US Reluctant to Disclose to All NATO Allies that Russia is Violating INF Treaty

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Aug 25, 2024

After a failed attack, Hezbollah’s propaganda seeks to prevent a wider war with Israel

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David Daoud

Committed as Hezbollah is to saving its Gaza-based allies, the group does not currently want a full war with Israel.

Conflict
Israel

US Reluctant to Disclose to All NATO Allies that Russia is Violating INF Treaty

New Atlanticist
Aug 21, 2024

How quickly can Taiwan integrate US weapon systems? Speed is essential to help deter China.

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Adam Kozloski

To better prepare Taiwan to defend itself, the United States needs more transparency into Taipei’s weapons integration challenges.

Conflict
Defense Policy

US Reluctant to Disclose to All NATO Allies that Russia is Violating INF Treaty

UkraineAlert
Aug 21, 2024

Invasion? What invasion? Putin is downplaying Ukraine’s Kursk offensive

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Peter Dickinson

Vladimir Putin’s efforts to downplay Ukraine’s invasion of Russia have severely dented his strongman image and make a mockery of the West’s escalation fears, writes Peter Dickinson.

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Test launch of Russian RS-24 ICBM

NATOSource

Dec 7, 2013

US Reluctant to Disclose to All NATO Allies that Russia is Violating INF Treaty

By Josh Rogin, Daily Beast

The Kremlin cheated on a nuclear pact it signed with the United States, the U.S. government believes—and Secretary Kerry was briefed on the violations almost a year ago.

Missile Defense
NATO
Secretary of State John Kerry with Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, September 26, 2013

NATOSource

Dec 5, 2013

US Plan for New, Western-Trained Libyan Force Faces Obstacles

By Abigail Hauslohner and Karen DeYoung, Washington Post

At the request of Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, the United States, Britain and Italy have agreed to train 5,000 to 8,000 troops, many of whom will be drawn from existing militias.

Italy
Libya
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, December 4, 2009

NATOSource

Dec 5, 2013

Lavrov Asks If NATO Planning to ‘Put Itself in Ukraine?’

By State Department

There was also a discussion of Ukraine initiated by Foreign Minister Lavrov reacting to the NATO public statement yesterday of support for the wishes for the Ukrainian people, asking whether NATO was planning to put itself in Ukraine.

Iran
Missile Defense
NATO AGS drone

NATOSource

Dec 4, 2013

Northrop Grumman Begins Building Drones for NATO’s AGS Program

By April M. Havens, Gulf Live

Many NATO countries have “a crying need” for the capabilities that will be provided by five unmanned aircraft being built by Northrop Grumman Corp., NATO’s Jim Edge said today.

Drones
Italy

New Atlanticist

Dec 4, 2013

Eurasia’s Captive Nations

By Damon Wilson

During the Cold War, against all odds and the tenets of realpolitik diplomacy, every White House and US Congress championed the cause of the ‘captive nations’ of central and eastern Europe locked behind the Iron Curtain. The accession over the next two decades of Poland, Estonia, and others to NATO and the European Union ended Cold War […]

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Europe & Eurasia
Secretary of State John Kerry at NATO HQ, December 3, 2013

NATOSource

Dec 3, 2013

Kerry: 2014 will be ‘a Pivotal Time for NATO’ and the Transatlantic Relationship

By John Kerry, Department of State

2014 is really going to be a pivotal time for NATO and for a transformation that is taking place with respect to NATO engagement and responsibilities.

Afghanistan
Cybersecurity
NATO Foreign Ministers, December 3, 2013

NATOSource

Dec 3, 2013

NATO Foreign Ministers Condemn ‘Excessive Force’ Against Demonstrators in Ukraine

By NATO

The North Atlantic Council discussed the developments in Ukraine. We follow closely the situation in the country.

NATO
NATO Partnerships
Senator Marco Rubio in Afghanistan, January 16, 2011

NATOSource

Dec 3, 2013

American Leadership and the Future of the Transatlantic Alliance

By Marco Rubio, Chatham House

We are witnessing an attack on our shared values.

Afghanistan
Europe & Eurasia
KFOR Headquarters

NATOSource

Dec 3, 2013

NATO: France Pulling Its Troops Out of Kosovo Mission

By AP and Reuters

From AP:  NATO’s supreme commander says France is pulling out of the peacekeeping mission in Kosovo because of commitments in Mali and Central African Republic.

France
NATO
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Afghanistan, March 4, 2013

NATOSource

Dec 3, 2013

NATO Says Karzai Failure to Sign Pact Would End Afghan Mission

By Adrian Croft, Reuters

NATO would have to pull all its troops out of Afghanistan by the end of 2014 if Afghan President Hamid Karzai does not sign a security pact with the United States, alliance chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday.

Afghanistan
International Security Assistance Force
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