Category: Blogs

NATO’s military commander visits allied forces in Kosovo

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations:  Admiral James Stavridis, Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander United States European Command travelled to Kosovo on Friday, February 18th to visit KFOR troops and receive an update on current operations.

National Security Through Partnership

By Derek Reveron

Afghan President Hamid Karzai recently asked the international community to support the growth of his country’s military and police. The request is a sure sign that Afghans want to secure their country from threats inside and outside its borders–but needs the international community’s continued support to do it. While helping Afghanistan overcome its security deficit […]

Fidel Castro says US plans NATO invasion of Libya

By Andrea Rodriguez, the AP

From Andrea Rodriguez, the AP:  Cuba’s former leader Fidel Castro said Tuesday that unrest in Libya may be a pretext for a NATO invasion.

Defining A New World Order

By Chuck Hagel

We are today defining a new world order. Not since World War II has mankind witnessed such a realignment of interests, influences and challenges. This new 21st century global order is being directed by a great diffusion of economic power that has shifted geopolitical centers of gravity. Globalization and technology are the principal forces that […]

Battling US for huge deal, Eurofighter woos Japan

By Eric Talmadge, the AP

From Eric Talmadge, the AP:  In a deal that could be worth billions of dollars and determine one of the primary fighter jets in Asia for decades to come, European aircraft makers are trying to convince Japan to do something it has never done before – snub America.

NATO allies trying to evacuate citizens from Libya

By Selcan Hacaoglu, the AP

From Selcan Hacaoglu, the AP:  Governments scrambled to send planes and ships to pick up their citizens stranded by Libya’s bloody unrest on Tuesday, with thousands of Turks crowding into a stadium to await evacuation and Egyptians gathering at the border to escape the chaos.

Atlantic Update 2/22/11

By Jason Harmala

Sunday’s state election in Hamburg saw a comfortable victory for the Social Democrats over Chancellor Merkel’s Christian Democrats, and Europe offers muted reactions to the crisis in Libya.

NATO unity succeeding in Afghanistan

By Nathaniel Fick and John Nagl, the New York Times

From Nathaniel Fick and John Nagl, the New York Times:  It is hard to tell when momentum shifts in a counterinsurgency campaign, but there is increasing evidence that Afghanistan is moving in a more positive direction than many analysts think.

Pentagon strategy highlights threats against U.S. satellites

By Lolita C. Balder, the Washington Post