Missile Defense

Putin Orders Snap Military Drills on NATO Border

By Damien Sharkov, Newsweek

Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered snap military drills for Russian armed forces in the Baltic region to test Russia’s “battle-readiness”, a ministry of defence spokesperson told Russian news agency Interfax today.

The future of US extended deterrence in Asia to 2025

By Robert A. Manning

US leadership, undergirded by the US military, has played a central role in ensuring the stability necessary to produce remarkable economic and political transformations in Northeast Asia. More specifically, American commitments to defend its allies in Northeast Asia, with nuclear weapons if necessary, have deterred major power war, prevented regional conflict, stemmed nuclear proliferation, and […]

Spain to Replace Dutch in Turkey Patriot Missile Deployment

Spain will send a Patriot anti-ballistic missile battery to Turkey’s southern border with Syria as part of a NATO initiative, Defence Minister Pedro Morenes said on Wednesday, replacing the Netherlands’ contribution to the deployment.

Putin Says Russia Will Keep Building Military Power

By David M. Herszenhorn, New York Times

Russia will continue to build up its military might with large-scale weapons purchases in order to meet any threat, particularly from the United States and NATO, President Vladimir V. Putin said on Wednesday.

Special Summit Series: Denmark and NATO

By Magnus Nordenman

Denmark approaches the Wales Summit in the context of a radically changed security environment, due to, among other things, the Ukraine crisis.

Special Summit Series: Spain, Portugal, and NATO

By Jorge Benitez

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen described the Russia/Ukraine crisis as “the gravest threat to European security since the end of the Cold War.”

Netherlands to Withdraw Patriot Batteries from Turkey

By Reuters and Today's Zaman

From Thomas Escritt, Reuters:  The Netherlands will end its contribution to NATO’s deployment of Patriot anti-ballistic missile systems in Turkey at the end of January, the government said on Monday.