Category: Blogs

Arming Syria’s Rebels: The Strategic and Humanitarian Imperative

By Alex Simon

It took less than twenty-four hours for President Barack Obama to run up against his first major foreign policy setback since reelection; the US-backed opposition conference in Doha reportedly began to unravel Wednesday, with several key opposition leaders withdrawing from the initiative.

Lukashenko sacks head of Belarus KGB

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed Vadim Zaitsev, head of the republic’s State Security Committee (KGB), the presidential press service said on Friday.

US begins first permanent military presence in Poland

By   Ian Brzezinski, New Atlanticist

From  Ian Brzezinski, New Atlanticist:  On Friday, the United States will inaugurate its first permanent military presence in Poland by deploying an air force aviation detachment (AV-DET) at the Polish 32nd Tactical Airbase in Lask.

In Pentagon’s ‘pivot’ toward Asia, has Europe been forgotten?

By Anna Mulrine, Christian Science Monitor

US Aviation Detachment Establishes Permanent Presence in Poland

By Ian Brzezinski

On Friday, the United States will inaugurate its first permanent military presence in Poland by deploying an air force aviation detachment (AV-DET) at the Polish 32nd Tactical Airbase in Lask.  The detachment will further institutionalize US-Poland military-to-military engagement and is a needed and useful boost to the bilateral security relationship.  The detachment consists of some […]

Abanoub Emad: Eye Witness to the Horrors of Street Clashes From Behind the Lens of a Camera [Faces of Egypt]

By Sarah Naguib and Ramy Yaacoub

A note by the authors: When we first met Abanoub, he was still in college, studying journalism. One of our first conversations with him was about his frustrations with journalism in Egypt. Today, it remains a difficult profession to break into, and while many people write, very few young journalists are given an opportunity to make […]

Nordic countries to share warplanes

By Copenhagen Post

From Copenhagen Post:  Following an agreement between Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland, which was signed by the defence minister, Nick Hækkerup (Socialdemokraterne), the five countries will in the future operate a joint fleet of military transport planes.

Putin sacks chief of Russia’s general staff

By RFE/RL

From RFE/RL:  President Vladimir Putin has reshuffled several top generals amid an investigation into alleged fraud at Russia’s Defense Ministry.