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Mar 9, 2012

Safe havens in Syria? They failed in Bosnia

By Aida Cerkez, the AP

From Aida Cerkez, the AP:  "Safe havens" for civilians in Syria? Think twice, Bosnians would warn.

New Atlanticist

Mar 9, 2012

Mitigating NATO’s Invisible Risk

By Jordan Becker

As Europe becomes a modest producer rather than a consumer of security and the US engages in a “strategic pivot” toward the Asia Pacific, the most overlooked security challenge facing the transatlantic community is benign neglect.

Drones Technology & Innovation

NATOSource

Mar 9, 2012

Putin vs. a new generation of Russians

By Condoleezza Rice, the Washington Post

From Condoleezza Rice, the Washington Post:  Putin has staked his legitimacy on prosperity and order, but he seemed not to understand that a prosperous population would demand respect, too.

Energy & Environment United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Mar 9, 2012

Is it Time for a Nuclear Mutual Assistance Pact?

By Julian Lindley-French

Is it time for a Nuclear Mutual Assistance Pact? Yesterday’s ‘P5+1’ statement urging Iran to enter into “serious dialogue” on its nuclear program “without preconditions” suggests the danger of nuclear proliferation is now so real that something new is needed to prevent it. The statement is also an important precedent. The very fact that the […]

International Organizations Nuclear Nonproliferation

MENASource

Mar 9, 2012

Top News: Egyptian Foreign Minister Says U.S. Aid Not “Eternal”

By Mara Revkin

Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr said U.S. assistance to Egypt is not “eternal” and “distorts the nature of bilateral relations” between the two countries. “The relations should work in favor of Washington and Cairo, and not in favor of one direction; therefore, we have to build relations anew between the two sides,” he said.

MENASource

Mar 9, 2012

Revolutionary Children: Egypt’s Last Best Hope

By Sara Ashour

Everyone knows that the January uprising was heavily driven by youth, but one demographic group that has been almost entirely overlooked in analysis of the transition is Egypt’s youngest generation, the children of the revolution.  The last twelve months have been a transformative, inspiring and at times traumatic experience for Egyptian children, who will inherit […]

NATOSource

Mar 9, 2012

EU enlargement video backfires after allegations of racism

By Rikard Jozwiak, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

From Rikard Jozwiak, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:  The European Commission has withdrawn an Internet video intended to promote EU enlargement after widespread allegations of both racism and sexism.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Mar 8, 2012

From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terrorism, the US needs France

By Jim Drape, the Air and Space Power Journal

From Jim Drape, the Air and Space Power Journal:  Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the French have intervened in many conflicts in Africa and have courageously fought alongside Americans in nearly every recently assembled coalition

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Mar 8, 2012

NATO Chief: ‘In Chicago, we will make Smart Defence the new way we do business’

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  Smart Defence is about lining up national requirements and NATO’s requirements. It is about setting clear priorities.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Mar 8, 2012

Global Security as National Security

By Derek Reveron

One of the enduring puzzles in security studies is why the United States downplays its relative strength and occupies itself with the challenge of weak or failed states. This is important given the considerable risks associated with maintaining dozens of treaty allies and a non-exclusive list of security partners such as Georgia, Kenya, and Thailand. […]

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