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NATOSource

Apr 13, 2011

Berlin’s stance on Libya has isolated Germany in NATO

By Nicholas Burns, Deutsche Welle

From Nicholas Burns, Deutsche Welle:  There’s no question that the European members of NATO would have been more effective as a military unit if German forces had contributed to the mission.

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NATOSource

Apr 13, 2011

NATO Chief: “The territorial integrity of Libya must be maintained”

By Spiegel

From Spiegel:  Excerpts from interview with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 13, 2011

Obama Must Not Delay in Brokering a New Mideast Peace

By Brent Scowcroft

The ‘Arab Spring’ that is flowering in fits and starts in most countries of the Middle East has significantly altered the geopolitical situation in the region, and is likely to have a profound effect on American interests. No one knows how or when the region will settle down, and there is little that the US […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 13, 2011

Feeding Pakistan’s Paranoia

By Shuja Nawaz

Behind all the talk of a strategic dialogue and strategic partnership between the United States and Pakistan lurks the reality of a persistent transactional relationship, based on short-term objectives that intrude rudely into the limelight every time a drone attack kills civilians inside Pakistan or in the instance when an American “operative” is caught by […]

NATOSource

Apr 13, 2011

Georgia Gives Up MAP, but Expects to Join NATO Anyway

By Matthew Czekaj, the New Atlanticist

From Matthew Czekaj, the New Atlanticist:  It should now be crystal clear: Georgia no longer wants a Membership Action Plan (MAP) for NATO accession. But it still expects to become a member of the Alliance.

NATOSource

Apr 13, 2011

UN rebuffs EU proposal for humanitarian mission to Libya

By DPA

From DPA:  The United Nations has rebuffed a European Union offer to deploy a military mission to assist humanitarian aid efforts in Libya, European officials in Luxembourg said Tuesday.

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NATOSource

Apr 13, 2011

Sweden blocks planning for EU mission in Libya

By Valentina Pop, EUobserver

From Valentina Pop, EUobserver:  Foreign ministers have sketched out the basic outlines of an EU ‘military-humanitarian’ mission to Libya, amid concern about putting ground soldiers into a volatile situation. The meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday (12 March) saw ministers discuss the so-called concept of operations (Conops) for the Eufor Libya mission, the first step in […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 13, 2011

Obama’s Very Conventional Foreign Policy

By James Joyner

 Harvard’s Stephen Walt reflects on the impending game of musical chairs at the top levels of the Obama administration’s foreign policy team: I don’t think these changes are going to make much difference.  It’s not like Obama will be replacing the current set of officials with people who have a fundamentally different perspective on foreign and defense […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 13, 2011

Georgia Gives Up MAP, but Expects to Join NATO Anyway

By Matthew Czekaj

It should now be crystal clear: Georgia no longer wants a Membership Action Plan (MAP) for NATO accession. But it still expects to become a member of the Alliance. 

NATOSource

Apr 13, 2011

France criticizes NATO’s management of Libya operation

By Matthew Lee and Raf Casert, the AP

From Matthew Lee and Raf Casert, the AP:  At a European Union meeting in Luxembourg, Paris lamented the limited U.S. military role in Libya and chided Germany, too, for its lack of involvement.

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