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New Atlanticist

Apr 25, 2012

Nuclear Iran Not Inevitable, Says Israel’s Defense Chief

By James Joyner

Lieutenant General Benny Gantz, the head of Israel’s military, says that Iran’s leaders have not yet decided to develop nuclear weapons and that they may well never take that step.

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NATOSource

Apr 25, 2012

NATO sends more peacekeepers to bolster security in tense Kosovo

By the AP

From the AP:  About 250 German peacekeepers have arrived in Kosovo, the first of NATO’s 700-strong quick reaction force being sent there ahead of next month’s election in neighboring Serbia.

New Atlanticist

Apr 25, 2012

Wag the Summit!

By Harlan Ullman

“Wag The Dog” was a terrific movie satire about a political operative who manufactured a tiny war to cover up a damning presidential indiscretion. How about a sequel?

NATOSource

Apr 25, 2012

State Department: Israel was never invited to the NATO summit

By Jennifer Rubin, the Washington Post

From Jennifer Rubin, the Washington Post:  Tuesday morning I had a post concerning difficulties the State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland had in responding to an objection by Turkey to Israel’s attendance at an upcoming NATO summit.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 25, 2012

The Case for Military Intervention in Syria

By Kurt Volker

President Obama was on the right track this week when he announced a new effort to monitor global hot spots and prevent mass atrocities before they happen.

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MENASource

Apr 25, 2012

A New Direction for Egypt’s Economy: Five Influential Economic Thinkers Shaping the Debate

By Hoda Youssef

Throughout Egypt’s history, economic thinking has always had a profound influence on society and on the organization of production and distribution. The post-Mubarak era is no exception. President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s endeavor to establish Egypt as the leader of a unified Arab world and his pioneering of the economic model that came to be known […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 24, 2012

The Cruel Calendar

By Shuja Nawaz

South Asia is still struggling for some semblance of stability following last year’s turmoil. The next two years promise little respite as the effects of clashing political and economic calendars threaten to create further vortices of violence and political battles in the region.

New Atlanticist

Apr 24, 2012

If Socialist Wins France, European Union Will Be ‘Irrelevant’

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

Award-winning journalist Arnaud de Borchgrave tells Jim Meyers and John Bachman of Newsmax that French President Nicolas Sarkozy will “squeak through” his upcoming election and remain in office, but a Sarkozy loss would lead to a decline of the European Union that could render it “irrelevant.”

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NATOSource

Apr 24, 2012

The ‘pivot’ to Asia versus Europe’s ‘Thucydidean nationalist passions’

By Victor Davis Hanson, the National Review

From Victor Davis Hanson, the National Review:  The administration has also quite publicly announced a shift in U.S. strategic attention to the Pacific, apparently on the premise of a rising China and a quiescent Europe and Mediterranean.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Apr 24, 2012

Russians protest plans for NATO site near Lenin’s birthplace

By Andrew E. Kramer, the New York Times

From Andrew E. Kramer, the New York Times:  Nationalist and leftist groups marched on Saturday in a central Russian city to protest a proposal by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to set up a transit hub for goods shipped to and from Afghanistan. NATO is in talks with Russia to establish the site for shipping […]

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