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New Atlanticist

Sep 5, 2012

America’s Euro Fatigue

By Stanley Sloan

At a time when the United States and all its allies are looking at years of reduced resources for all kinds of discretionary government spending, including defense, American interest and faith in the transatlantic alliance seems to be fading fast. Is this a sign of permanent decline in the sense of “Atlantic community,” or is it […]

NATO Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Sep 5, 2012

What Roosevelt Would Do in the South China Sea

By James Clad and Robert Manning

Planting flags on islets, declaring cities where there are too few residents to fill a restaurant, and huffing and puffing over uninhabited rocks are acts more suited to a Gilbert and Sullivan farce than to nations in the 21st century. Absurdities aside, the tensions in the South China Sea could shape the balance of power […]

China

NATOSource

Sep 5, 2012

Clinton tells China ‘it is vital’ to curb increasing number of cyber attacks

By the Department of State

From the Department of State:  Excerpts from remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Sep 5, 2012

Hundreds of Afghan soldiers arrested or fired over ‘green on blue’ attacks

By the BBC

From the BBC:  Hundreds of soldiers in Afghanistan have been dismissed or detained after a probe into a surge of insider attacks against foreign forces, officials say.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Sep 5, 2012

Turkish PM: U.S. elections hampering Syria action

By CNN

From CNN:  Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the United States is "lacking of initiative" on Syria and suggested that could be because of the upcoming U.S. election.

United States and Canada

MENASource

Sep 5, 2012

Top News: Morsy Appoints 10 New Governors, Including Three Military Generals

By Egypt Source

President Mohamed Morsy appointed 10 new governors, of whom four are affiliated with the Brotherhood, three are retired military generals and five are academics.  

NATOSource

Sep 5, 2012

NATO vows action on insider attacks in Afghanistan

By Slobodan Lekic, the AP

From Slobodan Lekic, the AP:  The surge of assaults by Afghan soldiers and police on their foreign allies will not derail plans to draw down international troops from Afghanistan, but in the meantime, NATO will "do everything it takes" to stop such insider attacks

NATOSource

Sep 4, 2012

NATO kicks off multinational close air support exercise

By Stars and Stripes

From Stars and Stripes:  Exercise Ramstein Rover 2012, a two-week training mission for NATO’s close air support providers, begins Wednesday and runs to Sept. 21 in the Czech Republic.

United States and Canada

MENASource

Sep 4, 2012

Egypt’s First Veiled News Anchor is not a Sign of the ‘Brotherhoodization’ of State Media

By Nancy Messieh

One of the latest stories to emerge about changes to Egypt’s media landscape is the appearance of the country’s first-ever veiled news anchor, Fatma Nabil. Her appearance on state TV’s news broadcast has been lumped together with recently made changes which have been viewed as the ‘Brotherhoodization’ of the press. On closer inspection, the headlines […]

NATOSource

Sep 4, 2012

Bulgaria, Romania Sign NATO Air Policing Agreement

By Sofia News Agency

From Sofia News Agency:  The Defense Ministers of Bulgaria and Romania, Gen. Anyu Angelov and Gen. Corneliu Dobritoiu, met in Sofia Tuesday for the singing of a Bulgarian-Romanian agreement under NATO’s Air Policing program.

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