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A worker sticks giant logos of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) outside Strasbourg’s Congress Center March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

NATO to Keep Close Eye to Major Russian Military Drill

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 7, 2017 | World

NATO said it will be keeping a close eye on a major military exercise with Belarus next week, in a region still on edge after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. NATO and the US have powerful airborne radars deployed in drones that they can use to track the...

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President Trump, front left, in May at the new NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Credit Stephen Crowley/The New York Times

Washington Remains United Behind NATO

by Kay Bailey Hutchison | Sep 1, 2017 | Opinion

Partisanship and contentiousness typically dominate Washington news. In the clamor, it’s easy to overlook the national consensus on a significant issue: the need to revitalize America’s most crucial security alliance, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. I was...

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NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg. (AFP)

NATO’s Stoltenberg Contacts Turkey, Germany FMs over Airbases Dispute

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 16, 2017 | Middle East

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg contacted each of the German and Turkish foreign ministers last week in an attempt to resolve the dispute over Turkish airbases. The dispute centers over visits by German officials and lawmakers to Turkish airbases, which is part of a wider...

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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, shakes hands during a meeting in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, July. 10, 2017. (AP)

Kiev Pledges Reform for NATO Roadmap as US Urges Russia to Ease Tensions in Ukraine

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 10, 2017 | World

Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko vowed on Monday that his country will carry out reforms for it to meet the necessary standards to be able to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). He added that Kiev and NATO will begin discussions on a roadmap to get...

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Reuters

NATO Agrees to Send more Troop Trainers to Afghanistan but No Combat Role

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 29, 2017 | World

Two years after winding down its military operation in Afghanistan, NATO decided to increase troop numbers in the war-ravaged country to help train local forces facing a resurgent Taliban. “I can confirm we will increase our presence in Afghanistan,”...