Atlantic Council blogs

British to EU Translation

By James Joyner

Variations on the above "Anglo-EU Translation Guide" have been around for a couple of years but gained new life when Alex Massie posted it. It may come in handy during President Obama’s visit.

US-Pakistan Relations: No More Business As Usual

By Shuja Nawaz

The US-Pakistan alliance is fraying. But there may yet be some hope.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on May 20

By NATO

Obama’s letter to Congress seeking support for Libya mission

By Barack Obama, the New York Times

From Barack Obama, the New York Times:  On March 21, I reported to the Congress that the United States, pursuant to a request from the Arab League and authorization by the United Nations Security Council, had acted 2 days earlier to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe

NATO, Libya and the Milosevic Option

By Robert Haddick, Foreign Policy

From Robert Haddick, Foreign Policy:  NATO’s bombardment strategy is now likely more focused on applying political and psychological coercion against the regime rather than inflicting battlefield damage against military forces.

NATO and the EU: Centrifugal Forces and Fragmentation?

By Ioan Mircea Pascu, the New Atlanticist

From Ioan Mircea Pascu, the New Atlanticist:  While we, the former allies of the Soviet Union were watching attentively that behaviour, drawing the right conclusions in regard to our future security

Update: NATO activities in Libya on May 19

By NATO

Taking the Long View on the Middle East Revolts

By Barry Pavel

The President’s speech on the Middle East yesterday finally outlined the Administration’s initial principles for addressing one of the most significant developments in international relations in a generation.  Until yesterday, the debate about options in Libya and how to approach the Middle East revolts in general was far too narrow in scope and too near-term […]

NATO and the EU: Centrifugal Forces and Fragmentation?

By Ioan Mircea Pascu

Even before the adoption of the New Strategic Concept and the Lisbon Summit, one of the major concerns of the new allies, namely us from East-Central Europe, was the necessity that NATO retains the capacity to honour its fundamental obligation to guarantee the security of its members. That was so because, on the one hand, […]

Secretary General honors 60th anniversary of the NATO Defense College

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  Since the day this College was founded, it has been NATO’s foremost academic center.  For almost as long as NATO itself, the College has helped to shape generations of officers for the highest levels of service.