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Russia’s integration into NATO senseless – envoy

By RIA Novosti

Medvedev says U.S. “envious” over European security system proposals

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  The United States is experiencing a certain amount of envy over Russia’s attempts to create a new system of European security, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday. Medvedev proposed drawing up a new European security pact in June 2008, and Russia published a draft of the treaty in December 2009, sending copies […]

Can Erdogan pull it off?

By the Economist

From the Economist:  Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has cast the [proposed constitutional] reforms as a stab in the heart of the September 1980 coup plotters. The referendum falls on its 30th anniversary. But Mr Erdogan’s critics view the changes as a final assault on Ataturk’s secular republic. For the common voter the referendum […]

Britain’s “overstretched defence budget faces a massive cut”

By the Economist

From the Economist:  On September 17th the newly formed National Security Council (NSC), chaired by the prime minister, David Cameron, will begin discussing how to cut Britain’s defence budget. The conversation will be informed by the Strategic Defence and Security Review, which the coalition government embarked upon within weeks of taking office. Whereas the last […]

The Future of Canada’s Armed Forces

By the Economist

From the Economist:  Canada was a big air- and sea-power after the second world war, and deployed combat troops in the Korean war. Since then, however, its forces have focused on peacekeeping. In the 1990s a Liberal government balanced the budget on the back of the army, in what Rick Hillier, a former chief of […]

Pentagon to welcome first official visit of Russian Defense Minister

By Geoff Morrell, U.S. Department of Defense

From Geoff Morrell, U.S. Department of Defense:  Wednesday of next week, the secretary will welcome Russian Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov to the Pentagon for the first time.

Alliance Chief: ” this isn’t your daddy’s NATO anymore”

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  At the upcoming NATO Summit in November, we’re going to adopt a new Strategic Concept. The strategic concept will set the direction of the Alliance for the next ten years or so. And I think, the comprehensive approach and the partnerships will have a prominent place in this document – […]

NATO Secretary General promises transition details at Lisbon Summit

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  Now, many of you might be thinking: yes, we know why our soldiers are there. But the real question, Secretary General, is: is it working? My answer is this. Slowly but surely, it is working. Of course, every day is difficult. Every day. But the big picture is this: in […]

NATO intel chief in Afghanistan leaving for new post

By Kimberly Dozier and Anne Gearan, the AP

From Kimberly Dozier and Anne Gearan, the AP:  The top U.S. and NATO intelligence officer in Afghanistan, Maj. Gen. Michael Flynn, is moving to a senior intelligence job in Washington, two defense officials said Thursday. Army spokesman Col. Thomas Collins confirmed Flynn would be taking up a new post but would not specify it because […]

EU diplomatic corps leaves new members out in cold: Estonia

By AFP