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Aug 18, 2010

A Mission to Modernize Germany’s Armed Forces

By Judy Dempsey, New York Times

From Judy Dempsey, New York Times:  On Friday, the German defense minister, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, is set to present to Chancellor Angela Merkel his plans to modernize the Bundeswehr, the country’s armed forces. From all accounts, it could be one of the most radical and long overdue shake-ups undertaken in decades by a defense minister. […]

NATOSource

Aug 18, 2010

Medvedev Meets with Middle East Leaders on Russian Support to Region

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

From Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday offered Pakistan support in dealing with catastrophic floods as he hosted the leaders of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan for talks on efforts to stabilize the region.

NATOSource

Aug 18, 2010

Azerbaijan Blocks NATO Flight from Airspace

By news.am

From news.am: Azerbaijan did not allow a German plane flying from Afghanistan to Armenia to enter its airspace. The NATO passenger aircraft was carrying a group of Armenian peacemakers to Yerevan. The Armenian servicemen completed their service in Kunduz, Afghanistan, under German command. A source at the RA Ministry of Defense informed NEWS.am that the […]

New Atlanticist

Aug 18, 2010

Why We Need Big Oil

By Alexandros Petersen

In the aftermath of the largest oil spill in history, Big Oil — never the greatest of PR cases — has lost most of the few friends it ever had. When BP — whose assets stretch from Azerbaijan to Libya to the Alaskan Arctic — announced last month that it was planning to shrink in […]

Energy & Environment

NATOSource

Aug 18, 2010

Obama-NATO Meeting to Address Afghanistan

By Tangi Quemener, AFP (via DefenseNews)

From Tangi Quemener, AFP (via DefenseNews): President Obama will travel to Lisbon in November for separate summits with European Union and NATO leaders, the White House said Aug. 17. Officials said the NATO summit will focus on progress in Afghanistan and ways to revitalize 28-member alliance.

New Atlanticist

Aug 18, 2010

Pakistani SOS

By Harlan Ullman

If Shakespeare were to write a tragedy today, it could well begin: “Alas poor Pakistan. I knew it well.” Facing existential economic and security threats, it hardly needed a third, in this case the catastrophic “super flood” that became a massive water sword slashing through Pakistan’s underbelly. Estimates are that as many as 20 million […]

New Atlanticist

Aug 18, 2010

Orange Peels: Ukraine after Revolution

By Adrian Karatnycky

Five years ago, post-Soviet Ukraine, a critically placed country of some 46 million people, seemed to be on the fast track toward modernity. The Orange Revolution, the spontaneous mass protests of fraud in Ukraine’s November 2004 presidential election, presaged a mature civil society and free media. The protests led to the election of Viktor Yushchenko, […]

Ukraine

NATOSource

Aug 17, 2010

NATO Strike Kills Al Qaeda Cell Leader

By Reuters Africa

From Reuters Africa: An al Qaeda cell leader who may have been training suicide bombers was among two insurgents killed in an air strike in northern Afghanistan at the weekend, NATO-led forces said on Monday. While the Osama bin Laden-led movement is widely believed to be funding and training the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, the […]

NATOSource

Aug 17, 2010

Obama to Attend EU and NATO Summits

By Laura Meckler, WSJ

From Laura Meckler, WSJ: The White House said Tuesday that President Barack Obama will attend a summit with leaders of the European Union and a NATO summit, both in Portugal this November. During the NATO meeting on Nov. 19-20, allies will focus on the war in Afghanistan and “ways to revitalize the Alliance to meet […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Aug 17, 2010

German Economy Surges by Defying Stimulus Strategy: View from Europe

By Scott Bleiweis

Many of the world’s largest economies, the U.S. included, have trumpeted the necessity of increasing spending to jumpstart growth. Meanwhile Europe’s largest economy, Germany, defiantly stuck to its plan of spending cuts, limited unemployment benefits, and a focus on exports. Though widely questioned for its economically conservative policies, Germany is now having the last laugh: […]

Economy & Business
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