Aug 23 Biden tries to reassure Baltic nations that the U.S. has their backs By Pietro Decristofaro, Associated Press Vice President Joe Biden told reporters that the U.S. remains committed to NATO's Article 5, the key principle of collective defense of all alliance members. He dismissed comments from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that, were he to win November's… Continue reading
Aug 07 Clinton’s ‘Moscow Spring’ ended as Putin returned to power By Bradley Klapper, Matthew Lee, Associated Press As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton basked in a diplomatic "Moscow Spring," seizing on Vladimir Putin's break from the presidency. Continue reading
Jul 30 Trump’s ideas on Russia alarming allies, many in U.S. By Nancy Benac, Associated Press Donald Trump's flurry of offhand remarks and abrupt zingers on Russia — praising Vladimir Putin, dismissing NATO — have jolted the world, not to mention the U.S. presidential campaign. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Trump’s words on NATO worry alliance, Fox News’ Roger Ailes resigns By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, international rebuke followed Donald Trump’s remarks that he will not guarantee US defense of NATO allies. Also, the CEO of Fox News, Roger Ailes, resigned after former show host Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment… Continue watching
Jul 21 Pence appears to contradict Trump’s stance on NATO in PBS NewsHour interview By Daniel Bush Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence on Thursday said that the United States would “absolutely” defend its NATO allies, appearing to contradict a statement from Donald Trump the previous night that if he was elected president, the U.S. would reconsider… Continue reading
Jul 21 Trump hedges on NATO protection against Russian aggression By Vivian Salama, Associated Press Republican nominee Donald Trump hinted at a new world order if he becomes president, saying the United States, under his leadership, might not come to the defense of some NATO members if Russia were to attack them. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch 6:39 UK defense secretary: We want to maintain momentum in defeating ISIS By PBS News Hour For the next two days, defense chiefs and leaders from more than 30 countries are meeting in Washington to discuss the ongoing war on the Islamic State. For more, Hari Sreenivasan talks with UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon about turmoil… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 7:48 Turkish military says it has toppled Erdogan, taken control of country By PBS News Hour The Turkish military says it has carried out a coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but just how much support it has was in question. Coup leaders cited Erdogan’s autocratic rule and the growing terrorism in the NATO member state… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 5:24 NATO reacts to Russia’s aggressive moves in Eastern Europe By PBS News Hour Russia’s game-changing moves in the Ukraine and new aggressive posture against NATO were the focus of a NewsHour series last week looking at the fault lines between Moscow and the West. Over the weekend, President Barack Obama and other leaders… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch 3:21 Inside the NATO decision to move forces into Eastern Europe By PBS News Hour Yesterday, NATO approved the deployment of multinational battalions to Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to deter Russia in light of the country’s actions in Ukraine. Michael Birnbaum of the Washington Post joins Megan Thompson to talk about NATO’s shifting strategies… Continue watching