Category: Blogs

Russia Reset Gone Wild: European Arms Sales to Russia

By Ian Brzezinski, the New Atlanticist

From Ian Brzezinski, the New Atlanticist:  In 2009, Central European allies were left unnerved after Russia conducted its large-scale Zapad military exercise along their frontiers.

Obama and Congress clash over giving away sensitive missile defense information to Russia

By R. James Woolsey and Rebeccah Heinrichs, Foreign Policy

From R. James Woolsey and Rebeccah Heinrichs, Foreign Policy:  President Barack Obama’s administration recently threatened to veto the defense budget

Obama and Merkel answers questions about Germany’s role in NATO and Libya Op

By the White House

From the White House:  Excerpts from remarks by President Obama and Chancellor Merkel in a Joint Press Conference

Russia Reset Gone Wild: European Arms Sales to Russia

By Ian Brzezinski

As NATO Ministers of Defense convene in Brussels on June 8 and 9th, they face a full plate. They will review the operations in Afghanistan and Libya. They will give thanks to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates for his leadership, and they will address how the Alliance will sustain and exercise its capabilities in a […]

Gates to deliver provocative farewell speech to European allies

By Jorge Benitez

Beware Brussels; Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is coming to “put a bit of stick about.” Gates is planning to deliver a major speech with critical language while he is in Europe this week for his final meeting with NATO Defense Ministers.

Netanyahu: Et Tu Brutus?

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

When a joint session of the U.S. Congress gave Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu 29 standing ovations — four more than U.S. President Barack Obama received for his last State of the Union message — there was little doubt that Israel is an integral part of the American body politic. It was a hard-line speech […]

Update: NATO activities in Libya on June 6

By NATO

NATO bombs pro-Qadhafi intelligence headquarters in Tripoli

By NATO

From NATO:  Early on 6 June 2011 NATO aircraft struck a command and control target in Tripoli, specifically a key Qadhafi regime intelligence headquarters building.

Atlantic Update 06/07/11

By HuiHui Ooi

Obama receives German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House today whereas Germany’s energy policy is left in a mess after its 2022 nuclear phase-out decision. Greece struggles to tackle its debt crisis and Europe’s youth continues to protest unemployment. On the other hand, are the stronger Euro areas in the EU like the Netherlands, […]

Georgia claims it stopped Russian-backed attempt to bomb NATO office in Tbilisi

By kavkazcenter.com

From kavkazcenter.com:  Georgia said Monday it had foiled an attempt to bomb a NATO office in the capital Tbilisi ordered by the ex-Soviet state’s foe Russia in what it said was the second thwarted attack in the past week.