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Aug 27, 2012

Canada uncertain about joining NATO’s Arctic war games

By the Canadian Press

From the Canadian Press:  The administrative wing of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office worried about the optics of hundreds of Canadian troops taking part in a major NATO-sponsored Arctic war game in northern Norway earlier this year.

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Aug 27, 2012

NATO closes over 200 bases in Afghanistan

By the AP

From the AP:  NATO has closed more than 200 bases in Afghanistan and transferred nearly 300 others to local forces, a concrete step toward its 2014 target of handing over security responsibility, NATO officers said Sunday.

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Aug 24, 2012

Russia denies violating Finland’s airspace

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  The Russian Defense Ministry on Friday denied Russian planes violated Finnish airspace.

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Aug 24, 2012

US military carried out cyberattacks against enemy in Afghanistan

By Raphael Satter, the AP

From Raphael Satter, the AP:  The U.S. military has been launching cyberattacks against its opponents in Afghanistan, a senior officer says, making an unusually explicit acknowledgment of the oft-hidden world of electronic warfare.

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Aug 24, 2012

Should Canada participate in NATO missions not supported by US assets?

By Elinor Sloan, Canadian Defense & Foreign Affairs Institute

From Elinor Sloan, Canadian Defense & Foreign Affairs Institute: The clincher is the content of the generalized reference to “NATO” when we talk about a “NATO operation.”

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Aug 24, 2012

Commanders of ‘Big Three’ counter-piracy task forces meet at sea

By EU NAVFOR

From EU NAVFOR:  On 24 August 2012 the Force Commanders from the EU Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta (EU NAVFOR), NATO Operation Ocean Shield (TF-508) and Combined Task Force 151 (operated by the Combined Maritime Forces – CMF) met on board the EU NAVFOR flagship ITS San Guisto

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Aug 24, 2012

Attacks on Afghan Troops by Colleagues Are Rising, Allies Say

By Richard A. Oppel Jr. and Graham Bowley, the New York Times

From Richard A. Oppel Jr. and Graham Bowley, the New York Times:  Even as attacks by Afghan security forces on NATO troops have become an increasing source of tension, new NATO data shows another sign of vulnerability for the training mission: even greater numbers of the Afghan police and military forces have killed each other […]

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Aug 24, 2012

Why independent Scotland must stay in NATO

By George Kerevan, the Scotsman

From George Kerevan, the Scotsman:  [A]t its Chicago summit in May, under heavy German pressure, Nato altered its so-called “deterrence and defence posture”.

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Aug 23, 2012

Panetta recommends Marine General to replace Allen as commander of mission in Afghanistan

By Phil Stewart, Reuters

From Phil Stewart, Reuters:  Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has recommended General Joseph Dunford, the No. 2 Marine officer, to lead the war effort in Afghanistan once the outgoing commander of U.S. and NATO troops rotates out of the post, a U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday. The decision will ultimately rest with President Barack Obama […]

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Aug 23, 2012

German experts assess the NATO Summit in Chicago as ‘partly successful’

By Joerg Wolf, Atlantic-Community.org

From Joerg Wolf, Atlantic-Community.org:  The heads of state and government of the NATO member states had three priorities in Chicago: the mission in Afghanistan, military capabilities and international partnerships. Atlantic Initiative surveyed 32 German experts between May 23rd and June 7th from think thanks like the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, the German […]

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