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President Obama and Nordic leaders

NATOSource

Sep 5, 2013

Obama and Nordic Leaders Launch New Security Dialogue

By White House

Excerpt from Joint Statement by Kingdom of Denmark, Republic of Finland, Republic of Iceland, Kingdom of Norway, Kingdom of Sweden, and the United States of America

Economy & Business International Organizations
Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates

NATOSource

Sep 5, 2013

Robert Gates backs Obama on Syria

By Mike Allen, POLITICO

Robert M. Gates, the last secretary of defense for President George W. Bush and the first secretary of defense for President Barack Obama, is urging Congress to back the administration on Syria

Syria United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Sep 4, 2013

Sweden Welcomes President Obama

President Obama’s trip to Sweden before heading to the G20 Summit has all of Europe buzzing. The photo above shows President Obama’s arrival, and the video set below shows the joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Sweden.

Northern Europe

MENASource

Sep 4, 2013

Libya’s Lessons on Syria

By Karim Mezran, Jason Pack, Haley Cook

Boxed into a corner by U.S. President Barack Obama’s “red line” that the Assad regime has crossed with its apparent use of chemical weapons on August 21, the United States finds itself on the verge of intervening militarily in Syria’s increasingly brutal and complex civil war.

Libya Syria

MENASource

Sep 4, 2013

The Different Flavors of Protests in Egypt

By Wael Eskandar

A father took his son to the zoo. On the way the young boy saw a giraffe, he asked his father if he could come closer. The father took the son closer and even had the zoo keeper give his son a carrot to feed the giraffe. The son was pleased. As they crossed the […]

North Africa

New Atlanticist

Sep 4, 2013

A Queen of Heart’s Advice for Syria

By Harlan Ullman

Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” offers a relevant insight into how to respond — or not — to chemical weapons attacks two weeks ago outside Damascus that claimed nearly 1,500 lives. “Sentence before verdict,” thundered the Queen of Hearts as Alice watched. For much of last week, a punitive military strike seemed imminent before a […]

Syria

New Atlanticist

Sep 4, 2013

The Confusing Case for Striking Syria

By Rajan Menon

For more than two years President Barack Obama has resisted the clamor of the interventionists, avoiding military moves against Bashar al-Assad’s regime for fear of being sucked into the vortex of Syria’s horrific and complex civil war.

Syria

New Atlanticist

Sep 4, 2013

Eye on Syria: Hagel and Kerry Make the Case for Syria Strikes

By Alex Ward

News Kerry, Hagel Lay Out Military Objectives During Senate Hearing on Syria Strike, Washington PostSecretaries Hagel and Kerry made the case that the congressional authorization the Obama administration seeks is to “hold the Assad regime accountable,” and not get the United States involved in a war with boots on the ground. Allies’ Intelligence Differs on […]

Syria

MENASource

Sep 4, 2013

Top News: Putin ‘does not Rule Out’ Approving Syria Strike with Evidence

By MENASource

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West against taking one-sided action in Syria but also said Russia “doesn’t exclude” supporting a United Nations resolution on punitive military strikes if it is proved that Damascus used poison gas on its own people.

President Barack Obama and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt

NATOSource

Sep 4, 2013

US and Sweden Agree on Key Security Issues

By Barack Obama and Fredrik Reinfeldt, White House

Excerpts from Joint Statement by President Obama and Prime Minister Reinfeldt of Sweden

European Union International Organizations