Category: Blogs

Norway hands over NATO Contact Point Embassy role to Turkey

By Allied Command Operations

China denies using US stealth fighter technology

By the AP/Guardian

Leaked NATO documents link Kosovo’s Prime Minister to organized crime

By Paul Lewis, the Guardian

Moscow Airport Terrorist Attack Kills 35

By James Joyner

As many as 35 are dead and 130 wounded after an explosion at Moscow’s  Domodedovo airport.  Terrorism is the working assumption.

Exploring ‘Turkishness’: women’s rights, entrepreneurship and ethno-religious identity

By Zeynep Dereli

The modern Turkish Republic was founded as a secular democracy. As we are approaching the centennial of the founding of the Republic we can see how far we’ve come and how far we have yet to go.  We still face significant issues regarding human rights, particularly in relation to minorities and women. Turkey still struggles […]

Who Will Play the Lead in Eurasia’s Pipeline Opera?

By Alexandros Petersen

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso was in Turkmenistan last week negotiating ways the Caspian country’s vast natural gas reserves might ameliorate European dependence on Russian resources through the so-called Southern Energy Corridor. Coming on the heels of a successful agreement inked in Baku to bring Azerbaijani gas to the European Union, Barroso’s meeting in […]

Dept. SecDef meeting with NATO and EU to improve cyber security

By Jim Garamone, defense.gov

From Jim Garamone, defense.gov:  Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III is meeting with NATO and European Union officials here to strengthen cyberdefense capabilities. This is Lynn’s second visit to the alliance in four months to discuss cybersecurity. “It’s an opportunity for Deputy Secretary Lynn to meet and discuss with NATO and EU leaders ways […]

China’s new stealth fighter may use US technology

By Slobodan Lekic and Dusan Stojanovic, the AP

Still Fighting Russia, This Time With Words

By Clifford J. Levy, the New York Times

Baltic states invited to join Nordic defense organization

By AFP

From AFP:  Nordic nations on Friday invited the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to join a body that aims to smooth cooperation among the region’s armed forces, the Estonian military said. Lieutenant Commander Ingrid Muehling told AFP that the Baltic trio were formally asked to join NORDEFCO at the close of a two-day […]