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NATOSource

Feb 24, 2011

Russian military to purchase 600 planes, 100 ships

By David Nowak, the AP

From David Nowak, the AP:  Russia will spend $650 billion to equip its dilapidated military with 600 new warplanes, 100 ships and 1,000 helicopters by 2020, Defense Ministry officials were quoted as saying Thursday. The ambitious weapons procurement program also envisages eight new nuclear submarines and two Mistral aircraft carriers in addition to the two […]

New Atlanticist

Feb 23, 2011

Global Watercooler

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.  THE LIBYAN QUANDARY AND THE ATLANTIC MOMENT As Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi vows to fight […]

NATOSource

Feb 23, 2011

US should continue funding Medium Extended Air Defense System

By Baker Spring and Michaela Bendikova, Heritage Foundation

From Baker Spring and Michaela Bendikova, Heritage Foundation:  The MEADS program is designed to protect the United States’ homeland, allies, and forward-deployed troops against a wide range of threats, including the next generation of tactical ballistic missiles.

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NATOSource

Feb 23, 2011

Commander of NATO Training Mission Afghanistan addresses EU

By William B. Caldwell, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan

From William B. Caldwell, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan:  Police professionals of EU nations have qualities that make them invaluable to the police training mission. Their strength does not lie in their nations’ GDPs…but in their remarkable people. EUPOL possesses and trains the ministerial level expertise in criminal investigation, intelligence-led policing, anti-corruption capabilities, judicial cooperation and coordination, […]

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New Atlanticist

Feb 23, 2011

US Interests In A Democratic Mideast

By Jeffrey Lightfoot

The recent uprisings against authoritarian regimes in the Middle East have fundamentally shifted the American debate over democracy promotion. Support for democracy assistance has again become an area of bipartisan consensus in US foreign policy. Stronger US support for democracy in the Middle East would certainly advance American values. What is far less clear is […]

New Atlanticist

Feb 23, 2011

Hitler’s Revenge

By Harlan Ullman

Over the past 70 years, who has generally exerted the greatest influence on how America characterizes its enemies? Ironically, the answer rests in why we were fully successful in only one major and lengthy war during that period and failed or stumbled in the others because of this flawed imaging process. Why did we win […]

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New Atlanticist

Feb 23, 2011

Atlantic Update 2/23/11

By Jason Harmala

Nearly 100,000 march in Athens to protest the government’s austerity policies, and Kosovo elects a new government.

NATOSource

Feb 23, 2011

France: Diplomats Take Sarkozy to Task

By Scott Sayare, the New York Times

From Scott Sayare, the New York Times:  An anonymous group of former and current French diplomats said Tuesday that President Nicolas Sarkozy’s approach to foreign policy was plagued by amateurism, impulsiveness and a preoccupation with media attention.

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NATOSource

Feb 23, 2011

Gates: US has not discussed Libyan operation with NATO allies

By Stephen Hayes, the Weekly Standard

From Stephen Hayes, the Weekly Standard:  Defense secretary Robert Gates says the United States has not had discussions with its NATO partners about how to handle the unfolding crisis in Libya, and he believes that the United States could not quickly enforce a no-fly zone in the country to keep military jets from shooting on […]

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NATOSource

Feb 22, 2011

NATO SecGen shocked by violence in Libya

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  I am shocked by the indiscriminate use of violence against peaceful protesters in Libya. I deplore the loss of life.

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