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New Atlanticist

Nov 23, 2011

Russia’s Red Alert

By James Joyner

Russian President Dimitry Medvedev announced today that he would “immediately put the missile attack early warning radar station in Kaliningrad on combat alert” and take other aggressive steps to counter NATO’s missile defense system. In an official statement reprinted on NATOSource, Medvedev claims this step was taken after NATO and the United States rebuffed repeated gestures from […]

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NATOSource

Nov 23, 2011

White House will not change missile defense plans despite Medvedev’s warning

By FoxNews

From FoxNews:  The U.S. is not planning on making any changes to its missile defense system in Europe, a U.S. official said Wednesday, despite a warning from Russia’s president that Moscow will target the U.S. system if Washington goes ahead and deploys the planned shield.

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New Atlanticist

Nov 23, 2011

Russian Stereotypes: A Flawed Analysis Resulting in Inadequate Policy Choices

By Isabelle Francois and Brett Swaney

The relationship between Russia and NATO is in dire need of radical rethinking.  In the past two decades, the evolving security environment has provided opportunities for NATO and Russia to establish new levels of cooperation but diverging perceptions continue to cause the relationship to stagnate.  For the better part of the last decade, Western analysts […]

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NATOSource

Nov 23, 2011

Medvedev willing to sabotage US-Russia arms control unless agreement reached on NATO missile defense

By Charles Clover and James Blitz, the Financial Times

From Charles Clover and James Blitz, the Financial Times:  Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s president, has warned that a failure by the US to take into account Russian objections to a planned Nato anti-missile shield would spark a new arms race and derail efforts to improve frosty relations between Washington and Moscow.  Accusing the US and its […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 23, 2011

Russia downplays US and NATO decisions on CFE treaty

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  NATO’s decision to curb its cooperation with Moscow on the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty will not harm Russia’s interests, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. United States and a number of its NATO allies announced on Tuesday they will no longer exchange information on conventional weapons and troops with […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 23, 2011

End of CFE? U.S. halts arms treaty cooperation with Russia

By Reuters

From Reuters:  The United States said on Tuesday it will stop sharing data with Russia under a treaty that limits conventional forces in Europe, saying it was doing so four years after Moscow halted its participation in the pact. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) limits the number of battle tanks, heavy […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 23, 2011

Secretary General Rasmussen describes Medvedev’s military plans against NATO missile defense as “very disappointing”

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  I have taken note of President Medvedev’s statement on missile defence.

NATOSource

Nov 23, 2011

Medvedev orders military to prepare “measures for disabling” NATO missile defense system

By Dmitry Medvedev, Office of the President of Russia

From Dmitry Medvedev, Office of the President of Russia:  Our only goal was to preserve the basic principle that Europe does not need new dividing lines, but rather, a common security perimeter with Russia’s equal and legally enshrined participation.

United States and Canada

MENASource

Nov 23, 2011

News Update: November 23, 2011

By Mara Revkin

Protesters overwhelming rejected the SCAF’s offer to expedite the transition to civilian rule through a popular referendum. Demonstrations continued in several cities on November 23, with additional casualties reported in Alexandria, bringing the official death toll to 35. Meanwhile, a number of major political parties are reportedly considering calling on the SCAF to postpone the […]

MENASource

Nov 23, 2011

Violence Clouds Upcoming Elections

By Mohamed Elshahed

Less than five days before the first post-Mubarak elections, the situation in Tahrir Square is the worst it has been since Mubarak stepped down on February 11 earlier this year. The level of force and the brutality of the security forces surpass anything that was seen in a single incident during the 18-day uprising. The […]

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