NATO
ROMANIA: Austerity measures test government resolve
The government is likely to face tough opposition to economic austerity measures from the trade...
RomaniaEASTERN EUROPE: Fighter deals meet NATO needs
The Czech government announced on December 10 that it would purchase 24 BAE/Saab Gripen...
Eastern EuropeAUSTRALIA: Afghan commitment signals new defence role
On November 17, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Australia may send a force of...
AustraliaRUSSIA/BALTIC STATES: NATO inevitability acccepted
Russian President Vladimir Putin last week told a US audience that he was "not opposed" to the...
Baltic StatesUKRAINE: Kuchmas ambitions threaten defence reform
President Leonid Kuchma appointed Ukraine's Chief of the General Staff, Army General Volodymyr...
UkraineEUROPEAN UNION: Crisis elevates security policies
Although the crisis has precipitated visible short-term rifts among certain EU member states,...
INTERNATIONAL: Asymmetric war poses new challenges
Western concepts of defence are built around the notion of conventional challenges. The...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Testing international legal limits
The US and allied military response, backed by NATO's invocation of its collective self-defence...
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