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Sep 30, 2011

Britain and the EU: The Day of Reckoning Approaches

By Julian Lindley-French

The Euro-crunch is upon us and with it perhaps the most delicate and dangerous moment in the EU’s history. Indeed, the implications of what is about to happen are slowly only becoming apparent. One of the most profound of which could be the withdrawal of Britain from the European Union. The Euro can only survive […]

Economy & Business European Union

NATOSource

Sep 30, 2011

A New Atlanticism

By John C. Kornblum, atlantic-community.org

 From John C. Kornblum, atlantic-community.org:  One often meets Europeans these days who say their belief in Europe was nothing but an illusion. The EU is experiencing a serious crisis of confidence among its citizens. Equally worrisome is the growing loss of confidence by its essential protector, the United States.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Sep 30, 2011

Resilience and Heroism in Afghanistan

By William B. Caldwell IV

I attended the funeral for the chairman of Afghanistan’s High Peace Council, Burhanuddin Rabbani last week and was impressed by the display of honor and remarkable resilience of senior Afghan leaders.

Afghanistan

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Sep 30, 2011

Can NATO and the EU work together on global partnerships?

By Richard Gowan, atlantic-community.org

From Richard Gowan, atlantic-community.org:  It remains to be seen whether the Libyan experiment and other recent operations in the EU’s "near abroad" such as the anti-piracy campaign off Somalia will convince European leaders to retain the military capabilities to act as a regional policeman in future.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Sep 29, 2011

Caspian Natural Gas Inches Closer to Markets

By Boyko Nitzov

Earlier this month, two events occurred which are likely to significantly boost Europe’s hopes for diversifying its gas supply and help realize Caspian gas exporting countries’ aspirations for reaching global gas markets. 

Energy & Environment Russia

New Atlanticist

Sep 29, 2011

Merkel’s Moment

By Margarita Mathiopoulos

Leadership of the European Union from the beginning has fallen on Germany and France — Konrad Adenauer and Charles de Gaulle, Giscard d’Estaing and Helmut Schmidt, Helmut Kohl and François Mitterrand. Now it is Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy, and at their last meeting they signaled that they are aware of the depth of the […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Sep 29, 2011

When the Issue Was Nuclear, at Least It Was Clear

By David Sarasohn

In 1961, it wasn’t hard to understand why an American president was obsessed with Berlin. As Frederick Kempe explains in his new book, “Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth,” the divided city was where the superpowers confronted each other, where the nuclear trigger might get pulled — and where, Kempe […]

NATOSource

Sep 29, 2011

Behind Qatar’s Intervention In Libya

By David B. Roberts, Foreign Affairs

From David B. Roberts, Foreign Affairs:  Qatar’s actions in Libya took most analysts by surprise when, in March, it sent six Mirage fighter jets (which likely represented the majority of Qatar’s operational fighter strength) to join in NATO air operations.

United Kingdom United States and Canada

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Sep 29, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on September 28

By NATO

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Sep 29, 2011

Why Turkey will continue to remain a committed member of the Atlantic Alliance

By Avnish Patel, Royal United Services Institute

European Union International Organizations
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