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NATOSource

Jul 7, 2011

Admiral says NATO threatening Russia’s interests in the Arctic

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia’s economic interests are threatened by the activities of NATO and a number of Asian countries in the Arctic, Navy commander Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky said on Wednesday. "Currently, a wide range of threats, which may negatively effect Russian economic interests, are concentrated in the Arctic," Vysotsky said. "Recently, we received confirmation that […]

NATOSource

Jul 7, 2011

Berlusconi declares he was against NATO intervention in Libya

By Lamine Chikhi, Reuters

From Lamine Chikhi, Reuters:  Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Thursday he was against NATO intervention in Libya but had to go along with it, an admission that exposed the fragility of the alliance trying to unseat Muammar Gaddafi.

Lord Robertson Atlantic Council Makins Lecture, March 2, 2010

New Atlanticist

Jul 7, 2011

Former NATO Boss to Europeans: Have We No Pride?

By James Joyner

Former NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson, a member of the Atlantic Council International Advisory Board, says that not only were Bob Gates’ parting shots at NATO correct but “he may well have pulled some punches.” Speaking at London’s Chatham House, he declared that “Bob Gates’ words should put a shiver down the collective European spine.” At […]

Libya NATO

NATOSource

Jul 7, 2011

House Passes Bill Promoting Human Rights in Belarus

By the House Foreign Affairs Committee

From the House Foreign Affairs Committee:  Support for people struggling to obtain basic human rights in Belarus—often called Europe’s last dictatorship—came today in the form of the House of Representatives passage of the Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jul 7, 2011

Italy withdrawing its aircraft carrier from NATO’s Libya operation

By AFP

New Atlanticist

Jul 7, 2011

Can Europe’s Small Leaders Make Big Strategy?

By Julian Lindley-French

George Washington wrote, “A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends”. As Leon Panetta takes over at the Pentagon the US military faces cuts unknown for a generation. A defence budget of $700 billion is unsustainable given the intensive care […]

Europe & Eurasia

NATOSource

Jul 7, 2011

Time to Wake Up, Germany

By Wolfgang Ischinger, Spiegel

From Wolfgang Ischinger, Spiegel:  China is booming, the Arab world is in tumult and the Internet is fundamentally changing the way we live — and what is Germany doing?

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Jul 7, 2011

Reconnecting with Europe

By Ana Palacio and Margaritis Schinas

On Wednesday June 29, the Barroso Commission presented the European Union 2013-2020 budget. The negotiations between the member states and the European Parliament have thus begun, and the process will be long and difficult. Long, because the final agreement will have to be decided unanimously in the midst of the worst financial and economic crisis […]

Economy & Business European Union

NATOSource

Jul 7, 2011

Libya: covert guerrilla war in Tripoli

By Adrian Blomfield, the Telegraph

NATOSource

Jul 7, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on July 6

By NATO