Category: Blogs

Three Outcomes from Lisbon

By James Stavridis, U.S. European Command

From James Stavridis, U.S. European Command:  [W]e were able to deliver the three key initiatives we have been seeking for several years

Kosovo to become NATO member within four years — acting PM

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Kosovo, which unilaterally proclaimed its independence from Serbia in 2008, may get NATO membership within four years, Kosovo’s acting premier said. The Kosovo government, led by Hashim Thaci, had to resign after the parliament voted in favor of a no-confidence motion introduced by the opposition. However, Thaci hopes to regain the post […]

Europe’s Myopic Defense Cuts

By Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, the Project Syndicate

From Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, the Project Syndicate:  All over Europe, budgets are being pared as a new age of austerity takes hold. Defense expenditures are proving to be the easiest of targets.

Plugging The WikiLeaks

By James Joyner

The latest WikiLeaks document dump by five Western newspapers — this time, victimizing the State Department  — will start some uncomfortable conversations among America’s friends.  It will also force further evaluation about how we handle our internal business. The editors at the New York Times and The Guardian make strong arguments about the public’s right to know and the fact […]

Pro-European alliance ahead in Moldova elections

By the AP

From the AP:  Moldova’s governing pro-Europe alliance was leading the opposition Communists, election results indicated Monday, but it appeared the coalition was just short of winning enough legislative seats to end the country’s year-long political deadlock.

France stands by U.S. after WikiLeaks cables

By Reuters

Calls From Man With Terror Links Prompted German Alert, Official Says

By Michael Slackman, the New York Times

From Michael Slackman, the New York Times:  Germany’s recent decision to declare a terrorism alert and dispatch heavily armed police around the nation was set off by phone calls from a man who said he wanted to quit working with terrorists and warned of a pending Mumbai-style attack

Partners for Peace? Just Possibly

By John Vinocur, the International Herald Tribune

From John Vinocur, the International Herald Tribune:  NATO’s final communiqué didn’t talk of seeing a “strategic partnership” with Russia

The Lisbon Summit and Ratifying START

By the Editors of the New York Times

From the Editors of the New York Times:  If you did not spend last weekend tuned in to news from the NATO summit meeting in Lisbon, you probably missed the breakthrough on European missile defense. NATO leaders agreed to jointly develop a shield intended to intercept short- and medium-range missiles. And Russia agreed to cooperate, […]

After Lisbon, Execution Is Key

By Peter Flory