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Aug 11, 2010

U.S. to establish training center for Kyrgyz security service, not military base

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  The United States does not plan on opening another military base in Kyrgyzstan, but will likely set up a training center for Kyrgyz security services instead, U.S. Ambassador to Kygyzstan, Tatiana Gfoeller said on Wednesday. On August 7, Washington Post said the United States is planning to move ahead with construction of […]

United States and Canada

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Aug 11, 2010

German Offensive in Afghanistan

By Michael Phillips, the Wall Street Journal

From Michael Phillips, the Wall Street Journal:  The German military, long criticized by its allies as too passive in the face of a growing insurgency, plans to go on the offensive in Taliban strongholds in northern Afghanistan—despite the risk of a political backlash back home. Acting on instructions from Berlin, senior officers have ordered two […]

NATOSource

Aug 11, 2010

Russia deploys S-300 missiles in Georgia’s Abkhazia

By Reuters

From Reuters:  Russia has deployed S-300 air defense missile systems in Georgia’s breakaway Abkhazia region to protect the separatist authorities there, the commander of Russia’s air force said on Wednesday. General Alexander Zelin also said that air defenses of other types had been deployed in Georgia’s other Russian-backed rebel region, South Ossetia. His remarks were […]

New Atlanticist

Aug 11, 2010

Moldova’s Constitutional Crisis: Part 2

By Vladimir Socor

Serially recurring and failing parliamentary and presidential elections have fed rivalries within Moldova’s governing Alliance for European Integration (AEI). The upcoming constitutional referendum on September 5, to be followed by new general elections, can only bring the AEI closer to its end. The four parties had collectively designated Democratic Party leader Marian Lupu (nominally left-of-center) […]

New Atlanticist

Aug 10, 2010

An Opportunity to Demilitarize Public Diplomacy

By Matt Armstrong

Last week, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) convened the third annual Magharebia.com Writers Workshop. The workshop is a professional development course for new and established writers for AFRICOM’s Maghreb-centered news and information website, www.Magharebia.com. According to AFRICOM public affairs, the event "introduced new media tools and technologies while stressing the importance of sound journalistic principles for […]

New Atlanticist

Aug 10, 2010

Moldova’s Constitutional Crisis: Part 1

By Vladimir Socor

Moldova is headed for a constitutional referendum on September 5, to be followed by yet another round of double elections, parliamentary and presidential. It will be the third round of double elections (or fourth electoral round, counting the referendum) in just 19 months. Intractable rivalries among self-centered political parties have all but paralyzed the political […]

NATOSource

Aug 10, 2010

Russian Espionage Targeting New NATO Members

By Gregory Feifer, RFE/RL

From Gregory Feifer, RFE/RL:  The three Czech generals make an impressive roster: the head of the president’s military office, the country’s NATO representative in Europe, and a deputy head of the chief of staff.

Energy & Environment European Union

NATOSource

Aug 10, 2010

Kyrgyz security service arrests protest leaders to stop planned rally

By Interfax

From Interfax:  The Kyrgyz security service has foiled another attempt to stage a rally that organizers planned to continue mass riots, the State National Security Service (GSNB) said. "A mass rally involving more than 5,000 Kyrgyz citizens was due to take place in the ‘old square’ in Bishkek on August 9," the GSNB told Interfax […]

NATOSource

Aug 10, 2010

Statement of President Barack Obama on Secretary Gates Reform Agenda

By the White House

From the White House:  Today, Secretary Gates advanced our effort to invest in the defense capabilities that we need in the 21st century, while being responsible and accountable in spending taxpayer dollars.  I have long said that we need to change the way that Washington works so that it works better for the American people. […]

United States and Canada

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Aug 10, 2010

Russian Navy participating in international Black Sea force

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Warships from the Black Sea Naval Group, the Blackseafor, will conduct three-week drills starting on Wednesday, the Russian Black Sea Fleet press service said on Tuesday. It said the Russian Navy will be represented during the so-called Blackseafor Activation by the RFS Yamal large amphibious landing ship of the Russian Black Sea […]

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