Category: Blogs

NATO Rejects Elections in Abkhazia

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  NATO does not recognise the elections held on August 26 in the Georgian region of Abkhazia.

The Return of the West

By Charles Cogan, the Huffington Post

From Charles Cogan, the Huffington Post:  The French press (or a part of it) is calling it "Sarkozy’s War."

Merkel praises NATO for Libya campaign

By the Local (Germany)

From the Local (Germany):  Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended Germany’s decision not to participate in NATO’s military campaign in Libya, but praised Berlin’s allies for helping oust dictator Muammar Qaddafi. In the interview with Bild am Sonntag to be published Sunday, she also said Qaddafi should be tried by the International Criminal Court in the […]

Update: NATO activities in Libya on August 26

By NATO

German foreign minister under fire for slighting NATO and Libyan opposition

By Natalia Drozdiak, Reuters

From Natalia Drozdiak, Reuters:  Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle faced ridicule across Germany and even within his own party Friday for stating that it was chiefly U.N.-imposed economic sanctions that led to the downfall of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi.

The Jay-Z Doctrine? Coalition building in Hip Hop and NATO

By Marc Lynch, Foreign Policy

NATO attacks pro-Gaddafi forces near Sirte

By Heba Saleh, the Financial Times

From Heba Saleh, the Financial Times:  Nato has launched air strikes against targets in the region around Sirte, the hometown of Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi and a stronghold of loyalist forces

White House wants NATO partners to hunt for Gaddafi’s rockets and WMD

By Kimberly Dozier and Bradley Klapper, the AP

From Kimberly Dozier and Bradley Klapper, the AP:  It’s a polite faceoff of spies vs. diplomats, as the Obama administration debates how aggressively to pursue Libya’s vast weapons stores, including tons of caustic mustard agent and thousands of anti-aircraft rockets