Tag: Security alliances
Regional arms race a real threat: defence expert
An Australian defence expert says the Prime Minister is right to warn of a regional arms race.[MORE]
Alleged war criminal loses extradition hearing
A court has ruled an 86-year-old man can be extradited to face a charge of murdering a Jewish teenager during World War II.[MORE]
Charles Zentai denies war crimes allegations
Lawyers for an alleged war criminal have told the Perth Magistrates court he should not be extradited to Hungary because the law he is alleged to have broken was not in existence in 1944.[MORE]
Alleged war criminal continues extradition fight
The son of alleged Nazi war criminal Charles Zentai says he is doubtful about his father's chances of successfully fighting extradition to Hungary to face war crimes.[MORE]
Anti-torture agreement won't affect stun guns, says Corbell
Simon Corbell says he will support the Federal Government if it ratifies an optional protocol on the UN convention against torture. [MORE]
Judgement, truth and commonsense
Appointing Joel Fitzgibbon as Minister for Defence was not one of Kevin Rudd's better decisions.[MORE]
Little local involvement in US spy base: analyst
A security analyst says a planned US spy base near Geraldton, in mid-west Western Australia, will have little impact on the local community.[MORE]
Lithuania open to talks on US missile shield plan
The controversy surrounding United States plans for a missile defence shield in central Europe has spread to another former Soviet state.[MORE]
Ukraine edges closer to NATO admission
NATO secretary-general Jaap De Hoop Scheffer has started a two-day visit to the Ukraine to discuss the next stages of the country's possible admission to the alliance.[MORE]
Talks stalled on Iraq-US security deal
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says talks his government is having with the United States on a long-term security pact have reached a dead end.[MORE]
Retailers anticipating windfall as ship comes in
Hobart is preparing for the arrival of 3,000 American sailors tomorrow.[MORE]
UN Security Council agrees on Iran nuclear offer
Major powers have agreed to make a new offer of incentives to Iran to halt its nuclear work.[MORE]
RAMSI raising Solomon Islands tension: report
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The Australian-led RAMSI troops may have outstayed their welcome in the Solomon Islands.[MORE]
NATO approves US missile defence shield plans
NATO has approved US plans for part of a controversial missile defence shield to be stationed in the Czech Republic, but Russia is strongly opposed to the plan. [MORE]
N Korea fires missiles off west coast: media
North Korea has fired several short-range missiles off its west coast, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing unnamed sources.[MORE]
Bush in missile shield talks with Polish PM
The US says it will modernise the Polish military as part of its missile shield deal.[MORE]
Govt to sign UN treaty against torture
The Federal Government is set to sign an international treaty to stop torture.[MORE]
Aust may be able to buy modified Raptors: Gates
The United States says it might have to build a special export version of the Raptor fighter plane if the aircraft is sold to Australia.[MORE]
Australia to ask US for Raptors
Australia's Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon says he will write to the US Government asking for Australia to be able to get its hands on the next-generation F-22 Raptor jet fighter.[MORE]
Smith, Fitzgibbon hail 'productive' US-Aust talks
The Foreign and Defence Ministers say the annual alliance talks between the United States and Australia in Canberra today have been positive and productive.[MORE]
Gates, Negroponte arrive in Canberra for alliance talks
A high level United States delegation has arrived in Canberra for the annual alliance talks on foreign affairs, defence and strategic matters.[MORE]
Pacific nations plan to take on greater RAMSI role
Pacific Island countries have agreed to play a bigger role in the activities of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI).[MORE]
NATO pledges to break down information barriers
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NATO's chief has ordered Coalition partners - including Australia - be given better access to key planning documents.[MORE]
Rice, Miliband in Afghanistan as NATO teeters
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband have arrived in Afghanistan in a symbolic show of unity, pressing the case for reluctant allies to share the combat burden.[MORE]
Poland, US agree to install missile system
Poland and the United States have reached agreement in principle to install a missile system on Polish territory, in spite of fierce opposition from Russia. [MORE]
