About: Ashton Carter
NATO approves keeping expanded Afghan basing, in nod to long fight
The NATO alliance agreed yesterday (15 June) to hold onto its broad geographic layout of bases in Afghanistan, a move that could make it easier for the United States to keep more troops there as Kabul struggles with a resurgent Taliban threat.
NATO weighs stationing four battalions in member states bordering Russia
NATO is weighing rotating four battalions of troops through Eastern European member states, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said yesterday (2 May), in the latest proposal by allies to guard against aggressive behavior by Russia.
Clinton: Europe must do more to ‘share burden’ of counterterrorism with US
With Belgium reeling from deadly attacks, White House hopeful Hillary Clinton on Wednesday (23 March) called on Europe to take more decisive steps to combat terrorism, including improving border controls and intelligence cooperation.
Russian warships fire cruise missiles at Syrian targets from Caspian Sea
Syrian troops and militia backed by Russian warplanes mounted their first coordinated assault on Syrian insurgents yesterday (7 October), while Moscow said its warships fired a barrage of missiles at Syria from the Caspian Sea.
US, NATO condemn Russia’s violations of Turkish airspace
The United States and NATO denounced Russia on Monday (5 October) for violating Turkish airspace and Ankara threatened to respond, reporting two incursions in two days and raising the prospect of direct confrontation between the former Cold War adversaries.
EU silent as Russia intervenes in Syria
Although the EU is directly impacted by the Syrian civil war, absorbing hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing the conflict, the bloc remained silent after Russia launched its biggest-ever military operation in the Middle East on Wednesday (30 September).
American general: Russia is the biggest security threat
Russia presents the greatest threat to US national security, Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford told lawmakers yesterday (9 July) as they weighed his nomination to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
New NATO force to deter Russia
The United States said yesterday (22 June) it would contribute special operations forces, intelligence and other high-end military assets to a new NATO rapid response force that aims in part to deter any future actions by Russia.
Ukraine slams ‘appeasement’ of Moscow
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday (7 May) criticised a policy of "appeasement" towards Russia in the context of the separatist conflict in Ukraine.