Category: NATOSource

Update: NATO activities in Libya on August 14

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From Ataturk to Erdogan, reshaping Turkey

By Soner Cagaptay, the Washington Post

Russia and Georgia still locked in frozen conflict

By Daniel McLaughlin, the Irish Times

From Daniel McLaughlin, the Irish Times:  Three years on, the heat of war has given way to an ice age in relations between Georgia and Russia.

Sarkozy: France to stay to the end in Libya

By the AP

From the AP:  French President Nicolas Sarkozy says his country will stick with the international campaign against Libya’s longtime leader until the end.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on August 13

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JFK’s Berlin blunder

By George Will, the Washington Post

From George Will, the Washington Post:  Fifty years ago, a metaphor became concrete. Beginning on Aug. 13, 1961, along West Berlin’s 27-mile border, the Iron Curtain became tangible in a wall of precast slabs of concrete.

Abbas tells US lawmakers: NATO role in Palestinian state

By Ma'an

From Ma’an:  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told visiting US Congressmen on Thursday that the security of the future Palestinian state will be handed to NATO under US command, his adviser said Friday.

Afghanistan Raids by U.S. Commandos Almost Triple Since 2009, NATO Says

By Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg

From Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg:  The U.S. military in Afghanistan has nearly tripled since 2009 the frequency of commando raids launched against Taliban or insurgent groups, according to NATO figures. This year, from Jan. 1 through this week, the U.S. — with Afghanistan and NATO assistance — has launched 1,879 missions, with 916 “targets” killed or […]

Update: NATO activities in Libya on August 12

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Churchill and the need for transatlantic leadership

By David Gergen, CNN

From David Gergen, CNN:  In Europe and especially in the U.S., the public is disgusted with politics because their leaders squabble like kids in a sandbox. Churchill lived in a day when there were bitter fights too. But upon taking the reins, he immediately formed a coalition government.