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NATOSource

Aug 13, 2010

The State of the War

By the editors of the New York Times

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Aug 13, 2010

U.S., British troops to train with Kazakh forces

By Robin Paxton, Reuters

From Robin Paxton, Reuters:  British and U.S. troops will join Kazakh forces for 10 days of military exercises from Monday, culminating in a mock peacekeeping operation to strengthen links between the three countries on Central Asian soil. More than 1,000 military personnel, including a large contingent from the air mobile force of the Kazakh armed […]

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New Atlanticist

Aug 12, 2010

Germany Losing Experts Race

By James Joyner

NATOSource

Aug 12, 2010

US informs Europe: “We don’t feel the need to profess love”

By Daniel Dombey, the Financial Times

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Aug 12, 2010

Russian Ambassador warns “Estonian politicians should grow up”

By Baltic Reports

NATOSource

Aug 12, 2010

Is Obama improving security in Central and Eastern Europe?

By the Economist

From the Economist:  Listen to critics of Barack Obama’s administration and the story of American policy in eastern Europe is of a grand betrayal, featuring the binning of a promised missile-defence system, the freezing of NATO enlargement and the headlong pursuit of better ties with Russia. The facts are rather different. The single biggest security […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Aug 12, 2010

EU envoy to US flaunts new powers

By Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver:  The EU’s new ambassador to the US, Joao Vale de Almeida, has underlined the new powers conferred on EU envoys by the Lisbon Treaty while taking up his post in Washington. In a series of interviews to US-based press on Tuesday (10 August), the ambassador noted that he is empowered […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Aug 12, 2010

Danish PM hopes troops can leave Afghanistan by 2015

By Adrian Croft, Reuters

From Adrian Croft, Reuters:  Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Thursday he hoped Denmark could withdraw many of its 700 troops from Afghanistan by 2015, or even earlier.

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NATOSource

Aug 12, 2010

France and Germany concerned over Russia’s S-300 deployment in Abkhazia

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  The French Foreign Ministry has said the deployment of Russian S-300 air defense systems in the former Georgian republic of Abkhazia undermines stability in the region. Russian Air Force head Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin said on Wednesday S-300 systems had been placed in Abkhazia to protect the airspace of Abkhazia and the […]

New Atlanticist

Aug 12, 2010

Hope Amid Pakistan’s Tragedy

By Shuja Nawaz

The rains that have for the past two weeks caused the worst flooding in northwest Pakistan in eight decades have shifted attention from the country’s battle against insurgency and militancy and the fragility of its relationship with the United States.