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Jan 12, 2010

Afghans Optimistic on Future, Support Karzai: Poll

By Reuters

From Reuters: A majority of Afghans are confident about the future of their country, a national opinion poll showed on Monday, with 72 percent rating President Hamid Karzai as doing a good or excellent job. The survey, commissioned by the BBC, ABC News and German broadcaster ARD, found the number of people who thought things […]

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Jan 12, 2010

Norway Hosts a Seminar on NATO’s Strategic Concept

By NATO

From NATO: The third seminar on the new Strategic Concept will be held at the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel in Oslo, Norway on Thursday, 14th January 2010. Following in the footsteps of the discussions in Luxembourg and Slovenia the Oslo seminar will be devoted to the future of NATO’s partnerships. Hosted by Norway the event […]

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Jan 12, 2010

Pipeline Deals to Top Erdogan-Putin Agenda

By Reuters

From Reuters: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s trip to Russia to pursue gas deals will boost the EU candidate’s quest to become a key transit hub for Europe, but highlights a difficult east-west balancing game for Ankara… Erdogan starts a two-day visit to Moscow on Tuesday where he is expected to meet Russian Prime Minister […]

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Jan 11, 2010

Russians “Dissatisfied with the Mood of Capitulation at NATO” HQ

By the New York Times

From the New York Times: The national selfishness of peace-loving Europeans is understandable. There is a persistent flow of bad news from Afghanistan — military losses, scandalous incidents involving NATO soldiers, terrorist activity and the suffering of civilians… [T]he ISAF operation in Afghanistan is the moment of truth for NATO. If the alliance does not […]

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Jan 11, 2010

Stop France Arming Russia

By the Georgian Daily

From the Georgian Daily: “In providing Putin with the tools for rapid invasion of Georgia, Crimea and the Baltic countries,” writes French philosopher André Glucksmann in Le Monde, “Our message is clear: go ahead!” Such geopolitical autism—or cynicism—will tear at the fabric of NATO just as the alliance searches for common ground in Afghanistan and […]

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Jan 11, 2010

Can Madrid Reform the New Transatlantic Agenda?

By the European Voice

From the European Voice: [I]t was 15 years ago, during an earlier Spanish EU presidency, that the US and the EU signed the New Transatlantic Agenda (NTA), the most ambitious programme for US-European co-operation to date. Mirroring its stance in 1995, the Spanish government has announced that transatlantic relations will be a key focus of […]

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Jan 8, 2010

Global Hacker Threat Comes from Russia?

By Russia Today

From Russia Today: Cyber attacks are now considered as dangerous as terrorism and nuclear proliferation. Russia and China are the most serious sources of cyber threats, according to a recent NATO report… A notorious ring known as the RBN, or Russian Business Network, was set up in St. Petersburg in the late 1990. As well […]

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Jan 8, 2010

Merkel Coalition Split on Afghanistan Strategy

By Spiegel

From Spiegel: [B]ehind closed doors, the debate over Germany’s position has become intense, and it pits two of Merkel’s leading ministers against one another: Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle stands in almost direct opposition to Defense Minister Theodor zu Guttenberg… The rivalry became more obvious than ever on Monday. The setting was a meeting of top […]

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Jan 8, 2010

Don’t Discount Europe’s Commitment to Afghanistan

By the Washington Post

From the Washington Post: For decades, Europeans have heard an enduring message from the United States: Do more. Carry your weight. Don’t make America do all the heavy lifting. And this message has been delivered, loud and clear, once again, on Afghanistan. An honest assessment would conclude that over the years these complaints have occasionally […]

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Jan 8, 2010

NATO Chief Wants Muslims to Serve in Afghanistan

By Reuters

From Reuters: NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Friday urged Muslim nations to contribute troops for service in Afghanistan to help avoid the appearance of a religious war. “Active participation by Muslim nations would underscore that NATO’s effort in Afghanistan is not about religion, but a struggle against extremism and terror,” Rasmussen said in an […]

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