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New Atlanticist

Aug 17, 2010

What Battle for Hearts and Minds?

By Raymond Pritchett

I spent some of the day going over the figures regarding the damage in Pakistan, and the damage that has taken place over the last several days of the monsoon season is beyond what any single nuclear weapon is capable of. Even more interesting, the areas impacted in Pakistan are the areas that every single […]

New Atlanticist

Aug 17, 2010

America’s Nuclear Future

By Kurt Volker

"We should build a new framework for civil nuclear cooperation, including an international fuel bank, so that countries can access peaceful power without increasing the risks of proliferation. … We must harness the power of nuclear energy on behalf of our efforts to combat climate change, and to advance peace and opportunity for all people." […]

NATOSource

Aug 16, 2010

Russia expels Romanian diplomat for spying

By AFP

From AFP:  Russia’s FSB security agency on Monday detained a Romanian diplomat for spying, and he was ordered to leave the country within 48 hours, an agency spokesman told AFP. "Gabriel Grecu… was detained by FSB in Moscow on August 16 during an attempt to receive secret information of a military nature from a Russian […]

NATOSource

Aug 16, 2010

White House denies Turkey arms ultimatum

By Laura Rozen, Politico

From Laura Rozen, Politico:  The White House denied a report Monday that the U.S. has threatened Turkey with potentially withholding future arms sales because of its tougher stance towards Israel and vote against U.N. Iran sanctions. Obama “emphatically denied” a Financial Times story saying the president had told Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan that […]

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NATOSource

Aug 16, 2010

Gates to leave in 2011?

By Josh Rogin, the Cable

From Josh Rogin, the Cable:  In an exclusive interview published Monday, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Foreign Policy that he plans to leave office some time in 2011, once President Obama’s Afghanistan’s strategy review is completed.

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NATOSource

Aug 16, 2010

Poland and America Drift Apart

By David Frum, CNN

From David Frum, CNN:  America’s place on the Polish mental map seems to shrink every year. When Poles dream of leaving the country, they think not of Chicago but of London. A Pole can work legally in any large EU country, and an estimated 1 million do, sending home more money than Poland earns from […]

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New Atlanticist

Aug 16, 2010

Petreaus’ Afghanistan Media Tour

By James Joyner

New Atlanticist

Aug 16, 2010

Flood Gives Pakistan, U.S. Chance to Build Bridges

By Shuja Nawaz

The fierce flooding in northwest Pakistan is a catastrophe that’s killed more than 1,000 people, left thousands homeless and millions more in desperate need of aid. Does the disaster also create an opportunity for Pakistan and the United States to win hearts and minds with food and assistance? NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Shuja Nawaz, […]

New Atlanticist

Aug 16, 2010

Case for Military Jointness Throughout Government

By Sebestyen L. V. Gorka

Sooner or later it was bound to happen, as even a hyperpower has limits. After nine years, the United States is reassessing its commitment to the longest war it has to date prosecuted.

NATOSource

Aug 15, 2010

How should Germany treat its soldiers?

By William Boston, Time

From William Boston, Time:  43 [German soldiers] have been killed since the Afghan mission began. That’s less than 1% of the 4,350 German soldiers deployed in Afghanistan, but nonetheless a large number for a country that has for two generations studiously avoided military conflict.

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