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NATOSource

Feb 24, 2011

NATO delays returning Turkish officers to face coup plot case

By Hurriyet

From Hurriyet:  Three Turkish officers stationed abroad will not return home to face trial for involvement in an alleged coup plot until NATO evaluates the matter or they stand down from their positions, according to reports.

NATOSource

Feb 24, 2011

Ukraine ready to introduce NATO standards

By Interfax-Ukraine

From Interfax-Ukraine:  Ukraine is ready to introduce NATO’s technological standards, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said. "Your standards suit us… We are ready to introduce them in our country," he said at a meeting with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the press service of the Ukrainian government told Interfax-Ukraine. From Zik:  The Ukrainian premier […]

Ukraine

NATOSource

Feb 24, 2011

Ukraine interested in joint missile defense system with NATO

By Interfax-Ukraine

From Interfax-Ukraine:  Ukraine is interested in joining the building of a common missile defense system with NATO, Anatoly Hrytsenko said, the head of the Ukrainian parliamentary committee on national security and defense. "We are interested in participating in the building of a joint missile defense system and developing our technologies and creating new jobs through […]

Ukraine

NATOSource

Feb 24, 2011

U.S. officials deny military role in Libya

By Philip Ewing and Jen DiMascio, Morning Defense

From Philip Ewing and Jen DiMascio, Morning Defense:  There is no U.S. military role in Libya for now, officials across Washington said Wednesday.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Feb 24, 2011

Global Watercooler 2011-02-24

By Frederick Kempe

 Editor’s Note: Following are a few musings from the office of the Atlantic Council president about what globally minded Atlanticists will be buzzing about today.  This is a new feature that will appear regularly on our forthcoming THINKING GLOBAL blog. A Transatlantic Test in Libya Secure phone and internet lines have been burning up between […]

NATOSource

Feb 24, 2011

Spain: 5 dead, 3 injured in military academy blast

By the AP

From the AP:  A powerful explosion at a Spanish military academy killed five soldiers and wounded three others on Thursday when a bomb disposal drill went awry, the Defense Ministry said.

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

NATOSource

Feb 24, 2011

NATO SecGen on Libya: “NATO as such has no plans to intervene”

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  I do not consider the situation in Libya a direct threat to NATO or NATO Allies, but, of course, there may be negative repercussions.

New Atlanticist

Feb 24, 2011

Yanukovych Report Card: One Year of Power

By Adrian Karatnycky

On the first anniversary of the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych, it is entirely appropriate to offer an overall report card on the performance of Ukraine’s new leader and his government team. This article attempts to do so by comparing the actions and policies of Yanukovych and his Prime Minister Mykola Azarov with the state of […]

Ukraine
Transatlantic

New Atlanticist

Feb 24, 2011

Atlantic Update 2/24/11

By Jason Harmala

Russian Prime Minister Putin lambastes the EU over its energy policy.

NATOSource

Feb 24, 2011

France Tries to Re-Seize Its Lost Momentum

By Katrin Bennhold, the New York Times

From Katrin Bennhold, the New York Times:  After weeks of diplomatic wavering on the tumult in the Arab world, President Nicolas Sarkozy is scrambling to signal to the world that France is back on track, defending core human values and treading with a sure foot in the changed Middle East.

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