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Dec 11, 2009

Amb. Hunter: “they want to keep the United States… as a European power”

By the Council on Foreign Relations

From the Council on Foreign Relations: Everybody in Europe understands that managing the future of Russia in regard to Europe can only be done with American engagement and, yes, to a great extent, American leadership. And they want to keep the United States equally engaged in Europe as a European power, not just as an […]

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Dec 11, 2009

NATO wants Russia to help more in Afghanistan

By the AP

From the AP: Alliance spokesman James Appathurai said there was “definitely scope for more” collaboration with Russia in the war. New NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen will make his first visit to Moscow on Tuesday. He has called for a “true strategic partnership” with Russia… But diplomats accredited to NATO say they want specific help […]

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Dec 11, 2009

The U.S.-Europe Partnership Under the Obama Administration

By the Department of State

From the Department of State: I am certainly aware that some have suggested that the centrality of the relationship between the United States and Europe has somehow diminished as a result of the many far-flung, global challenges the United States is facing today and the simultaneous rise of new powers. In my opinion, this view […]

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Dec 10, 2009

Vaclac Havel on the Role of Russia in Central Europe

By Foreign Policy

From Foreign Policy: I think that America has not forgotten us, but it should still take into account that the terrain here in Central Europe is somewhat more explosive than other areas of conflict elsewhere in the world. World wars start here, not in Iran or Korea or anywhere else. But I have not yet […]

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Dec 10, 2009

SecGen: We Must Now Demonstrate that Multilateralism Delivers Concrete Results

By the Atlantic Review

From the Atlantic Review: NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is promising that there will be 7,000 additional troops from 25 countries to support Obama’s extended surge. Interestingly, one of the reasons he gave was the multilateralism of the US: If we are to make Afghanistan more stable, and ourselves more secure, we must all […]

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Dec 10, 2009

Poland Shifting Troops from UN to NATO Missions

By thenews.pl

From thenews.pl: After 17 years, Poland ends its participation in the UN mission in Lebanon, with the last troops leaving the country in mid-December. Deputy Defense Stanislaw Komorowski, currently in the Middle East says the basis for the decision to terminate their presence was the government’s strategy of granting priority to NATO and the EU […]

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Dec 10, 2009

Barack Obama: Last Transatlantic President?

By the Washington Note

From the Washington Note: On Afghanistan too, Europe has been reluctant, at best prepared to await the announcement of a new American strategy, at worst appearing to bandwagon on the back of American power when the perception in the US is that Europe’s security interests are at least as threatened by the situation in Afghanistan […]

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Dec 9, 2009

Merkel on the Defensive in Afghanistan

By Spiegel

From Spiegel: US President Barack Obama is sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan and NATO has pledged an additional 7,000. But in Germany, demands for more soldiers will put Chancellor Merkel in a political bind and could result in a new trans-Atlantic tiff… Last Tuesday’s conversation between the US president and the German chancellor lasted […]

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Dec 9, 2009

Liam Fox: Nato allies should help pay for British mission in Afghanistan

By the Telegraph

From the Telegraph: Nato countries should pay more to fund Britain’s military mission in Afghanistan, Liam Fox, the shadow defence secretary has said… In a speech to the Chatham House think-tank, Dr Fox said that was “a heavy burden on the British taxpayer under the current economic circumstances.” Under Nato rules, individual troop contributors meet […]

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Dec 8, 2009

A Heads-Up on Russia’s Role in Arctic

By the New York Times

From the New York Times: The Canadian armed forces chief of staff, Gen. Walter Natynczyk, also tried to be reassuring, saying, “There is no conventional military threat to the Arctic,” while at the same time suggesting the area was such a difficult place that only the military had sufficient capabilities to operate in some circumstances. […]

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