“To his lasting credit, President Reagan never wavered. He recognized the strategic importance of staying the course, both in terms of denying Moscow the military hegemony it sought in Western Europe and of restoring the will, cohesiveness, and security of the NATO alliance, so badly frayed during the turbulent 1970s.” CoursesPresidentTermSecurityMilitaryEuropeImportanceWesternCreditStayingLastingStrategicAlliancesNatoMoscowRestoringHegemonyWestern EuropePresident ReaganCohesiveness Author:Frank Gaffney
“We had very good discussions on current security challenges and NATO's continued adaptation to meet them. Canada is a committed ally and a capable contributor to international security. We appreciate your quick decision to deploy forces, planes and ships to strengthen our collective defence in view of Russia's aggressive actions in Ukraine, as well as your contribution to the international anti-ISIL coalition. Canada plays a major part in our decision-making and helps keep the vital bond between Europe and North America strong.” WellsPlayHelpingActionAmericaStrongForceChallengesDecisionViewsSecurityMajorsCapableEuropeAppreciateVery GoodInternationalCurrentsCommittedRussiaShipsPlanesDiscussionContributionCanadaCollectivesDecision MakingAlliesAggressiveNational SecurityAdaptationDefenceUkraineCoalitionsNatoNorth AmericaContributorsAppreciate YouIsilQuick Decisions Author:Jens Stoltenberg
“NATO has been supporting Haj pilgrimage for those Afghans who wish to go to Saudi Arabia. The Alliance has played a role in helping transport concerning their security as they leave and come back to Afghanistan.” Has BeensHelpingWishRolesSecurityAfghanistanAlliancesTransportArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisNatoPilgrimage Author:James Appathurai
“Failure in Afghanistan would have profound consequences for our national security. It would undermine the NATO alliance structure that has been the bedrock of Britain's defence for the last 60 years... I will not allow this to happen on my watch.” YearsHas BeensHappensLastsWatchesSecurityConsequenceStructureProfoundBritainAfghanistanNational SecurityDefenceAlliancesNatoBedrock Author:Bob Ainsworth
“The question was never whether the United States, E.U., NATO, Arab League, U.N. Security Council, and African Union could together using economic sanctions, diplomatic pressure, and military attacks to bring Qaddafi down. The question was always how much time, how much blood, and what damage to NATO.” StatesTogetherUnitedUnited StatesBloodEconomicSecurityMilitaryPressureUnionsLeagueDamageCouncilSanctionsNatoDiplomaticSecurity CouncilEconomic SanctionsAfrican Union Author:Elliott Abrams
“The people of the United Kingdom have spoken, and we respect their decision. The special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is enduring, and the United Kingdom's membership in Nato remains a vital cornerstone of US foreign, security and economic policy.” PeopleStatesDecisionUnitedUnited StatesEconomicSpecialSecurityPolicyRemainsEndureKingdomsNatoCornerstonesMembershipUnited KingdomEconomic PolicySpecial Relationship Author:Barack Obama
“Back in 2007, many people criticized me for my talk at the Munich Security Conference. But what did I say there? I merely pointed out that the former NATO Secretary General Manfred Wörner had guaranteed that NATO would not expand eastwards after the fall of the Wall.” PeopleFallSecurityWallFormerSecretaryConferencesNatoMunich Author:Vladimir Putin
“I have heard this a thousand times. Of course every state has the right to organize its security the way it deems appropriate. But the states that were already in NATO, the member states, could also have followed their own interests - and abstained from an expansion to the east.” WayStatesCoursesInterestHeardSecurityThousandMembersEastAppropriateOrganizeExpansionNato Author:Vladimir Putin
“Our alliance with our NATO partners has been a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy for nearly 70 years, in good times and in bad and through presidents of both parties because the United States has a fundamental interest in Europe's stability and security.” YearsHas BeensStatesPresidentInterestUnitedPartyUnited StatesSecurityPolicyEuropeFundamentalsPartnersGood TimesStabilityForeign PolicyAlliancesNatoCornerstones Author:Barack Obama
“I am encouraged by the president-elect's [Donald Trump] insistence that NATO is a commitment that does not change. And his full commitment to NATO as the foundation for our international security I think is very important.” ThinkingDoeImportantPresidentSecurityTrumpCommitmentFoundationInternationalNational SecurityNatoInsistence Author:Barack Obama
“The rubber hits the road if Trump somehow turns his sights on Canada, as he has with Mexico, Australia and Germany, and takes some gratuitous comments on Canada's laxity on security or that Canada is not pulling its weight and has to do more in NATO, and so on. At that point, the pressure is on Trudeau politically, both from the media in Canada, from the opposition, maybe from his own party members, to shoot back.” IfsTurnsPartySecurityMediaTrumpMembersWeightSightPressureGermanyCanadaOppositionAustraliaCommentMexicoPullingNatoRubber Author:Michael Kergin
“For fifty years, we heard NATO is necessary to save Western Europe from the Russian hordes, you know the slave state, stuff I was taking about. In 1990-91, no Russian hordes. Okay, what happens? Well there are actually visions of the future system that were presented. One was [Mikhail] Gorbachev. He called for a Eurasian security system, with no military blocs. He called it a Common European Home. No military blocs, no Warsaw Pact. Just an integrated security system with no conflicts.Now the other vision was presented by George Bush, this is the "statesman".” KnowsYearsWellsStatesHomeHappensStuffCommonVisionHeardSecurityMilitaryConflictEuropeOkaySlaveWesternFiftyStatesmenIntegratedNatoPactHordeWestern EuropeVisions Of The FutureGorbachevSecurity SystemsWarsawWarsaw Pact Author:Noam Chomsky
“Americans have long felt that NATO isn't doing its job and that the Europeans aren't contributing enough. Trump has accelerated the decline in Atlantic solidarity by offering open contempt for NATO allies as well. The future of NATO now very much depends on Europeans. Can you begin to identify security threats, prepare yourselves and arm yourselves without the US?” WellsLongEnoughJobsFeltSecurityArmsDependsTrumpThreatAlliesContemptOfferingDeclineSolidarityContributingNato Author:Anne Applebaum
“U.S. commitment to NATO and our commitments our European partners is not an act of charity. It's not a gift that we give to our European partners. It's actually part of our security, as well, and their security is our security.” GivingWellsSecurityCommitmentCharityPartnersNatoActs Of Charity Author:Derek Chollet
“There are gonna be elections coming up among our NATO allies that we have to pay attention to. I anticipate that this kind of thing can happen again here. And so in addition to the report assessing what exactly happened, what we have also done is to make sure that the Department of Homeland Security and our intelligence teams are working with the various folks who run our elections.” KindDoneHappensRunningPayAttentionHappenedTeamSecurityElectionFolksVariousPay AttentionDepartmentReportsAlliesAnticipateHomelandNatoHomeland SecurityAssessingDepartment Of Homeland Security Author:Barack Obama