Atlantic Council blogs

Three former leaders of Turkey’s military get 20 years prison terms, thirty four acquitted

By Zaman

Top News: Israel troops kill 3 gunmen in Egypt border clash: Reports

By Egypt Source

Israeli troops on Friday shot dead three heavily armed gunmen who sneaked across the Egyptian border and ambushed troops, averting "a very big terror attack," a military spokeswoman told AFP.

Is it time to get NATO more active on the Syrian situation?

By Butch Bracknell, Best Defense

From Butch Bracknell, Best Defense:  One possible first step toward NATO taking decisive action in this crisis is to ask Turkey for permission to set up a command and control structure in Turkey aboard an American or Turkish airbase.

Inside the Muslim Consciousness

By Nader Bakkar

The offensive film, “Innocence of Muslims”, which depicts the Prophet (PBUH) in a derogatory light, is just another episode in a lengthy and absurd series of events dating back to 2005, which continue to show contempt for the feelings of two billion Muslims around the world. For that reason, I do not agree with those […]

NATO and the Republic of Korea sign new partnership program

By NATO

From NATO:  NATO and the Republic of Korea signed a new partnership programme on 20 September 2012 that sets the framework for cooperation and political dialogue.

Assistant SecState Gordon: ‘Central Europeans living up to their commitments as allies’

By Philip H. Gordon, Department of State

From Philip H. Gordon, Department of State:  Just consider the immense challenges we are confronting: an economic crisis that has hurt people on both sides of the Atlantic, the drawdown of troops in Afghanistan, and a new wave of democratic reform and unrest across the Middle East and North Africa. Some in Central Europe may […]

Russia and Kyrgyzstan Sign Base, Debt, and Power Deals

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia and Kyrgyzstan signed a series of deals on Thursday including an agreement on maintaining Russian military bases in the Central Asian state, following a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The 15-year base agreement, signed by the two nations’ leaders, will come into effect in 2017 with a possible five-year extension. […]

Intell Report: Iranian planes carrying personnel and weapons to Syria via Iraq ‘on an almost daily basis’

By Louis Charbonneau, Reuters

From Louis Charbonneau, Reuters:  Iran has been using civilian aircraft to fly military personnel and large quantities of weapons across Iraqi airspace to Syria to aid President Bashar al-Assad

Missing in Action: A Plan to Win the War of Ideas

By Harlan Ullman

Last week’s violence in more than 20 Muslim countries with four Americans killed in Libya has been attributed to a highly offensive 13-minute video that went viral on YouTube igniting these protests.

Why Britain Does Not Share ‘Europe’ Vision

By Julian Lindley-French

A couple of days ago in Riga I sat down with some very serious, senior Germans to discuss Britain and the EU. They simply could not for the life of them understand why Britain does not get the German ‘vision’ for Europe.