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A New Atlanticism

By John C. Kornblum, atlantic-community.org

 From John C. Kornblum, atlantic-community.org:  One often meets Europeans these days who say their belief in Europe was nothing but an illusion. The EU is experiencing a serious crisis of confidence among its citizens. Equally worrisome is the growing loss of confidence by its essential protector, the United States.

Can NATO and the EU work together on global partnerships?

By Richard Gowan, atlantic-community.org

From Richard Gowan, atlantic-community.org:  It remains to be seen whether the Libyan experiment and other recent operations in the EU’s "near abroad" such as the anti-piracy campaign off Somalia will convince European leaders to retain the military capabilities to act as a regional policeman in future.

Behind Qatar’s Intervention In Libya

By David B. Roberts, Foreign Affairs

From David B. Roberts, Foreign Affairs:  Qatar’s actions in Libya took most analysts by surprise when, in March, it sent six Mirage fighter jets (which likely represented the majority of Qatar’s operational fighter strength) to join in NATO air operations.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on September 28

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Why Turkey will continue to remain a committed member of the Atlantic Alliance

By Avnish Patel, Royal United Services Institute

NATO deploys additional peacekeepers in tense Kosovo

By Aleksandar Vasovic and Branislav Krstic, Reuters

From Aleksandar Vasovic and Branislav Krstic, Reuters:  NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo (KFOR) reinforced troops at a border crossing in the ethnic Serb north on Wednesday, a day after more than a dozen people were injured in clashes.

Libya showed that the Europeans “successfully took on more responsibility through NATO, not the EU”

By Kenneth Weinstein, Real Clear World

From Kenneth Weinstein, Real Clear World:  What we saw in Libya is the emergence of something akin to warfare for the networked age: the full-fledged emergence of shifting coalitions of the willing based on participating nations’ domestic political calculations and military readiness.

Commander of NATO forces visits Turkey to discuss missile defense

By Sevil Küçükkoşum, Hurriyet

From Sevil Küçükkoşum, Hurriyet:  “Landing in Ankara, Turkey, for discussions on missile defense, Afghanistan, Libya, and NATO reform,” NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander in Europe James Stavridis said in a post on Twitter late Monday.

US commander says 800 more US trainers heading to Afghanistan by March

By the AP

From the AP:  The number of American military trainers in Afghanistan will increase by 800 by next March, a jump of nearly 25 percent in the U.S. commitment there, the top commander in charge of training said Monday.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on September 27

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