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Apr 12, 2010

Russia Helped Fuel Unrest in Kyrgyzstan

By the Washington Post

From the Washington Post: Less than a month before the violent protests that toppled the government of Kyrgyzstan last week, Russian television stations broadcast scathing reports portraying President Kurmanbek Bakiyev as a repugnant dictator whose family was stealing billions of dollars from this impoverished nation. The media campaign, along with punishing economic measures adopted by […]

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Apr 12, 2010

How to Build on the START Treaty

By William Perry and George Shultz, the New York Times

From William Perry and George Shultz, the New York Times: Let’s begin with missile defense. Future arms talks should make a serious exploration of a joint United States-Russia program that would provide a bulwark against Iranian missiles. We should also consider situating parts of the joint system in Russia, which in many ways offers an […]

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Apr 12, 2010

Turkey’s Bid to Join NATO’s Cyber Defense Team to be Reviewed in May

By Zaman

From Zaman:  In an exclusive interview with Sunday’s Zaman, Ilmar Tamm, the director of the Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCDCOE) in Tallinn, said he expects a steering committee meeting to be held in May to review Turkey’s application to become a full member and hopefully announce a date for a signing ceremony. Membership […]

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Apr 12, 2010

NATO Aircraft Transport Humanitarian Aid to Haiti

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations: [T]wo NATO Trainer Cargo Aircraft (TCA) left Geilenkirchen Air Base with humanitarian relief in the form of 10,000 blankets and 10,000 towels to be transported to Haiti tomorrow. The aircraft fly today to Miami International Airport, USA and the goods will be flown into Haiti Saturday on two different flights. A […]

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Apr 10, 2010

Partial List of Polish Leaders Lost in Crash

By the AP

From the AP:  A glance at some of the most prominent victims of the crash of Poland’s presidential plane, according to the official passenger list, released by the president’s office._ Lech Kaczynski, 60. Poland’s president, a nationalist conservative who had been in office since 2005. A founder of the Law and Justice party, now in […]

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Apr 9, 2010

Russian Warship En Route to Black Sea for Naval Drills

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: The Caesar Kunikov large amphibious landing ship from Russia’s Black Sea Fleet set out on Thursday to take part in Blackseafor naval drills, the fleet’s press service said. Blackseafor was formally established in 2001 on Turkey’s initiative and comprises Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Georgia and Russia. It conducts search and rescue operations […]

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Apr 9, 2010

Obama’s Dinner with Central European Leaders: Alternative Views

By the Economist

From the Economist: The president was in Prague to sign a new nuclear disarmament agreement with Russia. Even the twitchiest ex-communist countries don’t mind that. The choice of a key American ally as the signing location was meant to signal America’s continued commitment to the region’s security. Mr Obama could have simply headed home after […]

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Apr 9, 2010

Obama’s Dinner with Central European Leaders: A Positive View

By Reuters

From Reuters: President Barack Obama met leaders of NATO allies in central and eastern Europe on Thursday to soothe fears that better U.S. relations with Russia might mean weaker security links with the former Soviet satellites. … "This notion that somehow if we work with Russia that’s to the disadvantage of our allies, like the […]

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Apr 9, 2010

U.S. Russia Considering Cooperation on Kyrgyzstan

By the AP

From the AP: U.S. officials said Thursday they’re working closely with Russia to respond to the uprising in Kyrgyzstan despite previous conflict over a military base in the Central Asian nation. … Michael McFaul, Obama’s senior director for Russian affairs, emphasized that the U.S. did not view the conflict as any kind of proxy struggle […]

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Apr 9, 2010

NATO’s Response Force Conducts Maritime Excercise

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations:  NATO’s Response Force (NRF) will conduct Exercise Brilliant Mariner between 12-22 April in the Northern and Baltic Sea to ensure they are fully prepared to respond as required to world-wide operations or crisis situations. The maritime exercise will include 6,500 military personnel from 11 NATO nations, including France as Maritime commander, […]

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