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Jun 26, 2009

U.S.-Russia Moscow Summit Presents Last Opportunity to Avoid War in Georgia

By the Jamestown Foundation

Pavel Felgenhauer presents several pieces of information that could explain why sales of Red Storm Rising might be going through the roof in Georgia. From the Jamestown Foundation: While the Obama visit is being prepared, Moscow is continuing military and propaganda preparations for a possible full-scale military invasion to change the present pro-Western regime of […]

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Jun 26, 2009

NATOSource: Turkish military leader calls for alliance solidarity against terrorism

By the Jamestown Foundation

From the Jamestown Foundation: [Turkey’s Chief of Staff, General Ilker] Basbug was implicitly voicing Turkey’s complaint that some NATO members were not sensitive to Turkey’s struggle against the PKK. Ankara argues that the complacency of some European countries toward the activities of the PKK in Europe undermines the spirit of solidarity within the Alliance. Therefore, […]

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Jun 26, 2009

Presence Of Russian Forces In Abkhazia South Ossetia Is Inappropriate Nato

By Turkish Weekly

From Turkish Weekly: The presence of Russian troops in Abkhazia and South Ossetia is inappropriate, NATO Secretary General Special Representative in Central Asia and South Caucasus Robert Simmons told reporters in the Security Forum of Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council which is underway in Astana. “We believe that the presence of Russian troops is inappropriate and a […]

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Jun 26, 2009

NATO, you lover boy!

By Russia Today

Perhaps the most eye catching story from this week’s meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in Astana . An unflattering geostrategic analogy from Dmitry Rogozin, Russia’s ambassador to NATO, and a swift defense of NATO’s honor by Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. If Medvedev followed Rogozin’s advice, Moscow would have a more success offering […]

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Jun 25, 2009

Realism: The Solution to Establishing NATO-Russia Relationship

By atlantic-community.org

From atlantic-community.org: However, although the members of the Alliance have taken steps to reassure Russia, as a result of their diverging national interests, they have been unwilling to offer marriage. Cohabitation arrangements, such as the NATO-Russia Council, have served useful functions, without offering a satisfactory long-term solution . . .While the US and its European […]

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Jun 25, 2009

Kazakh Leader A No-Show At NATO Forum In Astana

By RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

From RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty: ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev did not attend the third forum of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) in Astana, RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service reports.His greetings speech were conveyed by Kazakh Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin. The message was in English, and no translation into Kazakh or Russian was provided . . .The current […]

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Jun 25, 2009

NATOSource: UK begins command of NATO group in Mediterranean

By defpro.com

From defpro.com: (6/24/09) The UK has taken command of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2), a force of five ships from Greece, Italy, Turkey, the UK and the United States, traditionally based in the Mediterranean in order to promote security and stability across the region . . . This change in command will see the […]

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Jun 25, 2009

Kyrgyzstan Ratifies U.S. Base Accord

By NYTimes.com

From NYTimes.com: MOSCOW — Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament ratified an agreement on Thursday to allow the United States to maintain operations at an airport that has become a key support base and transit hub for NATO forces in Afghanistan.

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Jun 23, 2009

Kyrgyzstan Reverses U.S. Base Closing

By NYTimes.com

From NYTimes.com: MOSCOW — Kyrgyzstan has essentially reversed a decision to close an American air base that is central to the NATO mission in nearby Afghanistan, after the United States acceded to sharply higher rent and to minor restrictions on the site, officials said on Tuesday . . .One major change, though, is the rent. […]

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Jun 23, 2009

U.S.-led “Sea Breeze” Combined Exercise Canceled in Ukraine

By the Jamestown Foundation

From the Jamestown Foundation: On June 22 Ukrainian Naval Headquarters confirmed unofficially that the country’s political deadlock has doomed the multinational military exercise Sea Breeze-2009. According to the Ukrainian headquarters sources, the U.S. Armed Forces European Command (EUCOM) and the U.S. Sixth Fleet notified Ukraine’s defense ministry on June 17 officially that foreign military units […]

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