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Aug 24, 2009

Missile Defense Community Shifts Away from European Third Site in Poland and the Czech Republic

By missiledefenseadvocacy.org

From missiledefenseadvocacy.org: The land-based SM3 could alleviate some of Russia’s concern on the third site due to range and placement of those sites. The system would first be placed in Israel and additional land-based SM3s will likely be placed in Turkey or the Balkan nations if an international agreement could be attained. The placement in […]

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Aug 24, 2009

Armenia, Azerbaijan Turkey to participate in joint NATO exercise

By Zaman

From Zaman: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey will be among participants of a joint exercise to be held by NATO in Kazakhstan in September, according to an announcement released by the Prime Ministry General Directorate for Emergency Management. NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center (EADRCC) is organizing a Consequence Management Field Exercise in cooperation with Kazakhstan, […]

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Aug 24, 2009

The misunderstanding over the NATO expansion that brought decades of grief

By Bill Bradley at Foreign Policy

From Bill Bradley at Foreign Policy: When I spoke with Baker, he agreed that he told Gorbachev that if the Soviet Union allowed German reunification and membership in NATO, the West would not expand NATO ‘one inch to the east.’ But ‘the east,’ for Baker, meant East Germany — not Eastern Europe. The United States […]

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Aug 24, 2009

The Return of Franco-German Leadership

By Dominique Moisi at project-syndicate.org

From Dominique Moisi at project-syndicate.org: As long as each remains convinced that no alternative to cooperation exists within the EU, and that European cooperation remains a priority for both, it should not be overly difficult to restore their leadership . . . The fundamental question about how to deal with Russia remains a divisive issue, […]

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Aug 22, 2009

NATO and Ukraine strengthen their cooperation

By NATO

From NATO: NATO and Ukraine took their relationship to a higher level by the signing of a “Declaration to Complement the Charter on a Distinctive Partnership between NATO and Ukraine” at NATO Headquarters on 21 August . . . The Declaration gives the NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC) a central role to play in the process launched […]

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Aug 21, 2009

Poll: about half of Ukrainians favor EU, most dislike NATO

By the Kyiv Post

From the Kyiv Post: According to the polls findings, 46.8% of Ukrainians have a favorable opinion about the EU, with 11.3% of them claiming they have a very favorable opinion about the EU. Twenty-two point six percent of the respondents have an unfavorable view of the EU, 8.9% of them with a very unfavorable view. […]

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Aug 21, 2009

IDF set to send ship to NATO operation

By the Jerusalem Post

From the Jerusalem Post: For the first time, IDF troops will actively participate in a NATO operation in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the Active Endeavor maritime counter-terror operation. The decision to send an Israeli Navy ship was made recently by Defense Minister Ehud Barak, IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi and […]

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Aug 20, 2009

Russian envoy praises NATO role in search for Arctic Sea ship

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: NATO assistance significantly facilitated the search and rescue of the Arctic Sea cargo vessel seized in the Atlantic by a group of hijackers in late July, the Russian NATO envoy said on Thursday . . . “During our first meeting on August 11, the new NATO secretary general offered to use NATO […]

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Aug 20, 2009

NATO wants to double Afghan forces

By Reuters

From Reuters: NATO called Thursday for a doubling of the size of Afghan security forces to about 400,000 personnel to allow them to take over security from Western troops who hope eventually to withdraw. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said it was premature to present any timetable for the task but NATO should aim gradually […]

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Aug 20, 2009

Boeing floats new anti-missile idea for Europe

By Reuters

From Reuters: Boeing Co (BA.N) unveiled a surprise proposal to build a mobile interceptor missile in an effort to blunt Russian fears of possible U.S. fixed missile-defense sites in Europe . . . Boeing, which manages the hub of a layered U.S. anti-missile shield deployed in 2004, is eyeing a 47,500-pound interceptor that could be […]

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