Category: Blogs

Afghanistan Raids by U.S. Commandos Almost Triple Since 2009, NATO Says

By Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg

From Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg:  The U.S. military in Afghanistan has nearly tripled since 2009 the frequency of commando raids launched against Taliban or insurgent groups, according to NATO figures. This year, from Jan. 1 through this week, the U.S. — with Afghanistan and NATO assistance — has launched 1,879 missions, with 916 “targets” killed or […]

Update: NATO activities in Libya on August 12

By NATO

“About Time, Mr President.” The Atlantic Charter Then and Now

By Julian Lindley-French

Blois, France. 14 August, 2011. Seventy years ago today President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill met for the first time off the Canadian coast. “About time, Mr President”, said as the two men met. What emerged from that fateful meeting was the “Joint Declaration by the President and the Prime Minister”, which was soon […]

Churchill and the need for transatlantic leadership

By David Gergen, CNN

From David Gergen, CNN:  In Europe and especially in the U.S., the public is disgusted with politics because their leaders squabble like kids in a sandbox. Churchill lived in a day when there were bitter fights too. But upon taking the reins, he immediately formed a coalition government.

The Atlantic Charter’s enduring relevance

By William Inboden, the German Marshall Fund

From William Inboden, the German Marshall Fund:  Things may be hard today, but in the day of the Atlantic Charter they were much worse.  Remembering the Charter’s 70th anniversary should remind us that the transatlantic alliance was forged not in a time of tranquility but in the crucible of trial.

“About Time, Mr President.” The Atlantic Charter Then and Now

By Julian Lindley-French, the New Atlanticist

From Julian Lindley-French, the New Atlanticist:  Seventy years ago . . . President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill met for the first time off the Canadian coast. “About time, Mr President”, said as the two men met. What emerged from that fateful meeting was the “Joint Declaration by the President and the Prime […]

70th Anniversary of the Atlantic Charter

By NATO

From NATO: Declaration of Principles issued by the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, August 14, 1941

NATO commander: Gaddafi unable to launch offensive

By AFP

From AFP:  Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi are no longer able to launch a credible military offensive, the commander of NATO-led Libyan operations told AFP in an interview Thursday.

Germany rules out Kosovo partition on ethnic lines

By Fatos Bytyci, Reuters

From Fatos Bytyci, Reuters:  Germany will oppose any partition of Kosovo, its foreign minister said Thursday following a warning by Kosovo Albanian leaders that Serbia wants its former province divided along ethnic lines. Guido Westerwelle said the map of the Balkans had been decided and the issue of territorial changes was closed. "For us it […]