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NATOSource

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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NATOSource

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

NATO Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Apr 4, 2012

The Ripple Effect of the Arab Spring and Weapon Proliferation

By Joanna Buckley

The Arab Awakening has advanced democracy through the Middle East and North Africa but the ripple effects created by the leak of military weaponry into surrounding unstable and conflict areas pose long-term national and regional security implications.  This should be a critical factor for the international community when weighing potential intervention.

Libya Syria

MENASource

Apr 4, 2012

Top News: Brotherhood Candidate Says Application of Sharia is Ultimate Goal

By Mara Revkin

Brotherhood presidential candidate Khairat al-Shater stated that the application of Sharia law is his ultimate goal. “I will rely on people of experience to help Parliament achieve that goal,” Shater said during a meeting of the Islamic Legitimate Body of Rights and Reformation, a moderate body of Islamic scholars.

NATOSource

Apr 4, 2012

On this date: Twelve Foreign Ministers sign North Atlantic Treaty in Washington

By the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum

From the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum:  The North Atlantic Treaty–the first peacetime military alliance ever concluded by the United States–was signed by the foreign ministers of the twelve signatory nations on April 4, 1949.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 3, 2012

The Logistical Nightmare of Leaving Afghanistan

By Christian Neef, Spiegel

From Christian Neef, Spiegel:  A writer once dubbed Ulyanovsk the Bethlehem of the 20th century, because it was the home of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, who was born in the city in 1870 and went down in history under the name Lenin.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 3, 2012

Admiral: US is ‘an Arctic nation without an Arctic strategy’

By Reuters

From Reuters:  If, as many scientists predict, currently inaccessible sea lanes across the top of the world become navigable in the coming decades, they could redraw global trading routes — and perhaps geopolitics — forever.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Apr 3, 2012

Syrian Opposition Must Prove It Can Handle Foreign Funds

By Barbara Slavin

In the aftermath of its latest meeting with international supporters, the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) faces a crucial test: whether it can spend millions of dollars in foreign aid efficiently and without corruption.  Syria analysts and SNC members concede that the council has been slow to organize behind a single leader or vision to […]

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MENASource

Apr 3, 2012

Egypt’s Outdated Leftist Movement In Need of Renovation

By Hany Ghoraba

Egyptian leftists and socialists have a branding problem. Instead of working to develop a constructive vision for the future, they are wasting time defining themselves in terms of what they are not, and in reference to their neoliberal political opponents. Leftists are building their political capital on criticism of neoliberal criticism, rather than thinking critically […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 3, 2012

Brent Scowcroft Assesses the US-China Relationship

By Sarwar Kashmeri

In the latest edition of the New Atlanticist Podcast Series, General Brent Scowcroft discusses managing the US-China relationship with Sarwar Kashmeri, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, and offers his personal observations on China’s President-in-waiting Xi Jinping following his visit to the United States in February.

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