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"NATO's growing humanitarian role" by Maurits Jochems, deputy assistant secretary general in NATO's Operations Division01 Jan. 2006 to the NATO "trust fund" that met the costs of the air-bridge. The benefits of Minister Benn's improvised arrangement are clear. In this way, a department for international development does not need to operate and deploy its own fleet of helicopters, thereby | Opinion |
"Farewell to war" by Christoph Bertram, Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies01 Jan. 2006 improves Europe's capacity to deploy and sustain larger forces for stabilisation operations at greater distances." In the Iraq War, the United States again demonstrated that it does not need allies to defeat a military opponent. Nor is NATO politically | Opinion |
Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General at the meeting of the North Atlantic Council08 Dec. 2005 a constructive discussion on broader Middle Eastern issues. And the rest of our programme will also demonstrate the unique value of NATO as a forum for transatlantic debate. This morning, we will address the political aspects of NATO's current missions | Opinion |
'NATO’s role in Gulf security' - Speech by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the State of Qatar / NATO / Rand conference in Doha, Qatar02 Dec. 2005 management and civil emergency planning, as well as military-to-military contacts, exercises and education. Allow me to clarify a few things in this regard. As I just said, NATO has tremendous expertise in security cooperation. But that does not imply | Opinion |
Speech by the NATO Secretary General at the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna, Austria03 Nov. 2005 by political decisions today. I am here today to talk about NATO’s role in addressing global security challenges. In just a few minutes, I want to set out for you the rationale for NATO’s current approach, and the “added value” that we bring | Opinion |
Press briefing by NATO Spokesman, James Appathurai on NATO's assistance to Pakistan18 Oct. 2005 ... APPATHURAI: Microphone. Q: I'm going to narrow the focus of my earlier question. What air assets does the NRF have currently, both fixed wing and rotary wing, that could be used in this sort of situation? Theoretically. APPATHURAI: The NRF | Opinion |
"Bridging cultural divisions" by Francis Ghilès, senior fellow at the European Institute of the Mediterranean in Barcelona01 Oct. 2005 , suggested the Sultan, that most of the future colonists should be Moroccan rather than English? “Those of your country doe not fynde themselves fitt to endure the extremeties of heat there, where our men endure it very well by reason that heat hurtes them | Opinion |
"Arab perspectives on NATO" by Mustafa Alani, senior adviser and director at the Gulf Research Center in Dubai01 Oct. 2005 Turkey is both a predominantly Muslim country and geographically stretches from Europe to the Middle East, Turkish membership does not necessarily help improve NATO’s image among Arabs. This is for two reasons. Firstly, in spite of its predominantly | Opinion |
"Does external pressure help or hinder democratisation in the Middle East?" by Jana Hybaskova & Toby Dodge01 Oct. 2005 Does external pressure help or hinder | Opinion |
"Rising expectations" by Carlo Masala, researcher at the NATO Defense College in Rome01 Oct. 2005 is a two-way street and must be supported by both sides. NATO does not wish to impose anything on ICI partners but is instead eager to listen to their ideas and learn about their needs to identify areas for cooperation. The initiative is sufficiently | Opinion |
