Category: Blogs

NATO: No apology for hitting rebels in tanks

By Slobodan Lekic, the AP

Moving toward a joint NATO-Russia missile defense center

By Madeline Albright and Igor Ivanov, the International Herald Tribune

From Madeline Albright and Igor Ivanov, the International Herald Tribune:  Moscow and Washington need a better understanding on missile defense, which otherwise could stall further nuclear reductions.

Germany willing to participate in EU mission in Libya

By Spiegel

From Spiegel:  In a Thursday interview with the television channel N24, [German Foreign Minister Guido] Westerwelle said that Germany would take part in a European Union humanitarian mission should such an operation come to pass.

Keeping Ahead of Qaddafi

By the Editors of the New York Times

From the Editors of the New York Times:  Wars are messy business, and the international effort to keep Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s forces from slaughtering Libyan rebels and civilians is proving no exception.

US fuel stops Sweden’s jets from flying Libya mission

By the Local

From the Local:  The Swedish JAS Gripen aircraft deployed in Sicily as part of NATO’s Libya mission remained grounded on Thursday as the fuel available is suitable only for US navy aircraft.

How to Win a Kazakh Election

By Joseph Hammond

On Friday Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev will officially be sworn in for a new five-year term in office, following an election which saw him take home a staggering 95.5 percent of the vote. Turn out was also officially 90 percent. Like so many elections before it in Kazakhstan, the polls were marred by reports of […]

NATO Renewed from Afghanistan

By Jan Techau

Anders Fogh Rasmussen has won the Afghan War. When he became Secretary General of NATO on the 1st of August, 2009, he took over an organization that was threatened by severe "Afghanistan depression." The Alliance appeared to be over extended. Neither the military mission nor the civil reconstruction projects were progressing, the Americans, Dutch and […]

Turkish military criticizes arrest of officers in coup trial

By DPA

7 NATO members sign agreement for military transport aircraft

By AFP

Canada adds personnel to NATO mission

By Jessia Murphy, the Toronto Sun

From Jessia Murphy, the Toronto Sun:  Canada has boosted the number of personnel involved in the NATO-led mission in Libya by nearly 200, the military said Wednesday.