Category: Blogs

Abkhazian vice president injured in attack

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Abkhazian vice president Alexander Ankvab was injured when his house came under grenade launcher attack early on Thursday, Abkhazian first deputy interior minister Ramin Gablaya told RIA Novosti. Ankvab received fragmentation injuries to his arm and leg, Gablaya said without giving any further details. … This is the fourth assassination attempt on […]

German Foreign Minister on Turkey and German troops abroad

By the Wall Street Journal

Turkey says Germany and France threatened by EU bid

By Reuters

Europe faces higher threat from al Qaeda

By Eli Lake, the Washington Times

From Eli Lake, the Washington Times:  Al Qaeda and its allies are taking aim at Europe, according to U.S. and Western intelligence officials, who say there are indications a terrorist plot is in the offing. "Despite the significant counterterrorism pressure abroad, al Qaeda continues to be committed to high-profile attacks directed at the West, including […]

New Chief of Staff arrives at SHAPE

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations:  Today at SHAPE, ceremonies took place for the out-going Chief of Staff, General Karl-Heinz Lather, German Army, and the in-coming Chief of Staff, General Manfred Lange, German Air Force. At a reception held at the SHAPE Club, Gen Lather bid farewell to colleagues, staff and friends. He then proceeded to his final […]

NATO Secretary General on relations with Russia and missile defense

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  I do believe that all parties realize that we need each other. I think the future of Russia lies within cooperation with the European Union, with NATO.

State Department: “The Russians keep asking hard questions” about missile defense

By Philip H. Gordon, U.S. State Department

From Philip H. Gordon, U.S. State Department:  The Russians keep asking hard questions. We have been, I think, making it very clear, first, that our missile defense programs are not designed, they’re not targeted at Russia.

Critical Questions on Iran

By Stuart Eizenstat and Mark Brzezinski

A confluence of events in the next few weeks again will put Iran at the top of the Obama administration’s foreign policy agenda and could shape its course in the months ahead. The annual United Nations General Assembly this week is likely to include another anti-American, anti-Western, anti-Israel rant from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, while […]

Clinton: Restoring CFE important part of reset with Russia

By Andrew Quinn, Reuters

From Andrew Quinn, Reuters:  NATO and Russia should step up cooperation on missile defense, aiming to endorse a plan by November to resume missile defense exercises and explore ways to link early warning systems, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday. "In the longer term, NATO and Russia should work together to develop […]

At the U.N., Turkey Asserts Itself in Prominent Ways

By Mark Landler, the New York Times