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Jul 19, 2011

Institutional Transition Begins in Afghanistan

By LTG William B. Caldwell IV, New Atlanticist

From LTG William B. Caldwell IV, New Atlanticist:  At the same time that ISAF is supporting geographic transition over the next three years, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) is supporting institutional transition.

NATOSource

Jul 19, 2011

Libya: NATO Selectively Enforcing No-Fly-Zone

By Micah Zenko, CFR

From Micah Zenko, CFR: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) assumed command and control over the western-led intervention in the Libyan civil war four months ago with three stated military missions: enforce an arms embargo, enforce a no-fly-zone, and protect civilians and civilian populated areas.

New Atlanticist

Jul 19, 2011

Drop by Drop, A River is Formed: Transition Begins in Afghanistan

By William B. Caldwell IV

Over the next week, lead security responsibility in Afghanistan will shift from NATO to the Afghan Army and Police in seven areas: the provinces of Bamiyan, Panjshir, Kabul (minus Sarobi District) and the municipalities of Mazar e-Sharif, Herat, Lashkar Gah, and Mehtar Lam. President Karzai trumpeted this important decision earlier this year and offered a […]

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NATOSource

Jul 19, 2011

NATO ruled out Martial Law intervention

By  Warsaw Business Journal

From Warsaw Business Journal: NATO has declassified a number of documents that show it was not prepared to intervene militarily if the Soviet Union had invaded Poland during the period of Martial Law in the early 1980s.

NATOSource

Jul 19, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on July 18

By NATO

NATOSource

Jul 19, 2011

Mortars hit near Afghan transition ceremony

By  AFP

From AFP: A mortar attack on Tuesday marred the transition of responsibility from NATO to Afghan officials in Mehtar Lam, the second of seven areas due to be transferred this week.

NATOSource

Jul 19, 2011

Afghanistan’s test case: NATO handover in Laghman Province

Tom A. Peter, Christian Science Monitor: After a decade of war in Afghanistan, international forces began handing over responsibility for security to Afghan forces in seven areas across the country this week, marking the first major step toward ending NATO-led combat missions here by 2014.

New Atlanticist

Jul 19, 2011

Cyber Statecraft: Linking Geeks and Wonks to Respond to National Security Incidents

By Jason Healey

There are many reasons why cyber conflict is considered an awkward and destabilizing national security problem. One of the more overlooked is the gap between the technical elite and senior politicians and policymakers, a disconnect that could become tragic during fast-moving cyber conflicts.

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New Atlanticist

Jul 19, 2011

Afghanistan’s Women Face a Dangerous and Uncertain Future

By Anna Borshchevskaya

As President Obama announced his decision to withdraw 33,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by next summer, the Taliban vowed to continue fighting and dismissed as “symbolic” Obama’s withdrawal announcement. “There is no negotiation with the United States or with any other countries and we deny any report about such kind of peace talks,” said Taliban […]

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New Atlanticist

Jul 18, 2011

Mr. President, Time to Stop Digging Yourself Into a Hole

By David Kramer-Damon Wilson and Robert Nurick

David J. Kramer, Damon Wilson and Robert Nurick write: Relentless prosecutions of Tymoshenko, other Yanukovych opponents lack credibility.

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