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Jul 3, 2009

FACTBOX: Five facts about Afghanistan’s Helmand province

By Reuters

From Reuters: Helmand is Afghanistan’s largest province, about 60,000 sq km (23,000 miles), making it slightly smaller than the Republic of Ireland. The U.S. Marines join some 9,000 British troops who have been working under Taskforce Helmand since 2006 and are based near the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah.Canadian, Dutch and other NATO troops have been […]

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Jul 3, 2009

NATO to launch a public debate on the Strategic Concept

By NATO

From NATO: NATO will formally launch the process leading to the new Strategic Concept of the Alliance at a major security conference in Brussels. The Conference – taking place under the authority of the NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer – will also mark the beginning of a dialogue with the wider public. The […]

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Jul 2, 2009

Before the Summit, the U.S. Forgives Russia for Invading Georgia

By the Jamestown Foundation

From the Jamestown Foundation: U.S. officials insist they are not ready to trade horses on important issues with Russia or throw Georgia under the bus. But it seems that in the run up to the summit the U.S. has already effectively forgiven Russia for invading Georgia, and not withdrawing its military forces from Abkhazia and […]

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Jul 2, 2009

Italian Eurofighter wing undergoes successful first operational evalutation by NATO

By defpro.com

From defpro.com: Excellent results were achieved after the first operational evaluation made by NATO of a Eurofighter Typhoon Wing. A NATO evaluation team certified the Italian Air Force’s 4th Fighter Wing at the Grosseto Base as a NATO Quick Response Force. This means that the 4th Wing becomes the first Eurofighter flight unit to obtain […]

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Jul 2, 2009

In search of détente, once again

By the Economist

From the Economist: When Barack Obama goes to Moscow, he will find a sulky former superpower that no longer wants to be part of Western clubs . . . A new school textbook teaches Russian teenagers that the West has always been hostile to Russia; that Mikhail Gorbachev, the last president of the Soviet Union, […]

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Jul 2, 2009

NATOSource: Adm. Stavridis begins command of NATO forces

By NATO

On June 30, 2009, Admiral James Stavridis became commander of all U.S. forces in our European Command. Today, Admiral Stavridis assumed command of all NATO forces as the new Supreme Allied Commander Europe SACEUR. The following is an excerpt from his speech at the change of command ceremony.From NATO: Men and women of Allied Command […]

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Jul 2, 2009

U.S. Hardens Its Stance Ahead of Summit With Russia

By the Wall Street Journal

From the Wall Street Journal: White House officials, in turn, signaled Wednesday that they don’t plan to offer overt concessions or even softer reassurance on issues at the top of the Kremlin’s list — the deployment of missile-defense systems in Poland and the Czech Republic and the possible acceptance of Georgia and Ukraine into the […]

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Jul 2, 2009

NATO Information Bureau officials stripped of accreditation leave Moscow

By Interfax

From Interfax: The director of the NATO Information Bureau in Moscow, Canadian diplomat Isabelle Francois, has left Russia after being stripped of accreditation in retaliation for a similar measure taken in relation to two officials of Russia’s representative office at the alliance, sources familiar with the situation told Interfax on Wednesday. Canadian diplomat Mark Opgenorth, […]

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Jul 2, 2009

NATOSource: German contribution to the NATO Response Force

By defpro.com

From defpro.com: The Bundeswehr contributes with some 2,900 soldiers to the meanwhile 13th cycle of the NATO Response Force (NRF), the rapid deployment force of the Alliance with a current strength of approximately 17,000 soldiers. This commitment comprises allmost every service and organisational section of the Bundeswehr: The Air Force (Luftwaffe) provides six Tornado fighter […]

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Jul 2, 2009

Twelve-nation consortium ready for first C-17

By af.mil

From af.mil: Officials of the12-nation Strategic Airlift Capability, or SAC, consortium will celebrate the activation of the operational unit, known as the Heavy Airlift Wing, and arrival of the unit’s first C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Pápa Air Base, Hungary, in a ceremony on July 27 . . . The 12 participating nations — Bulgaria, […]

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