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NATO
The 2024 NATO summit, which started on July 9, marks 75 years of the security alliance.
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High expectations
Vitaly Klitschko and Yulia Tymoshenko met with EU delegates - are they expecting too much?
NATO strike kills Afghan troops
A NATO airstrike has killed five Afghan soldiers in the country's eastern Logar province. The military coalition confirmed it had accidentally killed the Afghan National Army personnel.
Gadhafi son Saadi extradited
Niger has extradited the son of former dictator Moammar Gadhafi, according to the Libyan government. Saadi Gadhafi has arrived in Tripoli and been brought to a prison.
EU freezes Ukraine accounts
The European Union has said that it is freezing the assets of 18 people - including the deposed president, Viktor Yanukovych - suspected of misappropriating Ukrainian state funds. This precedes an EU leaders' summit.
West presses Russia on talks
Russian and Western foreign ministers have met in Paris, amid calls for Moscow to enter direct talks with Kyiv. The UN said its envoy to Crimea had been "threatened" by unknown gunmen and told to leave the peninsula.
Poland invokes Article 4
DW speaks to a Polish political expert on why Poland invoked an extraordinary NATO consultation.
Russia's trump cards
The US is alarmed by Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, but what remains beyond rhetoric?
Crimean crisis
NATO and the US get tough with Russia, but Germany cautions against cutting off dialogue.
What should NATO do?
Faced with the Russian military presence on Crimea, NATO has intensified its tone.
US threatens Russia isolation
The US has threatened to isolate Russia economically for its military incursion into Crimea. Secretary of State John Kerry warned the West was ready to "go to the hilt" in response to Moscow's "act of aggression."
NATO calls for de-escalation
There is growing international alarm about the crisis in the Crimea region. The latest urgent calls for restraint have come from the head of the Western military alliance NATO and Germany’s foreign minister.
Ukraine calls up reservists
Ukraine’s top security official has ordered a call-up of all of the country’s military reserves. This comes a day after Russia’s upper house approved the use of Russian troops on Ukrainian territory.
NATO wants stable Ukraine
The NATO defense ministers are concerned about a Russian military drill at the Ukrainian border.
NATO discusses Ukraine
NATO defense ministers call for non-interference in an appeal intended for Russia.
Russian drill worries West
A Russian military drill has raised fears of interference in Ukraine, where politicians are scrambling to stabilize the government and avoid bankruptcy. The crisis comes just ahead of the naming of an interim cabinet.
Obama's warning to Afghanistan
President Barack Obama has told the Pentagon to plan for a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan should Kabul not sign a security agreement with the US. Delay in reaching a deal has strained Kabul-Washington relations.
Withdrawing
DW examines the parallels between the pullout of Soviet troops and ISAF forces.
Afghan prisoners’ release
The release of 65 Taliban prisoners is an attempt to appease the Islamists, experts say.
Bound to fail?
Experts are pessimistic about the outcome of peace talks between Islamabad and the Taliban.
Curtailed rights
A new law in Afghanistan effectively hinders the prosecution of domestic violence cases.
German deployments extended
A last-phase extension of Germany's 12-year-long military deployment in Afghanistan has been endorsed by the German cabinet. It also endorsed a plan to sent extra training personnel to Mali.
Get out there!
A new study highlights Europe's defense dilemma.
A violent start
Experts fear the Taliban will disrupt the Afghan election campaign by targeting candidates.
Military goals
A top US general in Europe tells DW that German troops have operated well in Afghanistan.
Quadriga - Global Security: Cooperation or Confrontation?
Europe today is considered a safe place in the world. The EU is committed to human dignity, freedom and the rule of law. But in many other places in the world things are different. In a globalized world conflicts can soon spread: war, refugee movements, terrorism and cyber attacks are no respecters of borders. The Cold War is thankfully history but a new world order is still taking shape.
Track two diplomacy
Germany's ambassador to Islamabad says Berlin will not abandon Afghanistan after troops leave.
'Nothing changes'
German aid organization Welthungerhilfe says the withdrawal of NATO will not affect its work.
Karzai blames US for deaths
Afghanistan's president has said seven children were killed as a result of a United States military attack. The NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan, however, said the operation was under the supervision of Afghan forces.
Powerful parting shot
Could remarks chastising two of Germany's closest allies have been one minister's setup for another?
Hard power, soft power
A new survey says the Taliban are better than NATO at winning 'hearts and minds' in Afghanistan.
Security stepped up in Russia
Russian officials have vowed to step up security following the bombing of a train station that killed more than a dozen people. The attack has raised renewed fears about security ahead of the Sochi Winter Games.
Afghan bomb kills NATO troops
Three NATO soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan's capital after a suicide car bomb struck a military convoy. A Taliban spokesman has claimed responsibility on behalf of the insurgent group.
Von der Leyen in Afghanistan
Germany’s new Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen has arrived in Afghanistan in a surprise visit. The trip came as NATO and Afghan officials began drawing up a framework on cooperation after troop withdrawal.
Putin to pardon Khodorkovsky
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he will pardon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former oil tycoon who has been imprisoned for a decade. The unexpected move came during an annual Putin press conference.
Bomb near German convoy
A car bomb has exploded near a German convoy in the northern section of the Kabul airport. The attack coincides with a visit by German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere to Afghanistan.
Court rejects Kunduz claim
A court in Germany has rejected a case over the wrongful deaths of Afghan civilians in Kunduz. Plaintiffs had sought monetary compensation from the German government for the loss of family members.
Optimistic Afghans
Despite security concerns, the majority says Afghanistan is moving in the right direction.
Friend, foe, other?
If not for disagreements over protests in Ukraine, NATO and Moscow could get along quite well.
Protests halt US supply route
The United States has temporarily stopped shipments of supplies out of Afghanistan through Pakistan. The US military says protests along the route have made the journey too dangerous for its truck drivers.
NATO urges Karzai to sign pact
NATO leaders have urged Afghanistan’s president to sign a pact enabling US troops to stay in the country after 2014. The NATO-led force currently has some 84,000 troops in Afghanistan, the majority American.
Access to justice
A Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA find bin Laden demands better conditions in jail.
Uncertain future
Pakistani army chief Kayani steps down from his post, leaving behind a violence-marred country.
Blockade hurts traders
Pakistani traders say the ongoing blockade of a NATO supply route is causing them losses.
Pakistan 'upset'
Pakistani experts say the Afghan Loya Jirga's decision is a setback for the Pakistani establishment.
Pakistanis protest US drones
Thousands of people have gathered in northwest Pakistan to protest against drone strikes. The demonstrations blocked a NATO troop supply route used to transport supplies in and out of Afghanistan.
Afghans Torn Over US Security Pact
Afghanistan's grand assembly, Loya Jirga, is debating, whether to send foreign forces packing for good. President Karzai is proposing a deal that would allow up to 15,000 US troops to stay on after the 2014 drawdown, but trust between Kabul and Washington has been worn thin by more than a decade of war.
Mixed reactions
There are mixed emotions among Afghans about a joint security pact with the US.
Beyond 2014
The Loya Jirga meets in Afghanistan to discuss a bilateral security agreement with the US.
Afghan security deal reached
US Secretary of State John Kerry says he's reached an agreement with President Hamid Karzai for a security pact for Afghanistan beyond next's year's NATO withdrawal. The deal covers the presence of US troops beyond 2014.
US-Afghan pact awaits approval
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said the fate of a security pact with the US hinges on the approval of an upcoming traditional assembly. If the deal is passed, some US troops will stay in the country after 2014.
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