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Mar 24, 2012

Medvedev: Time running out for missile shield talks

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia is still open for dialogue on a planned U.S. missile shield in Europe, but opportunities for discussion are decreasing as the system moves closer to becoming a reality, President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Friday.

NATOSource

Mar 24, 2012

Russia-NATO summit cancelled

By ITAR-TASS

From ITAR-TASS:  A Russia-NATO summit, which was scheduled in May, is cancelled.

MENASource

Mar 23, 2012

Top News: Mubarak VP to Run for Presidency

By Mara Revkin

Omar Suleiman, Egypt’s former intelligence chief who briefly served as Mubarak’s vice president in the early days of the uprising, has reportedly decided to run for the presidency. Supporters of former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq are defecting from his campaign to back Suleiman.

NATOSource

Mar 23, 2012

Cyber spying uncovered at conference on Belarus dictatorship

By Nina Berglund, Views and News from Norway

From Nina Berglund, Views and News from Norway:  Just as a major conference on the dictatorship in Belarus was getting underway in Oslo on Thursday, came an ominous echo from the Cold War past: All those in attendance were warned from the podium that a spy was among them.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

MENASource

Mar 23, 2012

U.S. Resumes Military Aid Despite Rights Concerns

By Mara Revkin

The State Department has formally released $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt despite the SCAF’s failure to meet pro-democracy goals, using a national security waver to sidestep congressional conditions requiring respect for human rights and support for a transfer of power to an elected civilian government. In a statement ironically entitled, "U.S. Support for […]

MENASource

Mar 23, 2012

Making a Mistake with Egypt

By Michele Dunne

As expected, Secretary Clinton used a national security waiver to override congressional conditions on military aid to Egypt on March 23, repeating a foreign policy mistake the Obama administration has made before: staking out a principled position in rhetoric and then backing down from it the moment the going gets tough.

New Atlanticist

Mar 23, 2012

The Afghanistan Strategy: Time for a Reassessment

By James Cook

The horrendous murder of sixteen Afghan civilians by an American soldier has once again raised questions whether the Obama administration has a viable strategy for Afghanistan and if the current timeline for US troop withdrawal should be accelerated.

Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Mar 23, 2012

Time Frame Shifts On Iran War Threat

By Barbara Slavin

Chances for a US or Israeli strike on Iran are minimal before US presidential elections but increase early next year, according to an adviser to the US government.

NATOSource

Mar 23, 2012

Russian experts warn that a new arms race with the West looks inevitable

By Fred Weir, the Christian Science Monitor

From Fred Weir, the Christian Science Monitor:  A top Russian defense official warned Thursday that NATO’s plans to install an anti-missile shield in Europe are a "litmus test" for future relations between Moscow and the West.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Mar 23, 2012

Is the World Moving Towards Chaos and Anarchy?

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

What happens when foreign think tank heavyweights get together at the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations to talk about the United States and the state of the world?

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