Julian E. Barnes
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 - 08:14
The president-elect has questioned whether the U.S. should be committed to the defense of countries that fail to spend enough on their militaries. He has suggested a softer stance against Russia and urged the 28 NATO allies to focus more on fighting terrorism.
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - 07:01
The UK said it would deploy tanks and drones alongside 800 troops in Eastern Europe, the first of several expected moves by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to help counter growing fears about Russia in the region.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 07:58
European Union defense ministers on Tuesday discussed proposals for increased military cooperation while Britain and some Eastern European governments expressed concern that such collaboration could undermine the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and duplicate the alliance’s work.
Monday, September 19, 2016 - 08:33
The new allied deterrent force for the Baltic region will be in place by May 2017, with some units arriving earlier, the head of the Western alliance’s military committee said Sunday.
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - 09:05
The EU is crafting proposals for stepped-up defense cooperation that could eventually lead to the creation of a small crisis-response force to react—without American help—to a range of security challenges, from conflict in Africa to a major humanitarian disaster.
Monday, August 1, 2016 - 15:06
The U.S. is all in favor of more European defense spending—but wants that money to go to more drones, precision munitions, new fighter aircraft or additional naval ships. What it doesn’t want to see is a new European Union military headquarters.
Monday, May 16, 2016 - 06:22
Romanian officials said they are pressing the alliance not to forget about its southeastern border as it goes about reinforcing the northeastern one. Alliance officials have said in recent days that Poland and the Baltic States are going to get a North Atlantic Treaty Organization force of about 4,000 troops, to be formally approved at the July summit in Warsaw.
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 06:50
Advanced radar systems being shipped to Ukraine to counter artillery strikes by pro-Russia separatists have been modified to prevent them from peering into Russia, according to U.S. officials.
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 - 06:25
Faced with a burgeoning refugee crisis in Europe sparked by global extremism, U.S. and European officials said Tuesday there is a growing consensus that the multinational military campaign against Islamic State must focus more on targeting the group’s nerve centers in Syria.
Friday, August 28, 2015 - 08:19
The secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization opened a new joint training base in Georgia on Thursday, promising the country could count on its western allies