Security policy

NATO makes courage

The military Alliance does not want to upgrade just a little to the East. On the southern flank to worry specifically about a terrorist-fighting, and Migration. Bernd Riegert reports from the NATO summit in Warsaw.

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After two days of the summit rounds in the large circle, and many bilateral talks with the American and the Turkish President, German Chancellor Angela Merkel drew a satisfied with the results: “I believe that this is a very important NATO summit, because you have to decide a lot of concrete.” In fact, the heads of state and government from blessed a number of decisions, which were prepared in the NATO for months. Real Surprises there were in Warsaw.

Specifically, the announcement for the Mission in Afghanistan. The help of NATO for training and building the Afghan army will be extended because of the “precarious” security situation in Afghanistan at least until the end of the year 2017. It will be deducted contrary to original plans, no allied troops. About 13,000 soldiers from the NATO Mission “Resolute Support” in Afghanistan. Around 3,000 US combat troops to remain in addition to the NATO Mission, also in the Hindu Kush. Originally, US President Barack Obama wanted to have until the end of his term of office in January of 2017, the longest of all American wars ended. 15 years ago, marched U.S. troops after the terrorist attacks of September 11. September 2001, in Afghanistan, the Taliban Regime and the Al-Qaeda-smashed terrorists.

Extension for Afghanistan: U.S. President Obama, President Ashraf Ghani, chief Executive officer Abdullah and NATO chief Stoltenberg (v. li.n.re.)

Merkel: Migration from Afghanistan shows the Problem

The radical Islamist Taliban still exist. You should be according to the will of NATO, a part of the solution. “We have all made it clear that, in parallel, a political process of conversation with the Taliban is necessary to find a political solution to advance,” said German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the end of the summit. It was important for the Afghan government to proceed against corruption and better living conditions, creating: “We have not seen the many migrants who came from Afghanistan in the last year, that the Situation here is satisfactory.” NATO will also ensure funding for the Afghan soldiers and police officers. Up to the year 2020, 4.5 billion dollars a year due.

Afghan government is grateful to

The Executive head of the government of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, took part alongside President Ashraf Ghani on the summit in Poland. Abdullah told Deutsche Welle that it would welcome the extension of the NATO Mission, and the allies grateful. “The threat of terrorism in our Region is growing,” said Abdullah. “The security situation is not as it should be.” Unlike a few years ago, the Afghan forces are now responsible and need more support. Abdullah wanted to make on the question of how long NATO is allegedly still in Afghanistan must remain – five, or even ten years – not an estimate.

NATO lends AWACS plane

Stoltenberg: Preparing for the future

After the NATO has been busy on Friday with the threat posed by Russia to the East, was on Saturday in the South. The military Alliance is facing the war in Syria, the Fighting in Iraq, the uncertain situation in Libya and the increasing Migration from Africa. The military does not want to intervene in the Alliance. You want to support the Marine Mission, the “Sophia” of the European Union off the coast of Libya. Tug boats should be better tracked. A specific request of the EU but, according to NATO diplomats. NATO will also provide its AWACS reconnaissance aircraft of the international coalition to combat the terrorist organization “Islamic state”. The AWACS aircraft, in which the German army is about a third of the crews, to fly over the NATO-country Turkey and, with their radar equipment to Syria and Iraq, to peer, to create pictures of the Situation.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on NATO members to engage more in Africa. Around the lake Chad, the Islamic terrorist organization “Boko Haram” is active. It is represented in Mali, but most of the refugees would, in the meantime, on the Niger. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that the Alliance will in future be trained directly in the Iraqi security forces should take action against terrorists. So far, Iraqis have been trained outside of the country.

The UK’s exit from the European Union was in the talks of the NATO-partners, apparently not a big issue. The Brexit-the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, does not have any effect on the relations of the United Kingdom to the Alliance. “The UK continues to play a crucial role in NATO. NATO is more crucial for us.” US President Barack Obama had called on the EU and UK to negotiate the outlet, so that “no harm” arising on both sides.

Days of the tent in the high-security: The summit was held on the lawn of the Warsaw national stadium

Lithuania is happy, Russia is taught

From the point of view of the Polish host NATO’s decision to increase the troop presence in the Baltic States and Poland to 4,000 men, was the most important. Russia is signaling that NATO, any Russian attack will also hit on a small member country. The Eastern NATO countries will feel after the military action by Russia against Ukraine (2014) and Georgia (2008) threatened. The Lithuanian foreign Minister Linus Linkevicius told the DW that he was with what was achieved in Warsaw, satisfied. Of course, 1,000 men would not be sufficient, in addition to an advance of the Russians to stop. “The presence is increased, and multinational. This is a Signal, and certainly more than nothing,” said Linkevicius.

The Secretary-General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, said that of course no one could predict how the relationship to Russia in accordance with the decisions of Warsaw will develop. NATO had a duty to prepare for all eventualities. His conclusion: “to predict The future, is very difficult. But the future does not prepare as an Alliance, it’s too hard.” On Wednesday, the Russian Ambassador is informed in Brussels at the NATO-Russia Council on the results of the summit. NATO hopes to have a new conversation thread. After the summit is all the way to the summit. The next NATO at the highest level in 2017, held a Meeting in Brussels, announced that Jens Stoltenberg.