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Apr 5, 2012

Clinton outlines 3 primary NATO summit goals

By the AP

From the AP:  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton outlined the goals of the upcoming NATO Summit during a speech in Virginia on Tuesday, saying the alliance would focus on defining the next phase of transition in Afghanistan.

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Apr 5, 2012

Turkey has prepared plans for safe zones in Syria

By Nour Malas and Joe Parkinson, the Wall Street Journal

From Nour Malas and Joe Parkinson, the Wall Street Journal:  Turkey has drawn up plans for safe zones across its border in Syria to help absorb refugees and is preparing to take more aggressive steps to protect Syrian civilians in the case of a spike in violence

New Atlanticist

Apr 5, 2012

Who Will Bear the Cost of NATO’s Exit from Afghanistan? Ask Afghan Women

By Ahmad Waheed Andrea Barbara Baumann and Geety Samadi

In the run-up to NATO’s 2012 Chicago summit, Alliance members look ever more determined to leave Afghanistan sooner rather than later. In spite of the flurry of media reports, recent security incidents involving members of both the Afghan and the American security forces can be considered tragic exceptions. They nevertheless fuel the argument that little […]

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Apr 4, 2012

Scowcroft: NATO Future as UN Security Force

By James Joyner, the New Atlanticist

From James Joyner, the New Atlanticist:  General Brent Scowcroft argues that NATO’s Libya intervention may point to the future of the military alliance as the go-to enforcer of UN Security Council resolutions.

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Apr 4, 2012

The Muslim Brotherhood Goes “All-In”

By Tarek Radwan

Despite the risks, the Brotherhood’s incredibly bold move putting forth Khairat al-Shater as the group’s presidential candidate in Egypt’s upcoming elections indicates a shift to a surprisingly aggressive strategy seemingly geared at dominating almost all the major political institutions in the transition. The Brotherhood’s tactic — reneging on its previous promise not to field a […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 4, 2012

Obama Must Reset Relations with Russia Along Economic Lines

By Fran Burwell and Svante Cornell

As Vladimir Putin prepares for his May inauguration and return to the Russian presidency, the United States must design a new relationship with this often difficult leader and his country. The “Russian Reset” of President Obama’s first term sought to overcome the strain in relations of recent years in order to achieve some specific foreign […]

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Apr 4, 2012

54 members of Congress urge Obama to invite Macedonia into NATO

By the Hill

From the Hill: Rep. Candice Miller (R-Mich.) and a bipartisan group of 53 other House members called on President Obama late last week to ensure that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) invites Macedonia to the group during a planned May summit meeting in Chicago.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 4, 2012

Scowcroft: NATO Future as UN Security Force

By James Joyner

General Brent Scowcroft argues that NATO’s Libya intervention may point to the future of the military alliance as the go-to enforcer of UN Security Council resolutions.

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Apr 4, 2012

Clinton to NATO conference: ‘We are now in a battle for the future’

By the Department of State

From the Department of State:  Excerpts from remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the World Affairs Council 2012 NATO Conference

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Apr 4, 2012

Clinton: ACT makes ‘NATO more resilient and more innovative’

By the Department of State

From the Department of State: Excerpts from remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to NATO Allied Commander Transformation staff members

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