Category: Blogs

Obama tells Merkel that Gaddafi needs to leave

By the White House

From the White House:  Readout of President Obama’s Call with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany

Cyberspace Wars

By Joseph Nye, Jr., the International Herald Tribune

From Joseph Nye, Jr., the International Herald Tribune:  The costs of developing multiple carrier taskforces and submarine fleets create enormous barriers to entry and make it possible to speak of U.S. naval dominance.

New Foreign and Defense Ministers in France

By Steven Erlanger, the New York Times

Atlantic Update 2/28/11

By Jason Harmala

The resignation of President Sarkozy’s foreign minister prompted a cabinet reshuffle, and British PM Cameron debates the need for a military no-fly zone over Libya.

Italy suspends treaty with Libya

By Alessandra Rizzo, the AP

From Alessandra Rizzo, the AP:  Italy has effectively suspended a treaty with Libya that includes a nonaggression clause, amid turmoil in the North African nation, the foreign minister said Sunday.

NATO Builds Its Cyberdefenses

By Stéphane Abrial, the International Herald Tribune

From Stéphane Abrial, the International Herald Tribune:  The decisions taken in Lisbon are only the most recent steps in a process that began with the series of cyberattacks on Estonia in the spring of 2007, which struck not only military targets but also key civilian infrastructure.

EU’s response to Arab Revolutions: ” the best thing we can do is to listen”

By Catherine Ashton, Interenational Herald Tribune

From Catherine Ashton, Interenational Herald Tribune:  There is a time to speak and a time to listen. After visiting Egypt and Tunisia over the past 10 days, I am convinced that the best thing we can do is to listen.

NATO will not intervene in Libyan Crisis

By Slobodan Lekic, the AP

From Slobodan Lekic, the AP:  NATO will not intervene in the Libyan crisis, but will continue to monitor the situation closely, its top decision-making body said after an emergency meeting Friday.

Obama consults with leaders of France, Britain, Italy and Turkey on Libyan crisis

By the White House

From the White House:  Readout of President Obama’s Calls with President Sarkozy of France, Prime Minister Cameron of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Berlusconi of Italy.

Reaction Muted in Europe to Losing U.S. Tanker Contract

By Judy Dempsey, International Herald Tribune

From Judy Dempsey, International Herald Tribune:  European officials seemed resigned Friday after a $35 billion U.S. Air Force contract for aerial fueling tankers went to Boeing rather than to European Aeronautic Defense & Space, the company that builds Airbus planes.