...setback in his drive to see NATO expanded further eastward to include Ukraine and Georgia, Bush vowed not to drop the issue. "NATO's door must remain open to other nations in Europe that share our love for liberty and demonstrate a commitment to reform and...
...half that it take part in this referendum. I mean Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Therefore, has Mr Saakashvili decided to join [NATO] with half of Georgia? And where will the other half go? Well, all this looks somehow not very patriotic and somehow odd."...
...is from assuming a strong and united foreign policy. The structural and organizational relationship between the EU and NATO must, therefore, be reassessed—as must the purpose and value of pursuing further integration. After the fall of the Soviet Union in...
...Military Implementation Force: 3. The Parties recognize the need for expeditious departure and entry procedures for NATO personnel. Such personnel shall be exempt from passport and visa regulations and the registration requirements applicable to aliens. At...
...conflicting parties to ensure access for international humanitarian relief efforts to all affected populations. The one-day NATO foreign ministers' meeting was convened to assess the situation in Georgia and discuss its wider implications for Euro-Atlantic...
...defense establishments in ways that would raise tensions not only with Russia but also among their neighbors. But thanks to NATO enlargement, the part of Europe to Russia’s west is the most benign and peaceful it has ever been in Russia’s history. I do not...
...of missile defense and I suspect a reaffirmation of the Bucharest decision, which supported missile defense. Since Bucharest, NATOâs military experts have been studying various options for linking the NATO system with the U.S. system. Now this is really not...
...in ways that would serve its imperial interests. It is very important to remember that its founding documents clearly say that NATO was a defensive organisation, which would go into action only when one of its member states was attacked. The first step in...
...Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that the drugs trade brings the Taliban $60 million to $80 million a year. The NATO secretary general, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, said Thursday that action was needed as drug money was being used to buy weapons that...
...as the discussion went around the table, with each leader making his or her case. The White House expressed confidence that NATO would give a strong statement of support for its mission in Afghanistan and that a number of countries would pledge additional...