Category: Blogs

Mugabe calls NATO a terrorist organization

By Gillian Gotora, the AP

From Gillian Gotora, the AP:  Zimbabwe’s president of more than 30 years warned Monday that "mad people in the West" are campaigning for regime change, pointing to the ongoing civil war in Libya where rebels backed by NATO forces are trying to oust that country’s longtime leader.

Turkey arrests more of its generals

By DPA

From DPA:  A Turkish court Monday handed down arrest warrants for seven generals and seven lower-ranking officers on charges of campaigning against the government via the Internet.

Balkan Ghosts

By James Stavridis, U.S. European Command

From James Stavridis, U.S. European Command:  Libya and Afghanistan seem to get all the headlines about NATO these days. But lately, I’ve been thinking and working on the Balkans. We need to make sure that the Balkan ghosts of violence from the 1990s don’t reappear.

National Security in an Age of Austerity

By Kurt Volker, the New Atlanticist

From Kurt Volker, the New Atlanticist:  We need a realistic strategy for what to do — how to advance our national security within our means. Not simply to retrench, not simply to keep pouring on the gas. Take Afghanistan: As U.S. ambassador to NATO, I argued strongly for more troops and more Allied contributions in […]

Update: NATO activities in Libya on August 7

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How U.S. sanctions can promote human rights in Russia

By the Editors of the Washington Post

From the Editors of the Washington Post:  Last month the Obama administration disclosed it had taken a significant step toward balancing its policy toward Russia, which has focused heavily on striking deals with the authoritarian regime of Vladi­mir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev while mostly ignoring issues of corruption and human rights.

Russian Reset a Cold War Restart

By Ariel Cohen, the National Interest

From Ariel Cohen, the National Interest:  [Russia’ Ambassador to NATO Dmitry] Rogozin also raised the issue of legally binding “reliable assurances” that a NATO system does not pose a threat to Russia’s Strategic Rocket Forces.