Feb 15 Pentagon boss to NATO nations: Increase military spending By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Echoing President Donald Trump's demands for NATO countries to assume greater self-defense responsibility, the defense secretary said Washington will "moderate its commitment" to the alliance if countries fail to fall in line. Continue reading
Feb 15 Pentagon chief says NATO members must boost defense spending By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has told NATO allies that they must start increasing defense spending by year-end or the Trump administration will "moderate its commitment" to them. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch 4:45 News Wrap: Russia reportedly deployed new missile, ignoring U.S. complaints By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, The New York Times reported that Moscow has deployed a ground-launched cruise missile, which the Obama administration had objected to in its testing phase. Also, 500 U.S. troops arrived in Romania as part of a… Continue watching
Feb 06 Trump: Allow those into U.S. who ‘want to love our country’ By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump vowed to allow into the U.S. people who "want to love our country," defending his immigration and refugee restrictions as he made his first visit to the headquarters Monday for U.S. Central Command. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 3:58 Eastern European countries back NATO support against Russia By PBS News Hour After Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine three years ago, the Obama administration decided to send thousands of American soldiers to Eastern Europe to reinforce its NATO allies. The U.S. Ambassador to Poland Paul Jones joins Alison Stewart to… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch 9:43 U.S. NATO troops surge in Europe after Russian aggression By PBS News Hour The Obama administration sent thousands of American troops to Europe through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in response to Russian aggression -- the largest deployment since the end of the Cold War. It’s a move that has been denounced by… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 11:05 Why is Trump criticizing key allies to U.S. security? By PBS News Hour European officials are digesting new comments by President-elect Trump, who told two newspapers that NATO is obsolete, suggested the U.S. might drop sanctions on Russia and said he is indifferent about the future of the EU. John Yang gets reaction… Continue watching
Jan 16 EU nations react with surprise, defiance to Trump remarks By Kirsten Grieshaber and Raf Casert, Associated Press BERLIN — European Union nations reacted with surprise and defiance Monday to comments by President-elect Donald Trump, who said in an interview that he believed NATO was "obsolete" and that more member states would leave the 28-nation EU. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 6:07 News Wrap: Kremlin wants to tear apart NATO, Mattis warns By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, defense secretary-designate Gen. James Mattis said at his confirmation hearing that the U.S. must recognize Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to break apart the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Also, the first of 3,500 U.S. Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 10:34 What kind of threat does Russia pose to the U.S.? By PBS News Hour President-elect Trump has said he would like to improve relations with Russia. But his choice for defense secretary, Gen. James Mattis, views Russia as America’s number one threat. What’s the reality of the White House-Kremlin dynamic? Steve Inskeep discusses with… Continue watching