International security

NATO, EU Work To Tighten Cooperation Against 'New Threats'

NATO and the European Union say that they want to improve their cooperation in response to 'new threats' posed by Russia's assertive policies, by Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, and by waves of illegal immigrants arriving on the EU's southern shores via Libya. The statements came from NATO and EU foreign ministers who gathered on May 14 for a second and final day of talks in the Turkish resort city of Antalya. EU foreign-policy chief Federica Mogherini told the meeting that the EU and NATO were 'different in nature' but faced similar challenges.