by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 3, 2014 | World
Warsaw, Reuters—US President Barack Obama promised on Tuesday to beef up military support for eastern European members of the NATO alliance who fear they could be next in the firing line after the Kremlin’s intervention in Ukraine. Under fire from critics at...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 30, 2014 | World
Vilnius, Reuters—Russia is in the process of pulling back around two thirds of the troops it had close to the border with Ukraine, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday, a far more significant withdrawal than NATO has previously estimated....
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 29, 2014 | World
Brussels, Bloomberg—NATO Friday picked former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg as its next civilian leader, as the Western military alliance confronts a more assertive Russia and winds down the war in Afghanistan. Stoltenberg, 55, will become the North...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 7, 2013 | World
Copenhagen, Reuters—The head of NATO expressed concern on Monday over Turkey’s decision to co-produce a missile defense system with a Chinese firm, saying he expected Ankara to choose a system that was compatible with those of other allies. Turkey has said it is...
