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The Atlantic Charter’s enduring relevance

By William Inboden, the German Marshall Fund

From William Inboden, the German Marshall Fund:  Things may be hard today, but in the day of the Atlantic Charter they were much worse.  Remembering the Charter’s 70th anniversary should remind us that the transatlantic alliance was forged not in a time of tranquility but in the crucible of trial.

“About Time, Mr President.” The Atlantic Charter Then and Now

By Julian Lindley-French, the New Atlanticist

From Julian Lindley-French, the New Atlanticist:  Seventy years ago . . . President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill met for the first time off the Canadian coast. “About time, Mr President”, said as the two men met. What emerged from that fateful meeting was the “Joint Declaration by the President and the Prime […]

70th Anniversary of the Atlantic Charter

By NATO

From NATO: Declaration of Principles issued by the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, August 14, 1941

NATO commander: Gaddafi unable to launch offensive

By AFP

From AFP:  Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi are no longer able to launch a credible military offensive, the commander of NATO-led Libyan operations told AFP in an interview Thursday.

Germany rules out Kosovo partition on ethnic lines

By Fatos Bytyci, Reuters

From Fatos Bytyci, Reuters:  Germany will oppose any partition of Kosovo, its foreign minister said Thursday following a warning by Kosovo Albanian leaders that Serbia wants its former province divided along ethnic lines. Guido Westerwelle said the map of the Balkans had been decided and the issue of territorial changes was closed. "For us it […]

Update: NATO activities in Libya on August 11

By NATO

Attacker killed and hostage freed at Estonian Defense Ministry

By Steve Roman, Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR)

Interventionism Run Amok

By Celeste Ward Gventer, Foreign Policy

From Celeste Ward Gventer, Foreign Policy:  Obama has just declared preventing mass atrocities to be a "core national security interest" of the United States. Americans, watch your wallets.

Public-Private Collaboration in NATO

By Evelyn Farkas, U.S. European Command

From Evelyn Farkas, U.S. European Command:  “Why should the public and private sectors collaborate today?”

NATO challenges Libyan TV report of civilian deaths

By NATO

From NATO:  Excerpt from press briefing on Libya by Carmen Romero, the NATO Deputy Spokesperson and Colonel Roland Lavoie, Operation ‘’Unified Protector’’ military spokesperson