United States and Canada

U.S. and Europe Move Against Belarus’s Leader

By Michael Schwirtz, the New York Times

From Michael Schwirtz, the New York Times:  The United States and the European Union on Monday imposed sanctions against President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko and scores of other officials in Belarus for a broad crackdown on the opposition after the fraudulent presidential election late last year.

Obama discusses regional upheaval with Erdogan

By Zaman

From Zaman: US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have agreed that peoples’ demands for “legitimate and natural democratic rights” should be recognized by their leaders

Crackdown in Belarus needs united transatlantic response

By John Kerry and Joe Lieberman, the Washington Post

From John Kerry and Joe Lieberman, the Washington Post:  Since the patently unfair and undemocratic presidential election on Dec. 19, Alexander Lukashenko, the authoritarian ruler of Belarus, has reminded his countrymen and the world that the post-Cold War vision of a Europe whole, free and at peace remains sadly unfulfilled.

NATO networks vulnerable to cyber threat: US

By AFP

NATO: Afghanistan war won’t end like Vietnam

By Slobodan Lekic, the AP

From Slobodan Lekic, the AP:  The Afghan army will not collapse when international troops end their combat role, in the way that South Vietnam’s did in the 1970s, NATO’s top officer said Thursday. Italian Adm. Giampaolo Di Paola said the international community intends to remain committed to Afghanistan after NATO forces hand over responsibility to […]

NATO achieves first step on theatre ballistic missile defence capability

By NATO

From NATO:  On 27 January 2011, NATO’s first ever theatre ballistic missile defence (TBMD) capability has been handed over to NATO’s military commanders. The handover took place at the NATO Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) in Uedem, Germany, in the presence of NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero, and civil and military authorities from […]

Stopping the Trans-Atlantic Drift

By Constanze Stelzenmüller and Tomas Valasek, the International Herald Tribune

NATO SEcGen welcomes Russian ratification of START

By NATO

From NATO:  Statement by the Secretary General on the Russian ratification of the new START Treaty I warmly welcome the ratification by the Russian Parliament of the new START Treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation. Following earlier ratification by the US Senate the entry into force of this important Treaty is good […]

China denies using US stealth fighter technology

By the AP/Guardian

Dept. SecDef meeting with NATO and EU to improve cyber security

By Jim Garamone, defense.gov

From Jim Garamone, defense.gov:  Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III is meeting with NATO and European Union officials here to strengthen cyberdefense capabilities. This is Lynn’s second visit to the alliance in four months to discuss cybersecurity. “It’s an opportunity for Deputy Secretary Lynn to meet and discuss with NATO and EU leaders ways […]