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May 7, 2010

SecGen Emphasizes Priorities for the New Strategic Concept During Visit to Romania

By NATO

From NATO: NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen visited Romania on 6 and 7 May, where he met with President Traian Basescu, Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi and other high-level Romanian officials, and gave a public address at the University of Bucharest. At a joint press conference with President Basescu on 6 May, the Secretary General […]

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May 7, 2010

Poland to Deploy C-295 to Afghanistan

By Flightglobal

From Flightglobal: The Polish air force is to permanently base one of its Airbus Military C-295 tactical transports in Afghanistan’s Ghazni Province. The decision follows Warsaw’s agreement to extend its troop presence in the country as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force. To be used for tasks including transport, airdrop and medical evacuation […]

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May 7, 2010

Belarus to Allocate Commando Unit to Post-Soviet Security Bloc

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: Belarus will allocate a commando unit to the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) Rapid Reaction Force, the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Belarusian Armed Forces Vladimir Sulimov said on Thursday. The CSTO is a security grouping comprising the former Soviet republics of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Uzbekistan, and […]

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May 7, 2010

General Nominated to be NATO Spec Ops Chief

By the Air Force Times

From the Air Force Times: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special Operations Headquarters in Belgium will be getting a new commander. Air Force Maj. Gen. Frank K. Kisner has been nominated for a third star and assignment to that job, the Defense Department announced May 6. Kisner currently is serving as commander of Special Operations […]

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May 6, 2010

West Europeans Target US Nukes at Treaty Session

By the AP

From the AP: Germany and other West European nations at the U.N. nonproliferation conference are calling for elimination of U.S. tactical nuclear weapons in Europe — "leftovers from the Cold War" — as a way to advance global arms control. "They no longer serve a military purpose and do not create security," German state minister […]

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May 6, 2010

Biden Seeks Cooperation from European Parliament

By the Financial Times

From the Financial Times:  Joseph Biden, the US vice-president, on Thursday sought to win over members of the European parliament opposed to a bank data sharing system that Washington believes is crucial to winning the war on terror. Mr Biden, the most senior US leader to address the European parliament since Ronald Reagan in 1985, […]

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May 6, 2010

NATO SecGen: “New Phase” for the Strategic Concept

By NATO

From NATO: [I]n less than two weeks, we will enter a new phase in the development of the new Strategic Concept. On May 17th, Madeleine Albright, and the other Experts will come to NATO Headquarters to present their report. That report, based on extensive consultations with NATO Allies, partner countries and the civil society, as […]

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May 6, 2010

NATO Exercise Countering Cyber Attacks

By  NATO's Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence

From NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence:  An International Cyber Defence Exercise on 10-11 May the Baltic Cyber Shield will give its participants a practical hands-on experience in defending computer networks. The event is jointly organised by the Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence and several Swedish governmental institutions. The aim of the Baltic Cyber […]

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May 6, 2010

VP’s Trip to Europe Billed as “a Big Freaking Deal in the Security Sphere”

By Josh Rogin, Foreign Policy

From Josh Rogin, Foreign Policy: President Obama had to cancel his most recent trip to Europe due to the huge ash cloud, but this week Europeans will get the next-best thing — a visit from Vice President Joseph Biden. The White House is billing the trip as a big freaking deal in the security sphere, […]

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May 6, 2010

Russian Envoy: Baltic States Hinder Russia-NATO Cooperation

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are obstructing military cooperation between Russia and NATO, Moscow’s envoy to the military alliance said on Wednesday. "Certain countries, first of all the Baltic States, are still taking an approach that narrows our cooperation, which proves that they are still trying to portray Russia as some permanent threat […]

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