Atlantic Council blogs

Germany to supply precision bombs to NATO forces in Libya Op

By Thomas Harding, the Telegraph

From Thomas Harding, the Telegraph:  Nato has turned to Germany to replenish it arsenal of bombs and missiles in a bid to keep the coalition together for the campaign against Col Muammar Gaddafi’s regime. With the number of "smart" bombs dropped on Libya estimated at more than 2,000 some Nato allies have seen their stocks […]

Is Germany Turning Into the Strong, Silent Type?

By Marcus Walker, the Wall Street Journal

From Marcus Walker, the Wall Street Journal:  What is Germany’s place in the world?

Pawlenty: ‘Now is not the time to retreat’

By Marc Thiessen, the Washington Post

From Marc Thiessen, the Washington Post:  This morning, former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty sought to claim the mantle of Ronald Reagan, delivering a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations that vigorously endorsed a freedom-centered foreign policy for the Republican Party.

Counterpoint: In Defense of NATO

By Stanley Sloan

From Stanley R. Sloan, the International Herald Tribune:  The American response to the Gates speech has been impressive, across the political spectrum. Everyone knows that the alliance is by no means a perfect arrangement.

NATO begins surge operations in Eastern Med

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations:  The Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) has begun surge operations in the Eastern Mediterranean as part of Operation Active Endeavour. SNMG2 flagship Turkish frigate TCG Orucreis and Greek frigate HS Kanaris recently finished their first work up for operations and are now working intensely in deterrent surge operations for a […]

Update: NATO activities in Libya on June 27

By NATO

U.S. foreign policy: War fever subsides

By Andrew J. Bacevich, the Los Angeles Times

From Andrew J. Bacevich, the Los Angeles Times:  At periodic intervals, the American body politic has shown a marked susceptibility to messianic fevers.

Officer Who Exposed Russian Spies Is Sentenced in Absentia

By Michael Schwirtz, the New York Times

From Michael Schwirtz, the New York Times:  A Moscow court sentenced a former Russian intelligence officer in absentia to 25 years in prison on Monday for leaking information that led to the exposure last summer of a Russian spy ring in the United States.

June 28 in Transatlantic History

By the AP

From the AP:  On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated in Sarajevo by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip – the event which sparked World War I. In 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending the First World War. In 1939, Pan American Airways began regular […]