NATO
EASTERN EUROPE/EU: New members reluctant on EU defence
Moves towards structured defence co-operation in the EU will be complicated by the views of the...
EuBULGARIA: Local poll a win for apathy not opposition
The local elections were disappointing for the ruling party, but the low turnout showed massive...
BulgariaLITHUANIA: President denies shock crime claims
President Rolandas Paksas yesterday strongly denied that he had links to the criminal world.
LithuaniaRUSSIA: Ambiguity marks new defence doctrine
Moscow's recent blueprint for the development and modernisation of the armed forces appears to be...
RussiaNATO: Response force launched
The new NATO Response Force (NRF) was yesterday launched in a ceremony at Brunssum (Netherlands),...
NatoRUSSIA/CIS: Assertive military doctrine
Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov's warning of pre-emptive strikes to defend Moscow's interests or...
RussiaSLOVAKIA: Security sacking
The government yesterday sacked Jan Mojzis, the head of the National Security Office (NBU), which...
SlovakiaSLOVAKIA: Controversial changes
President Rudolf Schuster will approve the dismissal of Defence Minister Ivan Simko and the...
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