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Feb 17, 2012

Putin’s Campaign

By Anna Borshchevskaya

Shaken by the largest wave of protests since 1991, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has stepped up his campaign for a third presidential term as the March 4 elections draw near.

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

NATOSource

Feb 17, 2012

NATO military delegation visits Beijing to expand cooperation

By NATO

From NATO:  LtGen Jürgen Bornemann, the Director General of the International Military Staff (IMS) paid an official visit to China from 13 to 15 February, on invitation by the Chinese Military Authorities. LtGen Bornemann and his delegation met with MGen Qian Lihua, the Chief of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Ministry of National Defence […]

NATOSource

Feb 16, 2012

NATO tests its forces in Arctic

By the Voice of Russsia

From the Voice of Russsia:  NATO forces prepare themselves for Cold Response 2012 – military games, up to 16 thousand people as well as fighting ships and aviation from Great Britain, Denmark, Canada, Netherlands, Norway, France, Sweden and the USA are to take part.

Energy & Environment United Kingdom

NATOSource

Feb 16, 2012

EUCOM releases details of troop reductions in Europe

By U.S. European Command

From U.S. European Command:  The United States has enduring interests in supporting peace, prosperity, unity, and freedom in Europe and Eurasia as well as in bolstering the strength and vitality of NATO. As demonstrated by recent and ongoing operations, Europe remains our partner of choice in addressing current and emerging security challenges around the globe. […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 16, 2012

Navy selects destroyers to be based in Spain

By the Navy Times

From the Navy Times: The Ross, Donald Cook and Porter, now based in Norfolk, Va., and the Carney, from Mayport, Fla., will be forward deployed to Spain by 2015, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced Thursday.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Feb 16, 2012

Pivot Towards Asia Not Pivot Away From Europe

By James Joyner

While President Obama’s new defense strategy is pivoting towards Asia, it’s “not a pivot away from Europe in any way at all,” Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter assured his Atlantic Council audience.

NATOSource

Feb 16, 2012

Is China a Paper Tiger in Cyberspace?

By Adam Segal, the Council on Foreign Relations

From Adam Segal, the Council on Foreign Relations:  Two recent studies of national cyber power have placed China near the bottom of the table.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Feb 16, 2012

Greek FM: NATO has not responded to ‘significant threat’ of Turkey

By the Athens News

From the Athens News:  Greece’s participation in Nato has not managed to respond to the significant threat represented by Turkey, the foreign minister, Stavros Dimas, told a special event held to mark the 60th anniversary of the country’s membership of the military bloc. "Since the mid-1970s, Greece has been facing a standing threat by one […]

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Feb 16, 2012

Power Struggle Between Parliament and the SCAF Plays Out in Presidential Election Law

By Salem Mostafa Kamel

Egypt’s newly elected parliament was delegated full legislative powers by the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) on January 24, but lawmakers have begun to assert greater powers and many are claiming the authority to review and challenge military decrees. The developing power struggle between the People’s Assembly and SCAF over whether or […]

New Atlanticist

Feb 16, 2012

Why England Needs a First Amendment

By Julian Lindley-French

A democracy without a written constitution is always in peril from political law. Three current controversies underline the extent to which England today faces just such peril: the attempt to deport radical Islamist Jordanian cleric Abu Qatada; the Leveson inquiry into press standards and ethics; and the February arrest and jailing of a woman for […]

United Kingdom
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