On PNS Alamgir
Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:37:32 -0700

Pakistan is a major non-NATO ally of the US and continues to receive needed military equipment from the United States. The frigate is already 32 years old but given a $65 million worth for refurbishment that includes the anti-submarine capability paid ...

ANALYSIS: Are leadership and political courage enough? a Harlan Ullman
Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:24:18 -0700

Pakistan remains a a major , non-Nato us ally a but tensions and the so-called 'trust deficit' are deteriorating on an almost daily basis despite lip service from both sides recognising the importance of this relationship. The reasons explaining this ...

Philippines wants radar, military 'assets&#39 ;
Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:45:18 -0700

The Philippines is a major non-NATO ally that sources some of its military equipment this way. However, the waiting time often run into years. The said a wish lista apparently includes a proposal to lease military hardware urgently needed by the Armed ...

US puts Thailand on its new terrorism risk list
Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:46:22 -0700

Less than eight years after former president George W Bush declared Thailand a major non-Nato ally , the Department of Homeland Security has classified Thailand among countries that are known to "promote, produce or protect terrorist organisations or ...

Pakistan's PNS Alamgir docked at Shuwaikh port.
Sat, 02 Jul 2011 23:04:57 -0700

Citing the Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms Export Control Act, Pakistan is considered a a major non-NATO ally a , able to receive older unneeded US military equipment. Additionally, the 32-year old frigate was given a $65 million refurbishment ...

US-NATO quarrel similar to Uganda-AU's
Sun, 26 Jun 2011 10:51:15 -0700

Gates also lambasted them for not fulfilling their commitments in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, on top of imposing tough restrictions on the forces they send. In those theatres, most dirty and risky assignments are taken on by US forces or non-NATO ...

Pak ship PNS Babur sails off Jeddah Port
Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:37:47 -0700

Naeem said Pakistan is a major non-NATO ally actively participating as a frontline state to fight extremism. a We are also a part of the Coalition Maritime Campaign Plan under Tactical Control of CTF-150 to curb illicit activities including smuggling ...

US Confused Strategy about Pakistan
Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:02:55 -0700

Nevertheless, Pakistan which had been granted the status of Non-NATO ally by Washington has now become a complicated and uneasy ally as recently pointed out by President Obama and Hillary Clinton. If we take cognizance of the US strategy about Pakistan ...

Topsy-turvy alliance
Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:28:18 -0700

US President George W. Bush elevated Pakistan to " major non-NATO ally " in 2004. Pakistan's home-grown terrorists and their military backers gleefully ignored the promotion as they covertly continued to back Taliban in Afghanistan. ...

Coups, massacres and the Afghan War a Wikileaks and the US-Thai military ...
Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:25:21 -0700

by way of Thailand's status as a Major Non-NATO Ally , as Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya raised in 2009 with Secretary Clinton and other senior USG officials. The cable goes on to describe the condition of domestic Thai politics and Ambassador John ...

Ninth Georgian soldier killed in Afghanistan
Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:32:30 -0700

Reports in Georgian media have suggested that the country is preparing to boost its deployment even further and intends to become the largest non-NATO contributor to the Western military alliance's forces in Afghanistan.

''NATO: Defending against Ballistic Missile Attack'&#39 ;
Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:32:24 -0700

NATO has collective defence obligations which bind all Allies . And our territorial missile defence system will be part of our collective defence framework. We cannot outsource our collective defence obligations to non-NATO members. ...

COMMENT: The free fall a Shahzad Chaudhry
Sun, 03 Jul 2011 15:44:03 -0700

... was rewarded with the next major tranche of military equipment when the Soviet Union was to be kicked out of Afghanistan; and in 2001, 9/11 heralded a spate of cash inflows to keep Pakistan in good humour, as the most important non-NATO ally , ...

The perpetual theatre of Kosovo
Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:06:08 -0700

Stratfor, the US based think-tank, and Madeleine Albright, break NATO into three groups on this and other issues (with Russia as the main point of contention): the United States and its a Atlanticista allies (such as the Netherlands, Denmark and the ...