Topic: Nato

Lawmakers knock White House for late word to Congress, NATO allies on missile defense decisionThe Obama administration came under fire from U.S. lawmakers on Thursday for surprising Congress and American allies with its decision to drastically alter European missile defense plans.In the ...

Editorial Roundup

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: It wasn't their intention, but seven former CIA directors who asked President Obama to abort a Justice Department inquiry into "enhanced interrogation techniques" have moved Obama to renew his promise ...

John Shalikashvili

), U.S. Army officer who served as supreme allied commander of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Europe (1992-93) and as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1993-97).. When Shalikashvili was age 16, his family immigrated to the United States, ...
Obama administration is not ruling out NATO membership for RussiaThe Obama administration is not ruling out the possibility of Russian membership in NATO.Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday that the United States would consider Russian membership in the ...
Hasan Yahya, PH.DsThe United States of America will prevail, in the Year 2014 as it was in Clinton times. Futurists are busy in their projections worldwide. The most important for us Americans is future of the United States, locally, internationally, and globally. ...
Reports: Medvedev hopeful about security talks with Obama in JulyRussian President Dmitry Medvedev expressed optimism Saturday about advancing relations with the U.S. during President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow in July even on divisive topics such as NATO's eastward expansion, news agencies ...
Medvedev criticizes NATO's exercise in Georgia, pushes for new trans-Atlantic security treatyRussian President Dmitry Medvedev criticized NATO's exercises in Georgia and pushed for a new trans-Atlantic security treaty in remarks broadcast Friday.He said NATO's expansion eastward has created new divisions and hurt ...
Hoping to ease disagreements, Obama and Russian foreign minister offer conciliatory wordsRussia was sounding conciliatory during a Washington visit as Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov praised the Obama administration for what he called its pragmatic approach to relations.President Barack Obama also spoke encouragingly ...
Lavrov, Clinton pledge to look past differences, pursue arms controlSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday that recent differences over Georgia will not stand in the way of arms control negotiations.In a cordial appearance Thursday ...

US Congress cautiously welcomes new Afghan plan

US lawmakers broadly welcomed President Barack Obama's new Afghan war plan on Friday, but some openly worried about securing more NATO help and getting Pakistan to crack down on extremists. "The proposed military escalation in Afghanistan, without an adequate strategy in Pakistan, ...