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Mar 22, 2012

Hands Across the Pond

By Andrew Wilson, the New Atlanticist

From Andrew Wilson, the New Atlanticist:  Both Cameron and Obama, therefore, need friends; and friendship was, indeed, what the official visit was designed to project.

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Mar 22, 2012

McCain: Syria, NATO Expansion Should Be on Summit Agenda

By Kate Brannen, Defense News

From Kate Brannen, Defense News:  At the upcoming May NATO summit in Chicago, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., wants world leaders to address Syria and NATO expansion.

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NATOSource

Mar 22, 2012

NATO extends counter piracy mission until 2014

By NATO

From NATO:  NATO Allies agreed on 19 March to extend the Alliance’s counter piracy naval operation Ocean Shield, which operates off the Horn of Africa to protect merchant traffic from pirate attacks, for a further two years until the end of 2014.

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Mar 22, 2012

Rep. Turner presses NATO expansion to former Soviet states

By Carlos Munoz, DEFCON Hill

From Carlos Munoz, DEFCON Hill:  As the Pentagon gets smaller, the U.S. military is going to need more help from its friends around the world.

United States and Canada

MENASource

Mar 22, 2012

Rethinking US Relations with a Changing Egypt

By Michele Dunne

With Egypt in the midst of a political transition, this is a crucial time to rethink the relationship between the United States and Egypt, as I argue in my latest policy brief for the Project on Middle East Democracy. Although the events of the January 2011 revolution and the ensuing months of political transition have shown […]

MENASource

Mar 22, 2012

Top News: Brotherhood Reconsidering Presidential Run

By Mara Revkin

The Muslim Brotherhood announced that it is considering running its own candidate in upcoming presidential elections, dropping its previous decision to refrain from direct participation in the race.

NATOSource

Mar 22, 2012

Europe’s lack of key defense capabilities raises doubts about NATO’s future

By Andrew Exum, World Politics Review

From Andrew Exum, World Politics Review:  Many Poles now worry the NATO alliance is but a shadow of its former self and wonder whether it can be counted upon for support in the future.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 22, 2012

Senegal’s Election: What’s at Stake

By Peter Pham

Senegal has long enjoyed a well-deserved reputation as something of an exception to the depressing cycle of poor governance, economic mismanagement, military intervention, and flawed strongmen that characterized politics in much of post-independence Africa. Recently, however, a not insignificant bit of that West African country’s luster has been lost, thanks in large part to the […]

New Atlanticist

Mar 22, 2012

Hands Across the Pond

By Andrew Wilson

To his base on the right, it was yet another slam-dunk for David Cameron. The British Prime Minister, fresh from delivering a black eye to those presumptuous Europeans, received the royal treatment in the United States last week, with an unprecedented trip on Air Force One, redcoats marching on the White House lawn and even—here […]

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NATOSource

Mar 22, 2012

EU defense ministers endorse pooling of resources

By Slobodan Lekic, the AP

From Slobodan Lekic, the AP:  European Union defense ministers endorsed on Thursday projects to develop joint air-to-air refueling capacities and field hospitals as part of a wider effort to share military resources in response to falling defense budgets.

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