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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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Russia opposes NATO missiles
Russia has said it opposes the potential deployment of NATO missiles in Turkey. Proponents say the move could help secure Turkey's border with Syria, currently embroiled in civil war.
Turkey makes NATO arms plea
NATO says its member Turkey has formally asked for Patriot missiles to be deployed on Turkish territory to deflect any stray attacks from war-torn Syria. Only the US, Germany and the Netherlands have appropriate systems.
France's early exit
After 11 years of fighting alongside NATO forces in Afghanistan, France has ended its combat mission in the country. Some soldiers are scheduled to remain in Afghanistan into next year in noncombat rolls.
Avoiding escalation
EU foreign and defense ministers call for an end to the violence between Hamas and Israel.
Turkey turns to NATO
Turkey is expected to formally request NATO assistance to help boost defenses on its border with war-torn Syria. Violence has at times spilled over into Turkey.
Mixed feelings
Afghans are of two minds over Germany's announcement to speed up the withdrawal of its troops.
More action
Helmut Kohl's former national security advisor says Germany needs a clearer foreign policy.
Bringing the Bundeswehr back
The foreign and defense ministers have floated a plan to reduce the number of German soldiers in Afghanistan from the current level of 4,760 to 3,300 by the end of February 2014. The policy is likely to pass swiftly.
Kosovo radiation
NATO's use of uranium in bullets and armor may still be affecting the people of Kosovo.
NATO exit strategy
Anders Fogh Rasmussen tells DW that NATO will continue with its exit strategy as planned.
Obama or Romney?
Experts say that many Pakistanis would like to see Obama re-elected as the US president.
Kremlin's pick
Russia is closely following the build-up to the US elections. And rooting for Obama.
KSK in Afghanistan
Missions carried out by the Bundeswehr's KSK in Afghanistan are dangerous and covert.
US presidential debate
President Obama says that bin Laden would have escaped if the US sought Pakistan's permission.
'Ready for responsibility'
NATO's secretary-general has insisted during a visit to Kabul that combat troops will remain in Afghanistan until late 2014. Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his forces would, however, be ready for an early withdrawal.
Bomb hits NATO-Afghan troops
A suicide bomber has struck at a NATO-Afghan army base in Afghanistan's eastern region. It is the latest in a spate of terrorist attacks directly targeting Afghan troops and NATO military presence.
Caught in the middle
The ethical claims of humanitarian assistance are often difficult to reconcile with reality.
Progressive Kabul
Afghanistan's capital is always in the news. Yet, we do not seem to know much about it.
Dead end in Syria
The Turkish government is facing concern at home as the scuffles on its Syrian border escalate.
Westerwelle urges restraint
Germany's foreign minister has urged both Syria and Turkey to stay calm as tensions flare on their common border. Guido Westerwelle will make an unscheduled stop in Istanbul to make his case in person.
Finishing the job
NATO confirms its commitment to Afghanistan and considers a slight change in policy in Kosovo.
UN peace appeal, NATO warning
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on the Syria government to declare a ceasefire as fighting spills across its borders into Turkey. Meanwhile, NATO has said it will defend Turkey if necessary.
NATO: we would defend Turkey
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has thrown its support unambiguously behind Turkey, after the latter responded militarily to an attack from Syria. But NATO also called for conflict to be avoided.
Ivanishvili names new cabinet
The head of the Georgian coalition that won the country's recent parliamentary elections has unveiled some his choices for cabinet ministers. They include a former soccer star and a former UN diplomat.
ICRC, ICG bleak on Afghanistan
Two separate international organizations have painted a bleak picture of Afghanistan less than two years before international combat troops are scheduled to complete their withdrawal from the war-torn country.
EU's role with Syria
No EU member supports military action in Syria, instead countries should focus on helping refugees.
Be strong, carry on
Turkey must demonstrate power but stay reasonable when it comes to Syria, says DW's Baha Güngör.
Borderline war
The Syrian crisis is drawing in neighboring countries.
Limited intervention
The Turkish government is keeping its options open on a limited military intervention in Syria.
Turkey-Syria clash
Ankara prepares for conflict with Syria and states that it does not intend to declare war.
Turkey approves military action
Turkey's parliament has backed a bill theoretically allowing its military to step up attacks on Syria. Ankara has been firing on Syrian targets since cross-border shelling by Syria left five Turkish people dead.
Turkey approves military action
Turkey's parliament has backed a bill theoretically allowing its military to step up attacks on Syria. Ankara has been firing on Syrian targets since cross-border shelling by Syria left five Turkish people dead.
Turkey strikes back
The Turkish prime ministerial office says Turkey's military has struck targets inside Syria. This follows a mortar bomb believed fired from Syria that killed a women and four children in the Turkish town of Akcakale.
Rasmussen to stay until 2014
NATO member nations have extended the mandate of the alliance's Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen until July 2014. The timing allows him to oversee planning of combat troop withdrawals from Afghanistan.
Afghan suicide bombing
A suicide bomber on a motorcycle has killed more than a dozen people near a market in Afghanistan's eastern city of Khost, including three NATO soldiers and their translator. More than 60 other people were wounded.
Insider attack claim questioned
A deadly shootout between NATO troops and Afghan soldiers has raised concerns over increasing insider attacks. The latest deaths come as a German intelligence agency questioned the prospects of stability in Afghanistan.
Afghan 'insider' attack
NATO says one of its soldiers and a civilian contractor have been killed in an attack believed to involve an Afghan soldier. The attack comes a day after the US said joint operations with Afghan forces were resuming.
'A choice of conscience'
NATO's strategy faces doubt as Afghan insider attacks jeopardize trust between the allies.
Media war
Observers say that Kabul's decision to ban Pakistani newspapers is symbolic.
NATO response
NATO has responded to rising violence attributed to the controversial Muhammad film clip.
Germany rethinks aid policy
Germany's government has outlined new guidelines on how to deal with crises in fragile or so-called failed-state nations. The cabinet wants greater use of joint ministerial teams to help defuse crises as they emerge.
NATO scales back Afghan ops
After a series of attacks that have seen Western soldiers killed by Afghan colleagues working side-by-side, NATO has announced it is scaling back some of its joint operations with Afghans.
Troop morale fine
ISAF spokesman General Günter Katz speaks with DW about insider attacks in Afghanistan.
Civilian deaths in NATO strike
Afghan officials say a NATO airstrike has killed eight women in eastern Afghanistan. NATO has admitted there may have been civilian casualties.
Afghan 'insider' attack kills 4
More members of the NATO-led forces in Afghanistan have been killed in shooting involving an apparent Afghan ally. The deaths appear to be only the latest in a series of so-called "green on blue" killings.
Troubled partnership
Is Greece remaining in the eurozone also strategically important?
NATO deaths at 'Harry' base
Taliban forces have killed two NATO troops in an attack on a base in Afghanistan. Speculation has arisen about whether the attack came in connection with Britain’s Prince Harry's being stationed at the camp.
Fueled by lawlessness
A UN report says the Taliban's income, and thus power, is growing by the year.
Presidential hopeful
A leading female Afghan women's rights champion is determined to run for the presidency in 2014.
Change of command
A new German general takes command of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.
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