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China urged to #CHexit from South China Sea
Jul 11, 2016 (AFP)
It is time for China to do a #CHexit from the South China Sea, social media users and activists in the Philippines said Monday on the eve of a crucial tribunal ...
Germany plans to assume greater security role
Jul 11, 2016 (AFP)
"Economic giant, political dwarf" -- that is how the world long viewed post-World War II Germany, the European export power reluctant to use military muscle in ...
Moscow blasts NATO focus on 'non-existent' Russia threat
Jul 10, 2016 (AFP)
Moscow on Sunday slammed NATO for focusing on a "non-existent" threat from Russia at a leaders summit in Warsaw that saw fears over the Kremlin's expansionism h...
Obama visits Spain on symbolic but curtailed trip
Jul 10, 2016 (AFP)
Barack Obama wrapped up a lightning visit to Spain on Sunday, an abbreviated first presidential trip to the country overshadowed by the fatal shooting of five p...
China, India eye Asian Century as Brexit rattles old order
Jul 10, 2016 (AFP)
Britain's vote to leave the European Union and simmering discontent in other Western countries is seen as hastening the arrival of an "Asian Century", analysts ...
Hague tribunal to rule in tense South China Sea row
Jul 10, 2016 (AFP)
An international tribunal will hand down a ruling on Tuesday in an increasingly bitter dispute over the South China Sea, in a closely-watched case that risks ra...
NATO unites to keep pressure on Russia
Jul 09, 2016 (AFP)
NATO leaders united Saturday behind a "hard-headed" policy of deterrence and dialogue with Russia after launching the alliance's biggest military revamp since t...
Obama says Europe can 'always' count on US
Jul 09, 2016 (AFP)
President Barack Obama on Saturday said that whatever the circumstances, European allies in NATO would always be able to rely on the United States. "In good tim...
Obama downplays Brexit impact at NATO summit
Jul 09, 2016 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama insisted Friday Brexit would not harm transatlantic unity, but warned against a bitter divorce undermining security in the face of a r...
Philippines willing to share South China Sea: govt
Jul 08, 2016 (AFP)
The Philippines is willing to share natural resources with Beijing in contested South China Sea areas even if it wins a legal challenge next week, Foreign Secre...
Beijing will not 'step back' in South China Sea: media
Jul 08, 2016 (AFP)
Beijing will not take a "single step back" in the contested South China Sea, state-run media said Friday, despite reports of US naval patrols close to its artif...
France's Hollande says Russia a partner, not a 'threat'
Jul 08, 2016 (AFP)
French President Francois Hollande said Friday Russia should not be considered a threat but rather a partner, as NATO leaders met to endorse a revamp to counter...
Lithuania leader marks 'breakthrough' German troop deployment
Jul 07, 2016 (AFP)
Germany's decision to deploy a battalion of troops to Lithuania under a NATO initiative marks a "mindset breakthrough" for Berlin towards taking a leading role ...
Russian actions caused 'loss of trust' with NATO: Merkel
Jul 07, 2016 (AFP)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Russia's actions in Ukraine had eroded mutual trust with the West, speaking on the eve of a major NATO summit...
'Suwalki Gap' key to NATO's eastern flank security
Jul 07, 2016 (AFP)
Lakes, forest and villages dot the rolling hills along Poland's 65-kilometre (40-mile) stretch of border with Lithuania, but for NATO's top brass, this bucolic ...
NATO to hold new talks with Russia July 13: Stoltenberg
Jul 06, 2016 (AFP)
NATO will hold fresh talks with Russia next week, just days after a landmark alliance summit endorses a major military revamp to counter a more assertive Moscow...
A NATO summit surrounded by Warsaw's communist ghosts
Jul 06, 2016 (AFP)
Leaders meeting in Warsaw for a NATO summit this week will be surrounded by the ghosts of communism as they endorse the defence alliance's biggest military buil...
Why Brexit is bad for NATO, Europe's defence
Jul 06, 2016 (AFP)
Britain's shock vote to leave the EU is bad news for NATO and for Europe's defence cooperation in general, experts said ahead of this week's NATO summit. "It's ...
With an eye on Russia, US and Georgia ink defence pact
Jul 06, 2016 (AFP)
The United States and Georgia signed a security deal Wednesday designed to shore up the former Soviet republic's defences against Russia as it waits to join NAT...
NATO faces up to Russia in Brexit's shadow
Jul 06, 2016 (AFP)
NATO leaders will this week formally endorse its biggest military revamp since the end of the Cold War at a landmark summit in Warsaw, in the shadow of a resurg...
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