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Defense Ministers Meet in Istanbul, Gates Pledges Help with IEDs and Calls for More Trainers
In the first meeting of NATO Allies and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) contributing countries since President Obama committed 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates met his counterparts in Istanbul to discuss NATO reforms, resources, and capacity.

McChrystal: “We have made significant progress.”
ISAF Commander U.S. General Stanley McChrystal, also briefing journalists in Istanbul said the current situation in Afghanistan was improving and spoke at length about Operation Moshtarak in Helmand.

“Now we are called to address some of the greatest challenges in human history.”
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered a key speech on European security in Paris on February 3.

The NATO's New Strategic Concept Discussed in Moscow   
In mid-February, the Group of Experts on NATO's new Strategic Concept visited Moscow at the invitation of the Russian Federation.

Transatlantic Security
News & Events

40th anniversary of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) • 3/8/10 Nuclear Treaty Still Curbs Spread of Weapons • 3/5/10 President Obama on 40th Anniversary of Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty • - 3/5/10 Secretary Clinton on 40th Anniversary of Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty: U.S. reaffirms to lead global effort to renew, revitalize agreement • History of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) St. Petersburg (in Russian) and Washington (in English) students on nonproliferation: College students from the University of St. Petersburg and from Georgetown University and George Washington University discuss nonproliferation issues that affect their countries and the rest of the world. (CC: Closed Captions/Subtitles) More News

U.S. Policy Statements, Speeches, and Interviews

3/11/10 Ambassador Daalder op-ed in Die Zeit: “Missile Defense in Europe – Stronger. Smarter. Sooner.” English | Deutsch

3/10/10 Press Conference with U.S. Secretary of Defense Gates and Afghan Minister of Defense Wardak Read more

3/10/10 Secretary Clinton and First Lady Obama hosted the annual International Women of Courage Awards. Read more

2/25/10 Ambassador Daalder and the NATO Ambassadors from Denmark and Italy discuss NATO issues on San Francisco radio station KQED. Audio

2/24/10 Ambassador Daalder and the NATO Ambassadors from Italy and Norway discuss NATO issues on The Diane Rehm Show, Washington, DC.  Audio

2/22/10 Secretary Clinton's Remarks at the NATO Strategic Concept Seminar, Washington, DC.  Read more | Video

2/22/10 Dep. of Defense News Briefing with Secretary Gates and Adm. Mullen from the Pentagon  Read more

2/14/10 Secretary Clinton Remarks at the U.S.-Islamic World Forum, Doha, Qatar.  Read more

2/12/10 Ambassador Daalder’s guest entry on the Atlantic Council’s blog, New Atlanticist: “Afghanistan Effort at Critical Juncture in 2010 - Read more