Tag: NATO

German navy wants stock frigates from TKMS as fallback for troubled F126 warship

(Sebastian Sprenger - Defense News) The German navy is slated to get four MEKO frigates from local shipyard TKMS as a backup submarine-hunting capability,...

Russia establishes Vienna as key western spy hub targeting NATO

(Pierluigi Paganini - Security Affairs) Western intelligence reports that Russia has transformed Vienna into its largest Western spy hub, steadily expanding surveillance over the...

Turkey says NATO deploying more defenses to guard southern base

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) NATO is deploying another US Patriot missile defense system to the southern Turkish province of Adana, where personnel from the United States...

Trump says NATO countries don’t want to join Iran war, says US doesn’t need them

(Al Arabiya) Most NATO countries have told the United States they do not want to get involved in the war with Iran, President Donald...

Turkey has weathered regional instability before. But the war in Iran poses greater risks to Ankara than past conflicts

(Grady Wilson - Atlantic Council) Despite Turkey’s hopes and efforts to mediate prior to the outbreak of hostilities, Ankara is being increasingly drawn into...

Iranian missiles might be testing Nato air defences in Turkey to target crucial radar base

(Ragip Soylu - Middle East Eye) Iranian missiles may have been testing Turkish airspace over the past week to target a crucial Nato radar...

If NATO Cannot Protect Everyone, It Cannot Defend Anyone

(Diana Morais, Samantha Turner and Katharine A.M. Wright - RUSI) This International Women’s Day falls during a moment of profound geopolitical challenge. The US...

In consultation with NATO, Turkey deploys Patriots

Reported by Anadolu, Turkey announces that a Patriot air defence system is being prepared for deployment in the eastern part of the country, as...

Why US-EU defense industrial cooperation matters more than ever

(Andrew Puzder, Matthew Whitaker - Politico) The NATO transatlantic alliance has been the foundation of European and American security for decades. Today, as the...

Top NATO allies believe cyberattacks on hospitals are an act of war. They’re still struggling to fight back

(Maggie Miller, Dana Nickel and Antoaneta Roussi - Politico) NATO countries’ restrained response to hybrid attacks is at odds with public opinion, new polling...

Russia stepping up hybrid attacks, preparing for long standoff with West, Dutch intelligence warns

(Alexander Martin - The Record) Russia’s intensifying cyberattacks, sabotage and covert influence operations across Europe show the Kremlin is preparing for a prolonged confrontation...

From Central Europe, Rubio Rejects NATO Exit Talk, Calls For Stronger European Role

(Alex Raufoglu - RFE/RL) Just one day after addressing the Munich Security Conference, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio used a brief stop in...

Is This Where Trump’s NATO Ideas Are Coming From?

(Ian Ward - Politico) A top Pentagon policy official went to Munich this week to deliver a wake-up call to America’s NATO allies. Elbridge...

US ambassador to NATO: America is ‘not leaving’ Europe

(Paul McLeary - Politico) The U.S. ambassador to NATO declared Saturday that “Americans are not leaving” Europe or the alliance, assuaging a concern that...

Poll: Top NATO allies don’t think US helps deter enemies anymore

(Nicholas Vinocur and Erin Doherty - Politico) As global leaders convene in Germany for the Munich Security Conference, new results from The POLITICO Poll...

NATO deploys to Greenland to keep Trump onside

(Victor Jack - Politico) NATO is beefing up its Arctic presence in a move designed less to deter Russia than it is to deter...