NATO Summit News Updates -- September 5, 2014

NATO Agrees On New 'Spearhead' Force To Meet Global Threats -- CNN

(CNN) -- The future of Europe may rest on whether NATO can recover its roots.

With Russian President Vladimir Putin "land grabbing" and violating international law, the alliance is finding itself "brought back to its core," says Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATO's former secretary general. But it isn't prepared.

When NATO was founded in 1949, its central task was to protect its members against military aggression and work to promote democracy -- which, in the years following, often meant standing against the Soviet empire.

The alliance declares success in achieving that goal peacefully, saying on its website that "throughout the entire period of the Cold War, NATO forces were not involved in a single military engagement."

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NATO Summit News Updates -- September 5, 2014

2014 NATO Summit in Wales LIVE UPDATES -- RT
Nato summit in Wales - US forming 'core coalition' to fight Isis: Politics live blog -- The Guardian

Obama: New NATO Force a Signal to Russia -- VOA
NATO approves plans for rapid response force aimed at deterring Russia -- AP
NATO to boost presence in east, approves rapid response force -- AFP
Britain ready to commit 3,500 troops to new NATO force -- AFP
At least 4,000 troops: NATO approves new E. Europe-based spearhead force -- RT
NATO Approves New Reaction Force for Eastern Europe -- NYT
Nato to announce 4,000-strong rapid reaction force to counter Russian threat -- The Guardian

U.S. Forms Anti-ISIS Coalition at NATO Summit -- Time
Obama: NATO to go after Islamic State -- UPI
Obama: Nato coalition ready to join US against IS -- BBC
U.S. says forms 'core coalition' to counter Iraq militants -- Reuters
West to reach out to Syrian rebels to fight Islamic State -- Washington Post

Afghanistan Overshadowed by Russia, Ukraine at NATO Summit -- US News and World Report
Uncertainty of Afghan Election Clouds NATO Summit -- AP
NATO unable to finalize troop numbers for Afghanistan -- Army Times
Obama and NATO face uncertainty instead of closure in Afghanistan -- CBS

NATO Leaders to Vow to Lift Military Spending -- WSJ
NATO backs plan to boost alliance's defenses -- Reuters

NATO says no third country can veto membership -- Reuters
NATO members vow to reinvent the alliance to deal with crises -- Steven Chase, The Globe and Mail
At NATO summit, vows of renewed efforts to contain Russia -- Dan Murphy, CSM