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Mar 11, 2011

NATO forces seize rockets from Iran in Afghanistan

By Kimberly Dozier, the AP

From Kimberly Dozier, the AP:  NATO forces in Afghanistan have seized 48 Iranian-made rockets intended to aid the Taliban’s spring battle campaign, the most powerful illicit weapons ever intercepted en route from the neighboring state, officials said Wednesday.

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NATOSource

Mar 10, 2011

NATO approves new Cyber Defense Concept

By NATO

From NATO: NATO Defence Ministers approved today in Brussels a new Cyber Defence Concept that will pave the way for the Alliance to step up its defences against growing cyber threats. The new Cyber Defence Concept defines the protection of NATO’s own networks as the Alliance’s fundamental cyber defence responsibility. It also highlights the importance of […]

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NATOSource

Mar 10, 2011

“NATO is ready to act,” moves ships in the Med

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  Today we have decided to increase the presence of NATO maritime assets in the Central Mediterranean.

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NATOSource

Mar 10, 2011

Press Freedom in Turkey

By the Economist

From the Economist:  The arrests of Ahmet Sik and Nedim Sener came at a time of growing concern about pressure on the media.

New Atlanticist

Mar 10, 2011

NATO Action Cannot Replace A Security Council Resolution in Libya

By Sarwar Kashmeri

As the situation in Libya becomes daily more chaotic, pressure mounts on President Obama to militarily intervene on the side of the Libyan opposition.  He should resist these calls. Without a clear mandate from the United Nations Security Council in support of Libyan intervention, the United States has little to gain, and much to lose […]

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New Atlanticist

Mar 10, 2011

The Shark Stops Swimming

By Barbara Slavin

Iranian politics increasingly resemble a brutal game of musical chairs. Last month, two former senior politicians who ran against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009 disappeared into political detention. On Tuesday, March 8, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani — a former president and for three decades one of Iran’s most powerful politicians — lost his post as […]

New Atlanticist

Mar 10, 2011

30 Seconds Over Tripoli

By Harlan Ullman

“A mind is a terrible thing to lose,” U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle once Malapropped in a mistaken reference to the NAACP’s slogan that a mind is a terrible thing to waste. But Quayle’s remark applies to the U.S. debate about whether to impose a “no-fly zone” over Libya and perhaps dislodge Moammar Qaddafi from […]

NATOSource

Mar 10, 2011

New study: No-Fly Zone in Libya could cost billions

By Philip Ewing, Morning Defense

From Philip Ewing, Morning Defense:  A Libya no-fly zone could cost billions, according to a new study out today by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.

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NATOSource

Mar 10, 2011

Libyan crisis reveals “the Obama conception of the U.S. role in the world”

By Scott Wilson, the Washington Post

From Scott Wilson, the Washington Post:  President Obama is content to let other nations publicly lead the search for solutions to the Libyan conflict, his advisers say

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New Atlanticist

Mar 10, 2011

Atlantic Update 3/10/11

By Jason Harmala

NATO defense ministers meet in Brussels to discuss the situation in Libya, and France recognizes the Libyan rebel leadership as the country’s legitimate government.

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