintain credible defence spending in the face of the economic crisis.

MENASource

Nov 13, 2012

Top News: Constituent Assembly Finalizes 14 Articles, NGOs and Ministry of Defense Reject Draft

By Egypt Source

The draft constitution as it is currently written gives citizens “license to discipline” each other according to Amr Moussa. The former Arab League secretary general made the criticism at the Constituent Assembly’s Monday meeting, at which it approved 14 constitutional articles in the basic principles of state section and referred them to the drafting committee […]

NATOSource

Nov 13, 2012

Czech Defense Minister: NATO members must deepen cooperation or lose military capabilities

By CTK

From CTK:  The militaries of NATO member countries should more cooperate after the ISAF mission ends in Afghanistan in 2014, Czech Defence Minister Alexandr Vondra told the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Prague Saturday.

NATOSource

Nov 13, 2012

Petraeus investigation ensnares Allen, SACEUR nomination put on hold

By Phil Stewart, Reuters

From Phil Stewart, Reuters:  The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, is under investigation for alleged inappropriate communication with a woman at the center of the scandal involving former CIA Director David Petraeus, a senior U.S. defense official said on Tuesday.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Nov 12, 2012

Deputy PM: Russia will ‘react sharply’ to U.S. Aegis ships

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia will “react in the sharpest manner” to any US ships equipped with the Aegis combat system attempting to sail by its shores, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin told RIA Novosti in an interview.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 12, 2012

Rasmussen: NATO will ‘defend Turkey’ from Syria attacks

By Al Arabiya

From Al Arabiya:  NATO will defend alliance member Turkey, which struck back after mortar rounds fired from Syria landed inside its border, the alliance’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said at a meeting in Prague on Monday. “NATO as an organization will do what it takes to protect and defend Turkey, our ally. We have […]

MENASource

Nov 12, 2012

Egypt’s Draft: A Constitution of Conditionals

By Mai El Sadany

Talk to many policymakers and analysts in Washington and you will hear them praise the comprehensive and holistic nature of the latest version of Egypt’s draft constitution. Talk to an Egyptian or someone who has worked on the ground however and they will talk of a document that underhandedly deprives the people of their full […]

NATOSource

Nov 9, 2012

NATO Military Committee’s visit to Georgia ‘postponed’

By Civil Georgia

From Civil Georgia:  Visit of the NATO Military Committee to Georgia, originally planned for this month, has postponed, according to Georgia’s ambassador to NATO and government officials.

New Atlanticist

Nov 9, 2012

NATO Parliamentary Assembly and the Future of the Alliance

By Jan Hamacek

Today almost 350 lawmakers and foreign dignitaries from NATO and its partner countries will descend on the Czech capital Prague, for the 58th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA). Over the years, the Assembly has come to represent the best of NATO’s democratic tradition—the strong democratic bond that remains unique among military […]

NATO Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Nov 9, 2012

Arming Syria’s Rebels: The Strategic and Humanitarian Imperative

By Alex Simon

It took less than twenty-four hours for President Barack Obama to run up against his first major foreign policy setback since reelection; the US-backed opposition conference in Doha reportedly began to unravel Wednesday, with several key opposition leaders withdrawing from the initiative.

Security & Defense Syria
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