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Jun 15, 2012

US official: Russia sends troops to Syria as peace hopes fade

By Jim Miklaszewski, NBC News

From Jim Miklaszewski, NBC News:  Russia is sending armed troops to Syria amid escalating violence there, United States military officials told NBC News

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Jun 15, 2012

‘The world will act — with force if necessary’ in Syria

By Anne-Marie Slaughter, the New Atlanticist

From Anne-Marie Slaughter, the New Atlanticist:  Henry Kissinger recently argued against intervention in Syria [“The perils of intervention in Syria,” Sunday Opinion, June 3] on the grounds that it would imperil the foundation of world order.

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Jun 15, 2012

The World Without the West

By Fyodor Lukyanov,  Russia in Global Affairs

From Fyodor Lukyanov,  Russia in Global Affairs:  Apart from having competing interests, Europe and America don’t command the same influence.

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Jun 15, 2012

Challenges to Defense Cooperation: The Case of Central Europe

By Jan Hamacek and Jakub Kulhanek, the New Atlanticist

From Jan Hamacek and Jakub Kulhanek, the New Atlanticist:  Today, Europe accounts for only 21 percent of spending in NATO.

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Jun 15, 2012

NATO is 21st century foundation for American power and prosperity

By R. Nicholas Burns, Damon Wilson, and Jeff Lightfoot, the New Atlanticist

From R. Nicholas Burns, Damon Wilson, and Jeff Lightfoot, the New Atlanticist:  :  In the past year, NATO nations have faced two major tests—a debt crisis and rapidly declining military budgets—in nearly every country, including the United States.

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Jun 15, 2012

Hollande walks in the shadow of De Gaulle

By Phiip Stephens, the Financial Times

From Phiip Stephens, the Financial Times:  Germany’s answer, in other words, is more Europe. Mr Kohl wanted a political union at the outset of the enterprise. Mitterrand rebuffed him.

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Jun 15, 2012

NATO chief calls for Libya to release ICC detainees

By James Grubel, Reuters

From James Grubel, Reuters:  NATO on Thursday joined international calls for Libya to release delegates from the International Criminal Court (ICC) detained in Zintan on allegations they had smuggled documents to the son of toppled dictator Muammar Gaddafi. . . . In Canberra, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he hoped the ICC delegates would […]

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Jun 15, 2012

France and Germany sign new defense agreement

By Sabine Siebold, Reuters

From Sabine Siebold, Reuters:  Germany and France agreed on Thursday to deepen military cooperation in areas ranging from satellites and missile defense to arms procurement, aiming to extract maximum value from shrinking defense budgets. The agreement, signed by the two governments in Paris on Thursday, highlights Europe’s drive to reduce costly duplication in defense and […]

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Jun 15, 2012

The West is getting tougher with Russia. So it should

By the Economist

From the Economist:  On the margin of the G20 summit later this month Russia’s new (but also old) president, Vladimir Putin, will meet America’s Barack Obama for the first time since his election in March.

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Jun 14, 2012

Germany and Italy urge Congress not to renege on MEADS missile contract

By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters

From Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters:  German and Italian officials warned U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday that their plans to cut off funding for a ground-based NATO missile defense program built by Lockheed Martin Corp would endanger U.S. ties with their countries.

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