‘They Will Fight’: NATO Readies Forces Vs. Russia

‘They Will Fight’: NATO Readies Forces Vs. Russia
‘They Will Fight’: NATO Readies Forces Vs. Russia

WASHINGTON: NATO troops will stand and fight if Russia attacks the Baltic States or Poland, Maj. Gen. William Hickman said last week. The prospect of combat — like that of being hanged — has concentrated NATO’s mind, changing plans, training, and future tactics. “There are US troops, French, British troops in these countries, standing tall,”…

Hey Putin, NATO Can Adapt: Trident Juncture 2015

Hey Putin, NATO Can Adapt: Trident Juncture 2015
Hey Putin, NATO Can Adapt: Trident Juncture 2015

WASHINGTON: 35,000 NATO and partner-nation troops. 140 aircraft. 60 naval vessels. 30 nations. But who are they fighting? When planning began two years ago for NATO’s largest wargames since 2002, the imaginary adversary wasn’t Russia. Officially, it still isn’t. But since the seizure of Crimea, the alliance’s chief of “transformation” told reporters today, planners have…

Can NATO Get Its ACT Together? Alliance’s Only US-Based Command Takes On New Role

HEADQUARTERS, ALLIED COMMAND TRANSFORMATION, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA: A new era is dawning for NATO — though no one knows quite what it means. Now Allied Command Transformation, the only NATO organization headquartered on US soil, is driving an overhaul of how the alliance trains, strategizes, and shares the burden among its increasingly cash-strapped members in a…