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Jul 6, 2009

NATOSource: Alliance Commitment to the Security of New Members

By NRC Handelsblad

In an interview with a Dutch newspaper, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder offers perhaps the strongest commitment to the defense of new alliance members articulated to date. Yet, his statements also reveal that some NATO members do not agree. Is this an issue where the alliance can afford to lack cohesion? What does it […]

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Jul 6, 2009

Will Israel help NATO police the Mediterranean?

By Haaretz

From Haaretz: Israel is to issue a request shortly to allow it to join a NATO operation in the Mediterranean aimed to prevent the passage of terrorists and weapons of mass destruction as well as improve the security of the region’s shipping industry. The cabinet approved the recommendation made by the Israel Defense Forces and […]

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Jul 5, 2009

Ukraine’s president rules out hosting NATO bases

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said on Sunday that Ukraine will not host foreign military bases, and its territory will not be used against Russia, when the country joins NATO. “Ukraine guarantees that there will be no foreign soldiers of any bloc or any country. This is implied by the Constitution of Ukraine […]

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Jul 4, 2009

Lithuania marks 1,000th birthday

By AFP

From AFP: The Baltic nation of Lithuania is bracing for a nationwide party as it prepares to mark its symbolic 1 000th birthday and give itself some respite from a daily fare of economic crisis headlines. Lithuania’s woes – the economy is expected to shrink around 18% this year – have cast a shadow over […]

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Jul 4, 2009

South Afghanistan key to Nato mission

By the Financial Times

From the Financial Times: However events develop, this operation marks a change in the way Nato operates in Afghanistan, ending the phase where the alliance’s operations in each province was dominated by a single nation – be it the British in Helmand or the Canadians in Kandahar. “That will be very welcome to Nato commanders […]

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Jul 3, 2009

“A NATO Exit Would Be Devastating for Afghanistan”

By der Spiegel

From der Spiegel: According to a poll published Thursday by the German public broadcaster ARD, 69 percent of Germans believe that the Bundeswehr should leave Afghanistan as soon as possible. This is a 5 percent increase since April of last year, and the highest figure yet in the ARD polls on the issue. This article […]

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Jul 3, 2009

Germany approves soldiers for AWACS deployment to Afghanistan

By defpro.com

From defpro.com: In another chapter of German involvement in Afghanistan, the Federal Parliament today voted the deployment of German soldiers to serve aboard NATO AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) surveillance aircraft in order to provide air space control over Afghanistan . . . The path has now been cleared for the largest contributing nation […]

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Jul 3, 2009

Finland should join NATO’s cyber defense co-op, says defense minister

By Xinhua

From Xinhua: Finland should accept NATO’s offer to join the military alliance’s cyber defense cooperation, Defense Minister Jyri Hakamies said on Thursday. Finland is a highly developed information society and therefore vulnerable to cyber attacks, Hakamies said.

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Jul 3, 2009

Russia’s Neighbors Resist Wooing and Bullying

By NYTimes.com

From NYTimes.com: There are few projects that matter more to Russia than restoring its influence in the former Soviet republics, whose loss to many in Moscow is still as painful as a phantom limb. Competition over Georgia and Ukraine has brought relations between Moscow and Washington to a post-cold-war low, and the matter is bound […]

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Jul 3, 2009

OSCE RIP in Georgia

By the Jamestown Foundation

From the Jamestown Foundation: The remaining international presence in Georgia is that of the European Union’s Monitoring Mission (EUMM) since October 2008. Unlike the OSCE’s now-deceased mission, the EUMM is not subject to Russian veto power. The EUMM’s presence is crucial as a trip-wire and eyewitness to possible Russian or proxy military attacks. Russia bars […]

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