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Norway Concerned about Russia’s Military Modernization and Increased Military Activity in the Arctic

By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters

“I don’t think that the alliance will be irrelevant any time soon,” Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen] Soreide told Reuters.

New Films About NATO’s First Military Commander, Dwight Eisenhower

By Allied Command Operations, NATO

The Eisenhower Memorial Commission has launched the second in a series of seven Pivotal Moment films on the Dwight D. Eisenhower E-Memorial.

Egypt’s Draft Constitution and Referendum: Useful Links

By EgyptSource

As Egypt’s expatriate community has completed voting, with a 15 percent voter turnout, and a 97.4 percent approval rate, and the country’s governorates gear up for a two-day referendum on the 2013 draft constitution on January 14 and 15, below are useful links to get up to speed on the text of the constitution and […]

Syrian Peace Talks: What is Achievable Near Term?

By Frederic C. Hof

We came together this morning, and we are planning for a Geneva II conference next week for a simple reason: because there is no military solution to the violence that has displaced millions and taken more than 130,000 lives. There is no other alternative to ending this violence and saving the state of Syria than […]

Top News: Expat Voter Turnout Low in Egypt Referendum

By EgyptSource

Approximately 103,000 expatriates, approximately 15 percent of registered expats, voted in the constitution referendum – significantly fewer than in 2012, the electoral committee told reporters on Monday. The largest turnouts were in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE. Although the final count has yet to be established, the results have been overwhelmingly […]

Liam Fox May Be Britain’s Candidate for NATO Secretary General

By Tim Shipman, Daily Mail

Liam Fox is being tipped as the next Secretary General of Nato more than two years after he quit the Cabinet.

Key Questions on Egypt’s Upcoming Referendum [Update]

As Egypt prepares to go to the polls once again, voting for a second constitution in the span of three years, following are key updates on the referendum taking place on January 14 and 15: 

US Honors Anniversary of PfP and Pledges to ‘Strengthen and Deepen’ NATO’s Partnerships

By Jen Psaki, Department of State

On January 11, 1994, the United States and the other allied nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) created the Partnership for Peace. Today marks its twentieth anniversary.

NATO Secretary General Commemorates Twentieth Anniversary of the Partnership for Peace

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

Twenty years ago today, at the Brussels Summit, NATO Heads of State and Government took a far-reaching decision: to create a Partnership for Peace with the countries of the Euro-Atlantic area.