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Feb 24, 2010

Medvedev Objects to Endless NATO Expansion

By  Reuters

  From Reuters: Russia’s new military doctrine does not identify NATO as its major threat but Moscow is disturbed by the alliance’s "endless enlargement," President Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview published on Thursday. Russia has made future NATO membership for Ukraine and Georgia, two former Soviet republics, a "red line" in its relations with the […]

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Feb 24, 2010

Russian Army to Acquire Almost 300 New Tanks, Priority to the Caucasus Region

By  Interfax

From Interfax: The Russian Army will be supplied with about 300 T-90 tanks this year, Army Commander Col. Gen. Alexander Postnikov said on Thursday. "It is planned to buy 261 modern T-90 tanks," he said. "We have switched from modernization to purchase of new hardware," he said. There is twice more armor than necessary now, over […]

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Feb 24, 2010

No “New START” in 2010, Hill Sources Predict

By the Cable

  From the Cable: There’s a growing realization both inside the administration and on Capitol Hill that Senate ratification of the START follow-on treaty with Russia will probably not happen this year. One problem, of course, is that there is no agreement as yet to ratify. President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev reportedly talked over […]

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Feb 24, 2010

Why the Baltics Worry About Arms Sales to Russia

By the Wall Street Journal

  From the Wall Street Journal: I have just returned from a committee meeting of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Brussels, where the issue was hotly debated. From the NATO side, the response was that this is a bilateral issue, meaning anyone can sell anything to anyone, especially a so-called partner country. When, at NATO’s North […]

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Feb 24, 2010

Denmark Rallies Public Behind Afghan War

By the Wall Street Journal

From the Wall Street Journal: Among allied forces fighting in Afghanistan, few countries have deployed a bigger share of their armed forces than Denmark, and fewer still have taken higher levels of casualties. But the small Scandinavian country is emerging as an unlikely example of how to maintain public support for the war. The popularity of […]

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Feb 24, 2010

NATO: 600 New Trainers for Afghan Forces

By the AP

 From the AP: NATO allies have pledged 600 more instructors to train the expanding Afghan security forces – a key element in the allied strategy for defeating Taliban insurgents. NATO spokesman James Appathurai said Wednesday that the new trainers, along with 1,000 pledged in December, make up about half of the number needed for the training […]

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Feb 23, 2010

“New START” Dead on Arrival?

By the Cable

  From the Cable: As the Obama administration finishes up negotiations over the lynchpin of its strategy of hitting the "reset button" on U.S. relations with Russia, the "New START" nuclear arms reduction treaty, the big lingering question on everyone’s mind is: Will the Senate actually be able to ratify the deal? Senior Democratic senators, who […]

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Feb 23, 2010

Turkish Court Charges 7 Officers in Coup Plot

By the AP

From the AP: A Turkish court formally charged and jailed seven senior Turkish military officers Wednesday for allegedly plotting years ago to overthrow the country’s Islamic-leaning government. The court in Istanbul sent four admirals, an army general and two staff colonels to jail pending a trial and released six other officers who still could be charged […]

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Feb 23, 2010

Jones: NATO Must be Lean, Agile, and Flexible

By the New Atlanticist

  From the New Atlanticist: In a provocative closed door session yesterday, National Security Advisor Jim Jones proclaimed that "NATO must be prepared to address, deny, and deter the full spectrum of threats, whether emanating from within Europe, at NATO’s boundaries, or far beyond NATO’s borders…" His challenge for an Alliance that has kept the West […]

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Feb 23, 2010

Gates: Europe’s Demilitarization Has Gone Too Far

By the AP

From the AP: Europeans’ aversion to military force is limiting NATO’s ability to fight wars effectively, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday. In remarks to a forum on rewriting the basic mission plan for the NATO alliance, Gates called for far-reaching reforms in an organization that was created 61 years ago as a political and military […]

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