Dec 7th, 2008 · In Pakistan on Sunday, militants destroyed more than 150 U.S. military vehicles that were destined for NATO forces in neighboring Afghanistan. The attack raises concerns about the security of the transit route through Pakistan.
Dec 1st, 2008 · President-elect Obama made public Monday what has long been expected: He will nominate Sen. Hillary Clinton to be his secretary of state. Clinton will be part of a new national security team that includes other familiar faces. Robert Gates, the current secretary of defense, would stay at the Pentagon. For national security adviser, Obama has chosen retired Marine Gen. James Jones, a former NATO commander and commandant of the Marine Corps.
Nov 26th, 2008 · It appears likely president-elect Barack Obama will tap Gen. James Jones as his national security adviser. Jones previously served as supreme allied commander of NATO. Former NATO Secretary-General Lord George Robertson offers his insight on Jones.
Sep 23rd, 2008 · Embroiled in an escalating Afghanistan conflict and startled by disintegrating relations with Russia, NATO is facing troubling times. NATO's Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer discusses the evolving nature of the military alliance.
Sep 9th, 2008 · U.S. military officials are apparently stepping up covert military operations against Taliban and al-Qaida targets inside Pakistan's tribal provinces. The U.S. and NATO coalition forces in neighboring Afghanistan say terrorists are operating with relative impunity from Pakistani soil and are launching more sophisticated and deadly attacks in Afghanistan.
Sep 3rd, 2008 · Reports out of Pakistan say U.S.-led forces have attacked a remote Pakistani village near the border with Afghanistan. Women and children are said to be among the casualties. The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan says it has no report of such an incursion. NATO troops deny any involvement.
Aug 28th, 2008 · Russia is facing international isolation over this month's attacks in Georgia, and the country failed to enlist the support it wanted from China and a group of former Soviet republics in central Asia. Moscow has accused NATO of "battleship diplomacy."
Aug 27th, 2008 · The Afghan government is demanding that the U.S. and NATO presence there come under greater scrutiny. The move comes after the U.N. determined a U.S.-led air strike last week killed 90 civilians, most of them children.