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Mar 6, 2012

McCain calls for airstrikes and safe havens in Syria

By the Office of John McCain

From the Office of John McCain:  [A]t the request of the Syrian National Council, the Free Syrian Army, and Local Coordinating Committees inside the country, the United States should lead an international effort to protect key population centers in Syria, especially in the north, through airstrikes on Assad’s forces.

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Mar 6, 2012

White House statement on moving the G-8 meeting to Camp David

By the White House

From the White House:  In May, the United States looks forward to hosting the G-8 and NATO Summits.

United States and Canada

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Mar 5, 2012

Alliance launches new online forum, WE-NATO

By WE-NATO

From WE-NATO:  NATO is launching a new and innovative web platform tool called WE-NATO.

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Mar 5, 2012

Obama splits Chicago Summit, moves G8 meeting to Camp David

By Christi Parsons, the Chicago Tribune

From Christi Parsons, the Chicago Tribune:  The G-8 economic summit will be held at Camp David, not in Chicago as had been scheduled.

United States and Canada

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Mar 5, 2012

Germans concerned they have become “the Americans of Europe”

By Jan Fleischhauer, Spiegel

From Jan Fleischhauer, Spiegel:  It won’t be long before they start burning German flags.

Economy & Business United States and Canada

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Mar 5, 2012

Russian elections: US and Europe must rethink the ‘reset’

By Kurt Volker, the Christian Science Monitor

From Kurt Volker, the Christian Science Monitor:  For the past several years, US and European policy has aimed largely at cooperating with the Russian government on key issues

United States and Canada

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Mar 2, 2012

Finland to buy Lockheed Martin cruise missiles

By Reuters

From Reuters:  Finland is set to buy Lockheed Martin cruise missiles for 178.5 million euros ($239 million), the country’s defence ministry said, part of the Nordic country’s efforts to boost its strike capability.

United States and Canada

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Mar 2, 2012

NATO’s Special Forces Network

By NATO

From NATO:  The skills and expertise of Special Forces are valuable assets to NATO operations. But whereas Special Forces are often seen as a national prerogative, the transatlantic Alliance also has a NATO Special Operations Headquarters (NSHQ) where Special Forces work together.

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Mar 2, 2012

NATO Secretary General outlines Smart Defense proposals

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  In Chicago, I expect us to put Smart Defence firmly into practice through a package of multinational projects addressing key capability areas.

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Mar 2, 2012

Rasmussen: ‘In good times and bad, NATO has been the best investment Allies have made’

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  We cannot tell how long this economic turmoil will last. But its consequences will be with us for a long time to come.

NATO Security & Defense