Oct 13 Watch 8:36 It's all in the name for North Macedonia's NATO, EU bids By Christopher Livesay For years, the nation known until recently as the Republic of Macedonia has worked to gain NATO and European Union membership, with efforts blocked by Greece because of a dispute over its name. But in February, the country adopted a… Continue watching
Aug 30 U.S. service member killed in combat in Afghanistan, NATO confirms By Associated Press A statement from the NATO Resolute Support mission says the death occurred on Thursday, but provides no other details. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 8:57 Where U.S.-Turkey relations stand after dispute over purchase of Russian missiles The White House announced Wednesday that the U.S. will not sell billions of dollars of next-generation fighter planes to Turkey, after the NATO ally purchased advanced Russian surface-to-air missiles. Amna Nawaz talks to Admiral James Stavridis, who served as NATO's… Continue watching
Jul 17 U.S. kicking NATO ally Turkey out of fighter program By Robert Burns, Associated Press In a written statement, the White House said Wednesday that Turkey's decision to buy the Russian S-400 air defense system "renders its continued involvement with the F-35 impossible."… Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: Esper criticizes Turkey for purchase of Russian-made air defenses In our news wrap Tuesday, Army Sec. Mark Esper criticized Turkey’s purchase of Russian-made air defenses during his Senate confirmation hearing for defense secretary. Esper called the NATO ally’s decision “very disappointing.” Also, federally funded family planning clinics can no… Continue watching
Jun 27 U.S. gets no commitment from NATO for help on Iran threat By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press NATO allies have expressed reluctance to get involved in any military effort to help secure the region or counter Iran. Continue reading
Jun 26 NATO weighs boosting air defenses over Russia missile system By Lorne Cook, Associated Press NATO is considering beefing up European air and missile defenses and ramping up its war games plans should Russia fail to respect a Cold War-era nuclear missile treaty by August, alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 08 AP fact check: Trump and the credit and blame game By Hope Yen, Seth Borenstein, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press The apportioning of credit and blame went awry in President Donald Trump’s remarks over the past week. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 5:49 As NATO turns 70, alliance increases aid to Ukraine to confront Russia The North Atlantic Treaty Organization turned 70 years old Thursday. As the the foreign ministers of its member nations gathered in Washington, one their actions was to endorse a support package for Ukraine, now in the fifth year of a… Continue watching
Apr 04 U.S. absences raise questions about G-7's relevance By Thomas Adamson, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Neither Secretary of State Mike Pompeo nor Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen are attending the meeting of foreign and interior ministers from the Group of Seven countries. Continue reading