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Aug 10, 2011

Under NATO’s Flag: An Interim Assessment of the Mission In Libya (Part Two)

By Vladimir Socor, the New Atlanticist

From Vladimir Socor, the New Atlanticist:  Among European allies, many welcomed the chance to restore NATO’s credibility in Libya, after a long drawn-out failure in Afghanistan.

United Kingdom United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Aug 10, 2011

US Debt Downgrade

By Hugh De Santis

Standard & Poor’s downgrade of US sovereign debt is bound to weaken America’s financial standing in the world. Because no other country is in a position to supplant the US as the anchor of the international financial system, its reduced economic status may be temporary. The downgrade also signals the end of America’s infatuation with […]

Economy & Business United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Aug 10, 2011

Swiss Franc: Alternative to Dollar and Euro?

By Max Hirsch

With the dollar and euro reeling, the Swiss franc became a popular destination for investors looking for a more stable currency.

Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Aug 10, 2011

Under NATO’s Flag: An Interim Assessment of the Mission In Libya (Part Two)

By Vladimir Socor

NATO embarked almost haphazardly in March on the Libya mission. The Alliance became the third entrant to this mission in a rapid sequence, after the United States and the Franco-British tandem.

NATO Security & Defense

NATOSource

Aug 10, 2011

Moscow draws up blacklist of US officials in response to US ban against Russians

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Moscow has prepared a blacklist of U.S. officials who will be banned from travelling to Russia in response to a U.S. blacklist of Russian officials linked to the controversial death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in detention, Russian daily Kommersant reported on Wednesday.

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NATOSource

Aug 10, 2011

Libyan TV refutes death of Gaddafi’s son with video

By Joseph Nasr, Reuters

From Joseph Nasr, Reuters:  Libyan state television showed on Tuesday what it said was footage of Muammar Gaddafi’s son Khamis, who rebels said last week had been killed, visiting Libyans wounded in an air attack east of Tripoli.

NATOSource

Aug 10, 2011

Former French general: NATO strike on Syria is technically feasible

By Andrew Rettman, EUObserver

From Andrew Rettman, EUObserver:  A Nato strike to disable the Syrian army is technically feasible according to experts, such as former French air chief Jean Rannou. But it could make the country’s internal situation worse.

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

NATOSource

Aug 10, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on August 9

By NATO

New Atlanticist

Aug 9, 2011

London’s Burning

By Julian Lindley-French

“London’s burning! London’s burning! All across the town, all across the night”. So goes the song by The Clash from the last time London burned in the early 1980s. Last night I watched aghast as streets I know were torched by a mindless, criminal mob. People were robbed in their beds before being burned out […]

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NATOSource

Aug 9, 2011

Moscow warns NATO against extending missile shield

By AFP

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