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Jun 30, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on June 29

By NATO

NATOSource

Jun 30, 2011

NATO: not involved in French arms aid to Libya rebels

By Fredrik Dahl, Reuters

From Fredrik Dahl, Reuters:  NATO was not involved in a French operation to airlift weapons to Libya’s rebels, alliance chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Thursday.

NATOSource

Jun 30, 2011

France defends arms airlift to Libyan rebels

By Louis Charbonneau and Hamuda Hassan, Reuters

From Louis Charbonneau and Hamuda Hassan, Reuters:  France said it did not break a U.N. arms embargo by airlifting weapons to Libya’s rebels because the arms were needed to defend civilians under threat. France on Wednesday became the first NATO country to openly acknowledge arming rebels seeking to topple Muammar Gaddafi, who has resisted a […]

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NATOSource

Jun 30, 2011

China urges nations to obey UN rules about arms transfers to Libya

By Reuters

NATOSource

Jun 29, 2011

NATO reviews Libya campaign after France admits arming rebels

By Nick Hopkins, the Guardian

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

NATOSource

Jun 29, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on June 28

By NATO

NATOSource

Jun 29, 2011

NATO After Libya: The Atlantic Alliance in Austere Times

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  The mission in Libya has revealed three important truths about military intervention today.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Jun 29, 2011

Tough Choices: U.S. Troop Reductions and the Afghan Local Police Program

By James Cook

President Obama’s decision to remove 10,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year, followed by the withdrawal of the remaining 23,000 “surge” forces by next summer and a further “steady pace” reduction of troops until the 2014 transition to Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) remains a source of controversy.

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NATOSource

Jun 29, 2011

French defense official echoes Gates’ warning to NATO

By the AP

From the AP:  A top French defense official is echoing U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ warning that NATO’s survival is at risk because of Europe’s military cutbacks.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Jun 29, 2011

Diplomatic Wounds Leave Half-Healed Scars

By Barbara Slavin

Turkey and Israel are close to resolving their dispute over last year’s flotilla fiasco, but the partnership that existed between them for more than a decade will almost certainly stay submerged. As a new flotilla of ships prepared to set sail for Gaza Tuesday, Turkish and Israeli officials and analysts said that only a major […]

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