NATO
Expanding NATO
One thing that will not be decided on in Chicago today is expanding NATO membership. Four countries have been on the short-list since 2008: Macedonia, Georgia, Montenegro and Bosnia and the Chicago Summit’s outcome document is full of supportive words for their membership, but no action.
What Will Happen to Afghanistan’s Security Forces After 2014?
Will plans to massively build up –and then massively downsize– the Afghan security forces contribute to more violence and turn Afghanistan into Central Asia’s bargain bazaar for small arms?
Afghanistan in Transition, Civilians in Armed Conflict, and the Implications of Libya: My Week at NATO
Earlier this month, I spent a week at NATO with eight other bloggers, attending briefings on issues as varied as the mission in Afghanistan and cyber security. Here’s what stood out to me.
NATO Combat Operations in Afghanistan to End Gradually: Secretary General
When NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen spoke to the press yesterday at the end of the first of two days of meetings with NATO defense ministers, he tried to dispel confusion surrounding the end of NATO’s role in Afghanistan.
NATO Meeting to Discuss Early End of Combat Operations in Afghanistan
NATO will end combat operations in Afghanistan in mid-2013, more than a year ahead of schedule. The accelerated withdrawal of NATO forces will dominate the agenda of the NATO ministerial summit today and tomorrow.
UN Dispatch at NATO
I’m in Brussels for two days of briefings at NATO Headquarters and the February ministerial meeting. Have a question you would like me to ask at NATO this week? Post it in the comments on this post or tweet it to me @UnainKabul.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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