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Apr 29, 2013

New foreign and defense ministers of Italy sworn in

By Xinhua

From Xinhua:  Italy’s new cabinet, lead by Prime Minister Enrico Letta, was sworn in on Sunday, starting their task for breaking the impasse the country had been locked for months.

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Apr 29, 2013

Davutoglu: Turkey first NATO state with Shanghai Cooperation Organization ties

By Turkish Press

From Turkish Press:  Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey, which became "dialogue partner" with Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), was the first NATO member state establishing such a relation with SCO.

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Apr 29, 2013

France releases Defense White Paper: Hollande to cut 24,000 military jobs

By Greg Keller, AP

From Greg Keller, AP:  France said Monday it will cut another 24,000 military jobs by 2019 as it attempts to maintain a force ready to deal with global threats at the time when the bill for France’s decades of deficit spending is due.

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Apr 29, 2013

The danger of repeating the cycle of American isolationism

By Joseph I. Lieberman and Joh Kyl, Washington Post

From Joseph I. Lieberman and Joh Kyl, Washington Post:  The case for American retrenchment has gained new traction in Washington. Much as in the past, economic problems and public war-weariness have spurred calls from Democrats and Republicans alike for neo-isolationist policies

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Apr 29, 2013

Britain may restore a permanent military presence in the Gulf

By David Blair, Telegraph

From David Blair, Telegraph:  The withdrawal of all British troops from Afghanistan next year will create a unique opportunity to reverse the "East of Suez" decision that formed a landmark in Britain’s retreat from imperial power, the Royal United Services Institute will say in a paper to be published today.

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Apr 26, 2013

Dutch diplomat jailed for giving secret NATO documents to Russian agents

By AP

From AP:  A Dutch court has sentenced a diplomat to 12 years in prison for delivering confidential Nato and European Union documents to Russian agents.

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Apr 26, 2013

Obama: ‘We cannot stand by and permit the systematic use of chemical weapons’

By Antoine Mariotti, AFP

From Antoine Mariotti, AFP:  US President Barack Obama reiterated on Friday that the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime was a “game changer,” but stated that intelligence proving that such weapons had been used was not yet concrete.

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Apr 26, 2013

French jets take command of NATO Air Policing mission in the Baltic

By Ministry of Defense of Lithuania

From Ministry of Defense of Lithuania:  On April 26 four “Mirage F-1 CR” fighter-jets of the French Air Force will land in the Air Base of the Lithuanian Air Force in Šiauliai to take over NATO’s Air Policing mission in the Baltic States.

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Apr 26, 2013

Greek ambassador appointed Assistant Secretary General of NATO

By Ekathimerini

From Ekathimerini:  Greece’s ambassador to Bulgaria, Thrasyvoulos Stamatopoulos, was appointed to the post of NATO assistant secretary general for political affairs and security policy on Friday.

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Apr 26, 2013

The cost of the French mission in Mali: Operation Serval

By Amy Svitak, Aviation Week

From Amy Svitak, Aviation Week:   Since the French intervention against terrorist insurgents in Mali began Jan. 11, France has spent €205 million ($267 million) on Operation Serval

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