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New Atlanticist

Apr 24, 2013

Why Terrorism is Different

By James Joyner

In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, several commentators have asked why we label some acts of mass violence “terrorism” while others are considered ordinary crime. Why do we treat those two so very differently, despite the latter being responsible for far more American deaths?

National Security Security & Defense

NATOSource

Apr 24, 2013

Kerry says NATO needs plan for Syrian chemical weapons

By Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times

From Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times:  Secretary of State John F. Kerry urged nervous NATO allies to begin considering how they would respond if the Syrian regime uses chemical weapons in its civil war.

New Atlanticist

Apr 24, 2013

America’s Historical Amnesia

By Harlan Ullman

Karl Marx mused that history first appears as tragedy and then as farce. That may not apply to the United States, as Americans are too often amnesia-prone when it comes to history. Americans’ ability to ignore or forget history is legion. Three cases underscore this point.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Apr 24, 2013

Ritual NATO Skepticism

By Stephen M. Saideman

The funny thing about writing a book on NATO and Afghanistan that is pretty critical of the alliance’s performance is that I still end up being a NATO defender.  How so?

NATO NATO Partnerships

MENASource

Apr 24, 2013

Tunisia: Turning Around Finally

By Mohsin Khan and Svetlana Milbert

The announcement on April 19 by Managing Director Christine Lagarde of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), that the Tunisian government and the IMF had reached agreement on a two-year Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) amounting to $1.78 billion could well prove to be a watershed in Tunisia’s economic recovery. What the announcement means precisely is that the […]

North Africa

MENASource

Apr 24, 2013

Top News: PM to Stay in Egypt Reshuffle; Sources Claim Top Prosecutor May Join Next Cabinet

By Egypt Source

Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil, widely criticised as colorless and ineffectual, will keep his job in a limited cabinet reshuffle to be announced within days, a presidential spokesman said on Wednesday. Spokesman Ehab Fahmy told a news conference: "It is a limited reshuffle and the prime minister is not included."

NATOSource

Apr 24, 2013

Foreign ministers discuss danger from Syria to region and NATO

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  The Patriot deployment in Turkey is proof of the commitment and capability of NATO Allies to deter threats and defend Turkey.

NATOSource

Apr 24, 2013

John Kerry: ‘There isn’t a specific NATO role’ in Syria

By John Kerry, Department of State

From John Kerry, Department of State:  I met just the other day in Istanbul with the Friends of Syria Core Group, and we continued the discussion about Syria here today because there’s a lot of concern. While there isn’t a specific NATO role, nor did anybody suggest a very specific role, obviously all of the […]

NATOSource

Apr 24, 2013

Poland criticizes Russia’s mock attack on Sweden

By Matthew Day, Scotsman

From Matthew Day, Scotsman:  Poland has accused Russia of causing “unnecessary alarm” in Europe after Russian aircraft carried out a mock attack on Sweden. Radek Sikorski, the Polish foreign minister, yesterday said he had been in touch with Nato’s secretary general over the training exercise which involved two Russian bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 23, 2013

5 More Questions for Henrik Liljegren

By James Joyner

Henrik Liljegren, an Atlantic Council board member, served 42 years in Sweden’s diplomatic corps, including stints as Ambassador to the United States, Turkey, East Germany, and Belgium.  In June 2009, we discussed the Russia “Reset” and the political climate in Turkey. Today, I had the opportunity to revisit these issues with him.

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