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NATOSource

May 30, 2011

Op commander sees possible mission for NATO troops in post-Gaddafi Libya

By Tsvetelia Tsolova, Reuters

From Tsvetelia Tsolova, Reuters:  U.S. Admiral Samuel Locklear, commander of the Joint Operations Command at Naples conducting the Libya campaign, declined to comment whether NATO would expand its operation with forces on ground.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

May 29, 2011

McCain: U.S.-Led Operation Would Have Gotten Rid of Qaddafi by Now

By Fox News

From Fox News:  The United States should be running military operations in Libya, not leaving it to NATO, Arizona Sen. John McCain said Sunday

United States and Canada

NATOSource

May 29, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on May 28

By NATO

NATOSource

May 28, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on May 27

By NATO

NATOSource

May 28, 2011

Iran dismisses UAE’s move on NATO

By PressTV (Iran)

NATOSource

May 28, 2011

UAE to be first Arab country with NATO embassy: Poland

By AFP

From AFP:  The United Arab Emirates is to make a landmark move, becoming the first Arab country to send an ambassador to NATO, Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Wednesday. "We’re very happy that the United Arab Emirates is to become the first Arab country to open an embassy at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation," […]

NATOSource

May 27, 2011

Russia’s Rogozin Seeks to Scare Bulgaria Away from US Missile Shield

By novinite.com

From novinite.com:  Bulgaria may become a target of terrorists if it accepts on its territory elements from the US/NATO missile shield in Europe, according to Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin. Rogozin made his warning Friday in Bulgaria’s Varna, which is hosting a session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. . . . "As far as […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

May 27, 2011

Russia, U.S. unlikely to agree on missile defense by end of Obama’s tenure – U.S. envoy

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia and the United States are unlikely to agree on the missile defense issue by the end of U.S. President Barack Obama’s term, U.S. Ambassador to Russia, John Beyrle said on Friday.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

May 27, 2011

Poland’s Solidarity

By Aleksandra Kulczuga, the Wall Street Journal

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

May 27, 2011

Warsaw, Wroclaw and Transatlantic Priorities

By Ian Brzezinski

This week Poland will host President Obama and twenty European heads of state. The Warsaw summit presents an important opportunity to reinforce consensus and joint action in the realms of security, economic cooperation, and the promotion of democracy in and beyond Europe. The meeting will set the tone for Poland’s approaching EU Presidency and is […]

Europe & Eurasia