Category: Blogs

Russia insists on equal part in European missile defense

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  "The main condition for joint work [in the area of missile defense] should be the permanent participation of Russian experts in drafting the European missile defense architecture," Gen. Nikolai Makarov said at a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council on Wednesday. NATO earlier proposed creating two separate systems that would exchange information, while […]

NATO achieves first step on theatre ballistic missile defence capability

By NATO

From NATO:  On 27 January 2011, NATO’s first ever theatre ballistic missile defence (TBMD) capability has been handed over to NATO’s military commanders. The handover took place at the NATO Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) in Uedem, Germany, in the presence of NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero, and civil and military authorities from […]

Soros: Two-Speed Europe Could Disintegrate

By James Joyner

As with the late E.F. Hutton, when George Soros speaks, people listen.  Especially when he predicts the disintegration of the world’s largest economy. Speaking with BBC from the World Economic Forum in Davos, the billionaire currency trader and philanthropist proclaimed that "The Euro crisis is on the way [to] being solved," thanks to the creation of what […]

Stop Albania’s Self-Destruction

By Daniel Korski, the International Herald Tribune

From Daniel Korski, the International Herald Tribune:  One moment Albania is Lonely Planet’s “must-see” destination for 2011, a NATO member whose citizens enjoy visa-free travel into the European Union; the next, government forces are shooting and killing protesters on the streets and the British Foreign Office is warning visitors to avoid large crowds in Tirana. […]

Russia says Stuxnet could have caused new Chernobyl

By Reuters

From Reuters:  Russia said on Wednesday that NATO should investigate last year’s computer virus attack on a Russian-built nuclear reactor in Iran, saying the incident could have triggered a nuclear disaster on the scale of Chernobyl.

Afghans Purge Hundreds of Top Cops as NATO Cheers

By Spencer Ackerman, the Danger Room

Davos Dialog: China, Children, and Creativity

By Frederick Kempe

One of the charms of the World Economic Forum in Davos is the unexpected, memorable encounter – a meeting of formidable individuals so different they would be unlikely to meet elsewhere. Such was this evening’s dinner exchange between Amy Chua, the best-selling author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,  and Larry Summers, the former Treasury […]

Leading Through Civilian Power When Military Power Gets Funded

By James Joyner

State Department Policy Planning Director Anne-Marie Slaughter argues that the United States much fundamentally restructure its foreign policy making apparatus in order to effectively engage the challenges of the 21st century.

Why Medvedev is at Davos

By Frederick Kempe

Dateline Davos – The security around this Alpine village has been even tighter than usual in anticipation of its opening, keynote speaker this evening, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Many of us were surprised that Medvedev kept his Davos date, despite this week’s terrorist attack. After a moment of silence, in which all paid respect to […]

Atlantic Update 1/26/11

By Jason Harmala

Russia ratifies new START treaty, Ireland votes on its finance bill, and the fallout from Monday’s Moscow airport attack.