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Mar 10, 2010

Russian Communists Against Mistral Deal with France

By Interfax

From Interfax:  Communist MPs in the lower chamber of the Russian parliament have called on the country’s authorities not to purchase the Mistral helicopter carrier from France. A few days ago, Russia "almost signed an agreement with France to purchase the Mistral," former Soviet cosmonaut and Communist Party deputy Svetlana Savitskaya said in the State […]

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Mar 9, 2010

Medvedev, Putin, and the Mistral

By the Weekly Standard

From the Weekly Standard: So, according to this new Russian military doctrine, France – as a NATO state – is now officially an enemy of Moscow. "With ‘enemies’ like France selling super-modern assault ships," opined one Moscow military analyst, "Russian doesn’t need ‘friends’ like Venezuela, Iran or Cuba." The Mistral sale has been discussed between […]

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Mar 9, 2010

NATO General Criticises German Afghan Engagement

By AFP

From AFP:  A senior German general criticised in remarks published Saturday Germany’s failure to engage more deeply in Afghanistan, warning it could cost Berlin the command of the country’s north. Germany has around 4,500 troops in Afghanistan, based mainly in the north where international soldiers in several provinces are under German command in a larger […]

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Mar 9, 2010

Transatlantic Relations in Obama’s “Post-Western World”

By the New York Times

From the New York Times: The Obama presidency has been a shock to Europe. At heart, Obama is not a Westerner, not an Atlanticist. He grew up partly in Indonesia and partly in Hawaii, which is about as far from the East Coast as you can get in the United States. “He’s very much a […]

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Mar 9, 2010

It’s Time to Invite Russia to Join NATO

By Spiegel

From Spiegel:  NATO, in its current form, is not up to these tasks. In the future, the alliance should see itself as a strategic framework for the three centers of power: North America, Europe and Russia. This trio has common interests that are threatened by the same challenges, and which require the same responses. If […]

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Mar 8, 2010

NATO Warns of Surge in Cyber Attacks from China

By the Times (London)

From the Times (London): Urgent warnings have been circulated throughout Nato and the European Union for secret intelligence material to be protected from a recent surge in cyberwar attacks originating in China… Nato diplomatic sources told The Times: “Everyone has been made aware that the Chinese have become very active with cyber-attacks and we’re now getting […]

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Mar 8, 2010

NATO Suspends Training of Kosovo Security Force

By the AP

From the AP:  NATO is suspending the training of Kosovo’s security troops after a military-style parade that broke the force’s agreement to focus only on civil emergencies, it said Sunday. The alliance called off its support for the 2,500-strong Kosovo Security Force following the appearance of an armed honor guard at a parade on Friday […]

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Mar 8, 2010

Alliance Asymmetries

By atlantic-community.org

From atlantic-community.org:  The secretary’s critique of Europe was aimed at what he sees as a potential hollowing out of the alliance if it does not have the capabilities and the structures to carry out missions such as the one in Afghanistan. And if one assumes that the future threats to NATO members are not going […]

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Mar 5, 2010

Energy Security in Europe: Central Questions

By the Economist

From the Economist:  At a summit in Budapest on February 24th Visegrad showed signs of renewed life. The big shift is in Poland, where go-it-alone policies have given way to enthusiasm for working with the neighbours. Under the voting rules of the Nice treaty, in force until 2014, Visegrad countries have as many votes in […]

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Mar 5, 2010

Time to Get Real on NATO

By Foreign Policy

From Foreign Policy:  This NATO review process is failing to account for three fundamental contradictions. First, NATO Secretary General Rassmussen stated that:  "We must face new challenges. Terrorism, proliferation, cyber security or even climate change will oblige us to seek new ways of operating. And in a time of financial and budget constraints, we need […]

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