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New Atlanticist

Apr 10, 2013

Time to Unblock Macedonia’s Accession to NATO

By Sally Painter

The first visit of US Secretary of State John Kerry to Afghanistan last month underscored the changing nature of Western involvement in the country. Kerry, among other important discussions, finalised the transfer of the Parwan detention centre over to Afghan authorities. The centre has long been a symbol of the Afghan government’s demands for national […]

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MENASource

Apr 10, 2013

Women’s Rights through the Printed Word: Extending Liberal Values to Ordinary Women

By Jayson Casper

If liberal values are going to spread in Egyptian society, politics is not the answer. Women are. “The normal woman has a job, goes to market, and raises her family, but she is not part of a political party,” said Youssef Habib, editor-in-chief of the newly launched women’s magazine Lu’lu’a, or Pearl. “Most Egyptian women think […]

NATOSource

Apr 9, 2013

Time to unblock Macedonia’s accession to NATO

By Sally A. Painter, EurActiv

From Sally A. Painter, EurActiv:  Macedonia has made dramatic progress in its effort to join both NATO and the EU.

NATOSource

Apr 9, 2013

Russia’s Mediterranean-bound warships reach Indian Ocean

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia’s naval task force dispatched to the Mediterranean has passed the Strait of Malacca and entered the Indian Ocean, a Pacific Fleet spokesman told RIA Novosti on Saturday.

NATOSource

Apr 9, 2013

Turkey plans to have operational Space Command by 2023

By Burak Ege Bekdil, Defense News

From Burak Ege Bekdil, Defense News:  The Turkish Air Force’s road map for launching a space command is expected to encourage space-related procurement in the country.

NATOSource

Apr 9, 2013

Multinational Black Sea Naval Force starts active drills

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Warships from the six nations participating in the international Black Sea Naval Force (Blackseafor) exercise left the Bulgarian port of Varna for the active phase of the drills, the Russian Black Sea Fleet command said on Tuesday.

NATOSource

Apr 9, 2013

NATO’s Nordic Model

By Magnus Nordenman, New Atlanticist

From Magnus Nordenman, New Atlanticist:  Amidst massive defense cuts and perennial squabbling over burden sharing across NATO, the Nordic countries of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark have quietly assumed a real leadership role in the transatlantic security relationship.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 9, 2013

Kurdish Opening: Opportunities and the Challenges Ahead

By Selin Bolme and Mujge Kucukkeles

On March 21, 2013 Turkey entered a new period with the reading of a letter from Öcalan to the crowds gathered in Diyarbakir on Newruz day, the traditional Kurdish Spring festival, calling for a cease-fire and the withdrawal of PKK fighters from Turkish territory. The letter did not contain the technical details of the withdrawal; […]

Politics & Diplomacy Turkey

MENASource

Apr 9, 2013

Top News: Egypt, in Gesture to Opponents, Eyes Constitution Changes

By Egypt Source

 Egypt’s Islamist-led government has asked independent legal experts to propose amendments to the new constitution, the state news agency MENA said on Tuesday, signaling that it may be heeding concerns of the liberal and leftist opposition.

New Atlanticist

Apr 9, 2013

North Korea: Sad, Bad, and Mad?

By Julian Lindley-French

In 2000 Cranfield University’s Professor Helen Smith posed the now seminal question about North Korea, “Bad, Mad, Sad, or Rational Actor?” Kim Jong-un, the thirtyish leader of the somewhat misnomered Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) would indeed seem on the face of it to be bad, mad, and sad.

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