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TRT World
February 3, 2018
Turkey is a member of NATO but some NATO and European countries haven't backed its operation in Syria's Afrin. Are the dissenting countries fearful of Turkey's .... They are uncomfortable with Turkey making decisions conducting military operations unilaterally. Historically speaking, countries such as theÃÂ ...
Balkan Insight
February 2, 2018
Montenegro plans to deploy two military officers in the NATO-led mission in Kosovo, its first new international operation since it joined the Western military ... Although Montenegro's army has participated in several international missions, including NATO-led operations in Afghanistan, it has never deployedÃÂ ...
SC Magazine UK
February 2, 2018
The Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) granted that CCDCOE takes on these new responsibilities with the status of the Department Head for Cyber Defence Operations Education and Training Discipline.The centre continues to work closely with Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk,ÃÂ ...
Infosecurity Magazine
January 31, 2018
The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) has been selected to coordinate education and training solutions in the field of cyber-defense operations for all NATO bodies across the Alliance. The CCDCOE is a NATO-affiliated knowledge hub based in Estonia, which counts 20ÃÂ ...
POLITICO.eu
January 30, 2018
Since the 1990s Sweden has moved steadily closer to NATO and it now has what are called enhanced opportunities for dialogue and cooperation with NATO, along with just four other non-members. It contributed to NATO-led operations and missions in the Balkans and Afghanistan and trains regularly withÃÂ ...
CNN
January 30, 2018
The NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, Operation Resolute Support, said the request was due to a "human error." "It was not the intent of Resolute Support to withhold or classify information which was available in prior reports. A human error in labeling occurred," US Navy Capt. Tom Gresback, a spokesmanÃÂ ...
Xinhua
January 30, 2018
Sen stressed that Turkey was fighting for its national security in Syria against the Kurdish militia of the People's Protection Units (YPG), considered as terrorists and suspected of forming a de-facto state on Turkey's border, amid deep frustration and distrust between the two NATO partners who enjoyed aÃÂ ...
Daily Sabah
January 29, 2018
Operation Olive Branch has not just changed the balance of power in Syria but it has also the potential to take Turkey's relations with the United States, Europe and NATO to a new level. By launching the current operation, Turkey effectively challenged the Western alliance's policy of ambivalence towardsÃÂ ...
TASS
January 23, 2018
Sources in the Russian delegation accompanying the defense minister on the visit noted that Turkey was the second NATO member to purchase the ... "First and foremost, this concerns our warplanes, weapons used by the Ground Forces and Special Operations Forces, as well as our defense complexes,ÃÂ ...
Deutsche Welle
January 23, 2018
But her trip provoked heightened interest, given that NATO's two largest armies stand on opposite sides in the operation. Ankara says it wants to clear the Syrian border enclave of Kurdish YPG fighters; it considers YPG units to be allies of the Kurdish insurgents that have fought against the Turkish state forÃÂ ...
Daily Sabah
January 22, 2018
Gottemoeller's visit comes amid Turkey's Olive Branch Operation against PKK-linked and Daesh terror groups in Syria's Afrin which began Saturday. In an interview Sunday with Daily Sabah, Gottemoeller said NATO stands in solidarity with Turkey and recognizes the security concerns and "horrendousÃÂ ...
Hurriyet Daily News
January 22, 2018
NATO's Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller is set to visit Ankara on Jan. 22, and Istanbul on Jan. 23, amid the Turkish military's ongoing cross border operation against Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militants in Syria's northwestern Afrin province. Ankara will brief the NATO officialÃÂ ...
CNN
January 20, 2018
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim confirmed the air operation to eliminate the group and called main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu to inform him about it. ... The announcement of a border force infuriated Turkey's leaders, and Erdogan has accused the United States, its most powerful NATO ally,ÃÂ ...
Breaking Defense
January 20, 2018
There's also work to stand up a new Joint Forces Command-X for naval operations, probably US-led, alongside NATO's existing JFCs. Johnstone's MARCOM, created shortly after the invasion of Ukraine, would complement a future Atlantic Command and/or JFC-X, not compete with them, he said. In factÃÂ ...
War on the Rocks
January 19, 2018
NATO's website lists eighteen ongoing or terminated alliance operations since 1991. Each of these operations is unique in its purpose, location, and duration (see table). While all allies provide consent before the alliance declares an operation, it is atypical for all allies to participate with military resources inÃÂ ...
Gulf Times
January 18, 2018
At a signing ceremony, Brigadier General Tariq Khalid M F Alobaidli, Head of the International Military Co-operation Department, Armed Forces of the State of Qatar, and Nato Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller, stressed the importance of Nato's co-operation with Qatar in the framework of theÃÂ ...
Stars and Stripes
January 17, 2018
Since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, NATO has built up its forces in Eastern Europe to counter Russia's forces. But despite those efforts military officials fear the alliance might not be able to mobilize troops on short notice. Modernization is needed both on land and at sea for NATO contingency operations,ÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
January 17, 2018
A Canadian naval frigate left Halifax Tuesday to continue Canada's commitment to Operation Reassurance, a NATO standing force meant to deter Russian ... Baines said warships like HMCS St. John's are at their "absolute highest level of readiness" when they are deployed on operations like the NATOÃÂ ...
Atlantic Council (blog)
January 4, 2018
In a conversation with retired Admiral Mark Ferguson, former Commander of US Naval Forces Europe, Africa, and NATO's JFC-Naples, Vice Admiral Clive Johnstone will provide an update on NATO's naval operations and exercises, the evolving security environment and the return of the Russian navy, MARCOM's role inÃÂ ...
Newsweek
December 14, 2017
Capitalizing on the multinational coalition's recognition of cyberspace as a theater of operations at last year's Warsaw Summit, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced last month the creation of Cyber Operations Center as part of an overall effort to update and adopt a more expansive andÃÂ ...
Business Insider
December 14, 2017
NATO is beefing up its cyber defenses against increasing cyber attacks by countries like Russia and China. NATO recently said it will integrate cyber weapons in its military operations, a notable shift in its policy. The change comes amid investigations around the world into Russia's attempts to influenceÃÂ ...
RT
December 31, 1999
Gabriel also indicated that Germany plans to further delay its arms exports to Turkey in light of Ankara's operation in northern Syria. “It is clear for the federal government that we should not supply arms to hotspots of tension and will not do that,” he said in his statement, apparently referring to Turkey's militaryÃÂ ...
Pajhwok Afghan News (blog)
December 31, 1999
On Tuesday, residents of Haska Mena demanded the government investigate civilian casualties in Monday's operation by security forces against Daesh insurgents. Meanwhile, a statement from the NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) mission said it was aware of the civilian casualties in the district. “We areÃÂ ...
We Are The Mighty (blog)
December 30, 2017
According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Iskander is capable of releasing decoys and maneuvering to avoid anti-missile systems like the MIM-104 Patriot, which became an icon of Operation Desert Storm. While CSIS credits the missile with a range between 250 and 300 miles,ÃÂ ...
RT
December 30, 2017
“According to further plans to develop the US / NATO missile defense system in Europe, in addition to the already functioning facility in Romania, a similar missile defense base is set to be put into operation in Redzikowo, Poland, in 2018,” Titov added. Earlier this month, Washington reportedly earmarked aÃÂ ...
Deutsche Welle
December 29, 2017
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday told Germany's DPA news agency that he expects increased dialogue between Russia and the transatlantic alliance in 2018. .... Since West Germany's accession to NATO, Berlin has supported numerous operations involving the trans-Atlantic alliance.
Business Insider
December 14, 2017
NATO is beefing up its cyber defenses against increasing cyber attacks by countries like Russia and China. NATO recently said it will integrate cyber weapons in its military operations, a notable shift in its policy. The change comes amid investigations around the world into Russia's attempts to influenceÃÂ ...
The Aviationist (blog)
December 7, 2017
The NATO Special Operations Component Command, Afghanistan has announced that the Taliban “Red Unit” (special operations) commander in Helmand province, Mullah Shah Wali, alias “Haji Nasir”, was killed ... Read all the details about the Warthog's mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
Foreign Policy (blog)
December 7, 2017
In short, NATO embraced the use of cyber weaponry in NATO operations. This is a marked departure from ... be available to the NATO commanders. The commanders will request an effect using cyber weaponry during an operation and one of the allies will provide that effect without any further information.
Pajhwok Afghan News (blog)
December 6, 2017
“The NATO info-icon mission will continue to lend training, advice and assistance to work with the Afghan military.” In a statement, he promised working with the UN and the international community to see that the child protection policy was fully embedded into the Afghan military's operations. Nicholson ...
Express.co.uk
December 6, 2017
... in the operation called Vigilant Ace. The five day exercise, which includes six F-22 Raptor stealth fighters and 19 F-35 stealth fighter jets, was described in North Korea's state media as pushing the country “to the brink of nuclear war”, as Kim Jong-un attempted to force its cancellation. And Nato Secretary ...
Department of Defense
December 6, 2017
As the coalition moves from combat operations to stabilization, we will consider how NATO's contribution should evolve.” The foreign ministers will hold a meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission, where they will review the security situation and the country's ongoing reforms. These reforms are bringing ...
StopFake.org
December 5, 2017
But Russia's war with Georgia, annexation of Crimea, and ongoing operations against Ukraine in the context of its increased military modernization have brought the threat of state-to-state armed conflict back on the radar of U.S and NATO defense planners. Analysts say neither Washington, Brussels, nor ...
Jordan Times
December 5, 2017
"Jordan is an important partner for NATO and it provides infrastructure as for instance for our training programmes as we have trained Iraqi officers in Jordan at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Centre… and we will continue to strengthen our partnership with Jordan, which is a key partner for ...
Silicon UK
December 1, 2017
Member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) are drawing up cyber warfare principles that will govern how and when to conduct cyber warfare operations. NATO is hoping to have these new principles in place for agreement by 2019, and their creation reflects how cyber warfare operations ...
The Sun
December 1, 2017
Although most have their own defence operations primed for action, NATO will still be the first line of defence if any members find themselves under attack. The alliance - a group of 29 countries from Europe and North America - was founded on the principle of "collective defence" meaning if you attack one, ...
Markets Insider
December 1, 2017
The military-intelligence chief cited Estonia's military's rapid troop call-up abilities and its relatively small size as potential advantages in a conflict, but, he added, communicating and coordinating with troops from other NATO members countries would complicate operations. "When we are talking about the ...
Raddington Report (blog)
November 30, 2017
Operation Atlantic Resolve is NATO's response to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. The operation is being funded by the European Reassurance ... US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has been training in the Baltic region and the Caucasus. Training right on the doorstep of Russia, the special forces ...
Hurriyet Daily News
November 25, 2017
Neither Turks nor our allies consider Turkey to be a suitable candidate to be targeted by such covert information operations. But we had these ...
Shephard Media
November 25, 2017
Safran Electronics and Defense's JIM Compact multifunction infrared binocular has been selected by an undisclosed NATO country, the ...
Sputnik International
November 23, 2017
Gladio, a clandestine NATO operation in which right-wing groups carried ... "For 40 years… a clandestine intelligence and armed operations ...
Atlantic Council (blog)
November 14, 2017
The decision by NATO ministers to set up a cyber operations center is an important step toward implementing recognition of cyberspace as a ...
Atlantic Council (blog)
November 9, 2017
“The adaptation of the NATO command structure will further strengthen our ability to reinforce allies quickly and effectively,” said Stoltenberg. The cyber operations center will be part of NATO's enhanced command structure, and will be launched alongside a new maritime Atlantic command and a new ...
IHS Jane's 360
November 9, 2017
Two German divisions increased their readiness for NATO Article 5 collective security operations during Exercise 'Vital Sword 2017', ...
Xinhua
December 31, 1999
VILNIUS, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Lithuanian Navy's minesweeper M54 Kursis is ready to participate in NATO naval activities after meeting its ...
Deutsche Welle
September 25, 2017
Car bomber targets NATO convoy in Afghanistan ... of the explosion," he said, adding that he attack would not impact the mission's operations.
The Economist
September 22, 2017
After many years of static or declining defence spending, Sweden had to rely on Danish F-16s, part of NATO's Baltic air-policing operation,ÃÂ ...
Center for Research on Globalization
September 6, 2017
Espionage and “Humanitarian” Secret Operations ... The Nato Joint Forces Command, of which the new Centre for Intelligence forms part of,ÃÂ ...
CSS Resources (blog)
August 7, 2017
Despite this limited mandate, the way the NATO military operations were ... with a comprehensive stabilization process following the operation.
New York Times
August 7, 2017
But the United States and its NATO allies recently completed positioning ... watching Russian operations in Crimea, eastern Ukraine, and Syria,ÃÂ ...
