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Atlantic Update 3/14/11

By Jason Harmala

Following explosions at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant, Europe re-assesses its nuclear energy future. Meanwhile, France continues its pressure on allies to enact a no-fly zone over Libya, after the Arab League passed a resolution supporting such a measure.

Turkey opposes NATO Libya intervention: PM

By AFP

SACEUR on NATO Defense Ministers meeting

By James Stavridis, EUCOM

From James Stavridis, EUCOM:  We just finished an excellent two-day meeting in Brussels with the 28 NATO Defense Ministers – including, of course, my bosses Secretary of Defense Bob Gates and Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. The meeting focused on one expected challenge — Afghanistan — and one new issue, Libya. … Libya was a […]

Former SACEUR: “Libya doesn’t meet the test for U.S. military action”

By Wesley Clarke, the Washington Post

From Wesley Clarke, the Washington Post:  Understand the national interests at stake, and decide if the result is worth the cost. We went into Lebanon with a reinforced battalion of Marines in 1982 because we believed that it was in our national interest to stabilize the situation after the Israelis had been forced out of […]

The Next Steps in the U.S.-Russia Reset

By Joe Biden, the International Herald Tribune

From Joe Biden, the International Herald Tribune:  The next frontier in our relationship will be building stronger ties of trade and commerce that match the security cooperation we have achieved. Since the reset, major American companies — including Chevron, Pepsico, Alcoa, General Electric and Cisco — have signed major deals in Russia. Last week, in […]

Fiddling While Libya Burns

By Anne-Marie Slaughter, the New York Times

From Anne-Marie Slaughter, the New York Times:  President Obama says the noose is tightening around Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. In fact, it is tightening around the Libyan rebels, as Colonel Qaddafi makes the most of the world’s dithering and steadily retakes rebel-held towns. The United States and Europe are temporizing on a no-flight zone while the […]

Arab decision boosts prospect of EU military action in Libya

By Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver:  The Arab League has given the green light for Western powers to impose a no-fly zone in Libya, prompting France to step up its campaign for military action. The 22-member league in a resolution on Saturday (12 March) called for the UN Security Council to quickly issue a mandate for […]

President Obama needs allies to move on Libya

By Barbara Slavin, POLITICO

From Barbara Slavin, POLITICO:  The best way to confront him now is to get his neighbors in the African Union and Arab League to back measures by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to protect Libyan opposition forces, ordinary civilians and oil installations.

Estonia: NATO needs an extensive cyber shield

By the Office of the President of Estonia

From the Office of the President of Estonia:  The President, Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves, met with the Cyber Force Commander of the United States of America, General Keith B. Alexander, who is also the Director of the US National Security Agency (NSA).

NATO’s Cyber Defense Concept requires funding new tech

By Julian Hale, Defense News