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New Atlanticist

May 25, 2010

Pakistan’s Bloody Alphabet Soup

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

The Pakistani army showed no hesitation about pursuing and killing Taliban insurgents everywhere except in North Waziristan, one of the seven tribal areas where different terrorist groups have long enjoyed a privileged sanctuary. When Pakistani army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani was in Washington six weeks ago, he briefed his American interlocutors on the army’s […]

New Atlanticist

May 25, 2010

Onward to Kandahar

By Don Snow

The United States and its ISAF allies are inching closer to the next big battleground in Afghanistan–the assault on Kandahar City. Kandahar, of course, is both the hometown of Afghan President and sometimes U.S. buddy Hamid Karzai and the main urban redoubt of the Taliban. This juxtaposition in itself creates the parameters for the mission […]

NATOSource

May 25, 2010

Barack Obama Overruled “No-Spying” Pact with France

By the Telegraph

From the Telegraph:  [Former U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dennis] Blair proposed an unprecedented written pledge even more binding than the post-war "gentlemen’s agreement" between the US, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand as trusted partners who do not spy on each other.

United States and Canada

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May 25, 2010

NATO-EU Cooperation Talks Show Little Sign of Progress

By Europolitics

From Europolitics: The dispute between Turkey and Cyprus has hamstrung relations between the two organisations since Cyprus joined the EU in 2004. Ankara restricts cooperation at a number of levels, claiming that it wants to prevent sensitive military operations being passed on to the Greek Cypriot authorities. Cyprus has responded by blocking Turkish participation in […]

European Union International Organizations

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May 25, 2010

Rasmussen and Ashton Discuss Bosnia and EU-NATO Cooperation

By NATO

From NATO:  On 25 May, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Baroness Catherine Ashton, met with Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. They met both bilaterally and at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council and the EU Political and Security Committee. The main topic of discussion was […]

European Union International Organizations

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May 25, 2010

Russia, NATO Defense Ministers Unlikely to Meet in June

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: A Russia-NATO Council meeting at the level of defense ministers will most likely not happen in June as hoped, a source in the Russian mission at the NATO said on Tuesday. The first meeting between Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and his NATO counterparts since the brief Russia-Georgia war in 2008 was […]

New Atlanticist

May 25, 2010

An Olympic Opportunity

By Kurt Volker

With summer arriving, it might seem early to be thinking through the politics of the 2014 Winter Olympics. But the next Winter Games are to be held in Sochi, Russia, just a few miles from Abkhazia, a territory Russia broke off from Georgia by military force in 2008. Simply put, this will be tricky. Preparations […]

NATOSource

May 25, 2010

The Taliban Is Hitting, but Not Winning

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, New York Times

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, New York Times: The point is that in 2010, preventing each and every attack is not the point. Yes, there is an Afghan and NATO offensive in 2010 — but ours is a political offensive, and it is aimed right at the heart of the Taliban. The aim of this political […]

NATOSource

May 25, 2010

Assessing “NATO 2020”

By Emiliano Alessandri, Brookings Institution

From Emiliano Alessandri, Brookings Institution: The report is comprehensive and detailed. Its recommendations, however, do not always match the measure of vision and boldness that many think is needed to invigorate NATO and renew its sense of purpose. Visionary or provocative proposals floated in recent months in expert and political circles, such as opening NATO’s door […]

European Union International Organizations

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May 24, 2010

Russia in Final Stage of Talks to Buy 4 Mistral Class Warships

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: Russia has reached the final stage of talks on the purchase of four French Mistral class helicopter carriers, the Russian defense minister said on Monday. "At the moment we are in pre-contract talks on the warships with three states: Spain, the Netherlands and France. We plan to sign a contract for four […]

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