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Rapid Reaction HQ Testing New NATO Operational Concept

By Allied Command Operations

Close to 1000 personnel assigned to Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (HQ ARRC) arrived at RAF St. Mawgan, Cornwall on Sunday to conduct a training exercise that will run through to Saturday 12 October 2013.

Russia-Led Security Bloc Holds Joint Military Drills

By RIA Novosti

Members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a Russia-led military alliance of former Soviet states, started joint peacekeeping drills on Monday in Russia’s Urals region, the Central Military District said.

Lavrov: Afghanistan Not Ready for NATO Forces Pullout

By RIA Novosti

The development of the situation in Afghanistan clearly shows that Afghan security forces will not be in position to take control of law and order in the war-torn country after the withdrawal of NATO-led forces, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

The Maspero Massacre: Two Years On

By Mai El-Sadany

On the heels of the recent surge in popular support for the military, calls for the presidential candidacy of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and an October 6 operetta performance meant to awaken dormant nationalist tendencies, comes the two year anniversary of the Maspero Massacre.

United States Poised to Halt Some Military Aid to Egypt

The White House is expected to announce in the coming days the suspension of at least some military aid to Egypt. Late Tuesday a National Security Council spokeswoman denied that the Obama administration would halt all military assistance to Egypt, but suggested that an announcement about the future of the US assistance to Egypt is imminent.

Worse Than a Bad Joke

By Harlan Ullman

A Broke and Broken US Government The great American humorist Will Rogers had a toxic view of Congress eighty or so years ago, long before Congress bashing became a contact sport for late night television hosts. “Every time Congress wanted to pass a law, it became a joke,” Rogers quipped. “And every time Congress wished […]

Demonstrating NATO’s Utility to US Policymakers

By Jacob Stokes and Nora Bensahel, CNAS

While the best way to increase U.S. support for NATO is to improve the military capabilities of the member states, NATO can also do a better job of demonstrating the value of what it already provides to the United States.