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Aug 2, 2011

Afghanistan and Libya Point NATO to Five Lessons

By Kurt Volker

Both the wars in Afghanistan and Libya reveal serious flaws in the Alliance. If they can’t be fixed, perhaps it’s time for a ‘back to basics’ NATO and a return to coalitions of the willing. Whether it is a matter of weeks or months, Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi will probably fall from power, and opposition forces will likely gain […]

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Aug 2, 2011

A Good Step for NATO Missile Defense—from France

By Michaela Bendikova, the Heritage Foundation

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Aug 2, 2011

NATO activates reserve force for Kosovo

By Slobodan Lekic, the AP

From Slobodan Lekic, the AP:  NATO sent reserve forces to Kosovo on Monday after a week of violence near the border with Serbia left one Kosovo police officer dead and brought peacekeepers under fire.

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Aug 2, 2011

What Libya says about the future of NATO

By Tomas Valasek, the Center for European Reform

From Tomas Valasek, the Center for European Reform:  The manner in which the Libya war started, and its conduct so far, suggest that the US-European military relationship is finding a new footing.

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Aug 2, 2011

Beware the Guns of August

By Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times

From Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times:  When something really drastic happens in the month of August, European leaders are often caught on the hop.

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Aug 2, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on August 1

By NATO

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Aug 2, 2011

NATO throws Gaddafi and his sons another lifeline

By the Editors of the Wall Street Journal

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Aug 1, 2011

Report: Gaddafi threatens assassination of Italy’s Berlusconi

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has sworn to assassinate Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Corriere della Sera reported on Saturday. According to the newspaper, Berlusconi learned of the assassination plot through "reliable sources," though the prime minister did not elaborate which sources. Berlusconi said Gaddafi was not referring to his "political death," but […]

NATOSource

Aug 1, 2011

Russia, U.S., Canada to hold second airborne anti-terror exercise

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  The Russian Air Force and NORAD, the U.S. and Canadian joint air defense command will hold a second round of anti-terrorism exercises on August 8-11, the Commander in Chief of the Eastern military district, Igor Muginov said on Monday.

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Aug 1, 2011

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet to receive 6 new diesel subs

By RIA Novosti