Category: Blogs

NATO and Russia need “cooperation between two independent missile defence systems”

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  The NATO-Russia partnership must be rooted in realism and concrete cooperation – but it also needs a clear vision.

David Cameron: begin troop withdrawal from Afghanistan now

By James Kirkup, the Telegraph

From James Kirkup, the Telegraph:  Following the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, the Prime Minister is increasingly determined to start bringing the Afghan mission to an end.

Libya stalemate leaves NATO without “Plan B”

By  Jonathan Marcus, the BBC

From Jonathan Marcus, the BBC:  [L]ong-time Nato analyst Prof Sean Kay is worried about just such a post-Gaddafi scenario.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on May 11

By NATO

NATO strike damages North Korean embassy: Libyan TV

By Xinhua

From Xinhua:  Libya’s state television said on Thursday a NATO air strike damaged the DPRK embassy in the capital Tripoli without giving more details.

Energy: NATO’s Tool for Success

By Rachel Posner

With headlines about unrest in the Middle East and oil prices jumping to the highest level since 2008, energy has again risen to the forefront of the public agenda. But for those of us in the national security arena, energy should never fall from our radar. Energy is critical to military operations – for the […]

Atlantic Update 5/12/11

By Klee Aiken

Arctic powers gather in Greenland for the latest Arctic Council ministerial, Denmark moves forward with the rollback of Schengen, the road ahead is clear for the Portugal bail out with Finland expected to support it. The British Navy laments the loss of its carrier strike capabilities and Bulgaria shrugs off its black economy as better […]

Poland’s foreign minister makes unexpected trip to Libya

By thenews.pl

From thenews.pl:  Poland’s foreign minister Radek Sikorski has made a previously unannounced trip to the Libyan rebel-controlled city of Benghazi.

NATO Chief: “solidarity in NATO is a real two-way street”

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  Just like Afghanistan, Libya is a strong demonstration of NATO’s resolve.

Saving the U.S.-Pakistan Relationship

By Harlan Ullman

Make no mistake! The U.S.-Pakistan relationship is in its most fragile and vulnerable condition since the founding of Pakistan more than six decades ago. Good and bad reasons have created a trust deficit that is still metastasizing. Operation Geronimo and the incursion deep into Pakistan by U.S. Navy SEALs that killed Osama bin Laden without […]