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Dec 7, 2009

NATO not the forum to discuss Russian treaty plan: Rasmussen

By AFP

From AFP: NATO’s chief insisted Friday that the military alliance is not the best place to discuss Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s plan for a new European security pact. Speaking after talks between NATO and Russian foreign ministers, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the broader Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is best […]

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Dec 7, 2009

NATO clears entry plan for Montenegro, Bosnia waits

By Reuters

From Reuters: NATO offered a formal membership plan to Montenegro on Friday but withheld an invitation to its Balkan neighbour Bosnia, saying it needed further democratic reforms and a more effective military first. Membership for Montenegro, an independent state since 2006, could still take years as the former Yugoslav republic of 650,000 people has to […]

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Dec 4, 2009

European Militaries Underfunded and Ill-Equipped

By the Wall Street Journal

From the Wall Street Journal: No amount of pleading and shaming has worked on the continentals. NATO launched the ‘Defense Capabilities Initiative’ in 1999, only to abandon it a few years later. Various attempts to stand up European ‘rapid reaction’ forces have floundered. Most European countries also commit more than half of what little they […]

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Dec 4, 2009

NATO Announces More Forces to Afghanistan

By NATO

From NATO: [N]ations are backing up their words with deeds. At least 25 countries have announced that they will send more forces to the mission in 2010. They have offered around 7,000 new forces, with more to come. Counting the US contribution, that means ISAF will have at least 37,000 more soldiers in 2010 than […]

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Dec 4, 2009

U.S. may boost foreign training in Germany

By Stars and Stripes

From Stars and Stripes: In an effort to boost cooperation between troops carrying out missions alongside each other in war zones, U.S. military officials are looking to permanently station foreign troops at U.S. training areas in Germany… While foreign troops already conduct some training at U.S. bases in Hohenfels and Grafenwöhr, this would be the […]

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Dec 3, 2009

What to Do About Europe’s Secret Nukes

By Time

From Time: It is Europe’s dirty secret that the list of nuclear-capable countries extends beyond those — Britain and France — who have built their own weapons. Nuclear bombs are stored on air-force bases in Italy, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands — and planes from each of those countries are capable of delivering them. The […]

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Dec 3, 2009

Italy May Add 1,000 Extra Troops in Afghanistan

By the New York Times

From the New York Times: [W]ith NATO foreign ministers set to hold two days of talks at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels starting Thursday, Italy was reported to be considering the biggest increase among European allies made public so far, about 1,000 soldiers. Corriere della Sera, a daily newspaper, quoted the Italian defense minister Ignacio […]

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Dec 3, 2009

NATO-Russia Council back on constructive track – envoy

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: The work of the NATO-Russia Council has been put back on a constructive track, Russia’s envoy to the 28-member military alliance said on Thursday. “All the impasses, protests and other [obstacles] have been disavowed,” Dmitry Rogozin said. Rogozin said on Tuesday Canada had blocked the adoption of all documents to be considered […]

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Dec 2, 2009

Afghan strategy review before troop boost: Germany

By Reuters

From Reuters: Germany signaled on Wednesday that it was ready to do more police training in Afghanistan, but said it could not commit more troops before it has reviewed its strategy early next year… U.S. officials said Washington was also seeking 5,000 to 7,000 more troops from allies and German media reports on Wednesday estimated […]

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Dec 2, 2009

Obama’s References to Role of Allies in New Afghanistan Policy

By the White House

From the White House: Of course, this burden is not ours alone to bear. This is not just America’s war. Since 9/11, al Qaeda’s safe havens have been the source of attacks against London and Amman and Bali. The people and governments of both Afghanistan and Pakistan are endangered. And the stakes are even higher […]

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