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Sep 2, 2009

Tensions Rise Over Georgia’s Sea Blockade Of Abkhazia

By Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: The leader of Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia has threatened to destroy any Georgian ship entering Abkhazia’s ‘territorial waters.’ “I issued an order to our navy to destroy Georgian ships violating Abkhazia’s sea border,” Sergei Bagapsh told Interfax. “This step has been motivated by unending acts of piracy by Georgia.” […]

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Sep 2, 2009

Putin’s Arms ‘Do Over’

By Frank Gaffney at the Washington Times

From Frank Gaffney at the Washington Times: In fact, the New York Times reported on Saturday that Team Obama is poised to look at alternatives — sea-based missile defenses or putting those or other anti-missile systems ashore someplace other than Poland and the Czech Republic. Among the candidates said to be under consideration are Turkey, […]

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Sep 2, 2009

NATO Wants to Go Virtual

By nextgov.com

From nextgov.com: Allied Command Transformation, which does the change thing for NATO, has a request for proposals on the street to build a virtual headquarters to run operations in Asia. ACT, based in Norfolk, Va., and the only NATO command outside Europe, also wants a virtual replication of its stateside headquarters based on the NATO […]

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Sep 1, 2009

US, NATO must change to win Afghan war, commander

By Reuters

From Reuters: U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystal said the situation was ‘serious’ but the 8-year-old war could still be won. He gave no indication if he would ask for more troops but is widely expected to do so in the coming weeks. With U.S. and NATO casualties at record levels in Afghanistan and doubts growing […]

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Sep 1, 2009

Fogh of War: Is the new secretary-general of NATO a slippery opportunist or just a good negotiator?

By Foreign Policy

From Foreign Policy: The best he can hope to achieve may be a continued de facto Americanization of the war, carried out under the imprimatur of the NATO alliance. U.S. troops have, in most instances, proven more efficient than their allies at the intricacies of counterinsurgency and the prosaic protocols of training their Afghan counterparts. […]

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Aug 31, 2009

Russia the Bully

By Foreign Policy

From Foreign Policy: Meanwhile, Ukrainian approval of NATO remains weak. A majority of Ukrainians consistently express greater distrust of the United States than of Russia. So why isn’t this a Russian success story? Because, at the same time, the idea of Ukrainian independence is going strong. The same polls that show all those encouraging sentiments […]

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Aug 31, 2009

Germany will take over guarding of Baltic air space

By the Baltic Course

From the Baltic Course: The Baltic air space guarding mission will be taken on Monday from the Czech Air Force by the German Air Force, writes the National Broadcasting/LETA. The German military will begin patrolling the Baltic air space with the modern fighter jets Eurofighter Typhoon which have not been used outside Germany before. (photo: […]

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Aug 31, 2009

BiH’s NATO entry easier than EU entry

By Macedonian Radio and Television

From Macedonian Radio and Television: It’s hard to expect quick progress of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) towards EU, while the country’s progress towards NATO is more certain, senior official said. The Chairman of BiH collective presidency, Zeljko Komsuc, made the remarks, adding that Sarajevo must improve the cooperation with neighboring countries.

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Aug 29, 2009

U.S. Mulls Alternatives for Missile Shield

By the New York Times

From the New York Times: The Obama administration has developed possible alternative plans for a missile defense shield that could drop hotly disputed sites in Poland and the Czech Republic, a move that would please Russia and Germany but sour relations with American allies in Eastern Europe. Administration officials said they hoped to complete their […]

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Aug 29, 2009

The World According to Russia

By Newsweek

From Newsweek: Most Russians now seem to believe that America is intent on pressing on with its attack, and they are determined not only to reverse the pro-Western tide of colored revolutions but to try to unseat and undermine pro-Western leaders in their backyard as best they can. “Unless we stop them, America will continue […]

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