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New Atlanticist

May 3, 2010

A New Peace Dividend?

By Don Snow

One of the clear political lessons (if there are any) of the “great recession” from which the country is slowly emerging is that the United States cannot afford everything, since unbridled spending in the absence of additional public revenues (taxes) means a burgeoning deficit that will be handed down to future generations.

New Atlanticist

May 3, 2010

Pakistan: A Comprehensive Approach

By Luv Puri

Pakistan is one of the most volatile regions in the world today and the situation in that country threatens the world peace. Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, who masterminded the September 11, 2001 terrorist strike in New York, was arrested in Pakistan; the London bombings of July 7, 2005 were carried out by Pakistani-origin terrorists; and the […]

NATOSource

May 3, 2010

Polish MiGs Patrolling Baltic States

By defpro.com

From defpro.com: April 30, military contingents conducting the QRA Baltic Air-policing mission will change during a ceremony at the LAF Siauliai Air Base: Polish Air Contingent with four MiG-29 will replace French soldiers. Polish forces are deploying air assets for the Baltic Air-policing mission for the third time (after service on January-March 2006 and March-June […]

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May 3, 2010

Greece to Cut Defense Expenses, But Keep Balance with Turkey

By Zaman

From Zaman: Greek Defense Minister Evangelos Venizelos has said his government was preparing for “colossal” cuts in military operating costs to help the debt-ridden country emerge from its financial crisis and speed up plans to modernize the armed forces, but emphasized the reduction would not affect the strategic balance with neighboring Turkey. … In a […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 30, 2010

Bill Clinton: Rock Star

By Bono

There are professors who pretend to be populists and populists who pretend to be professors. But there have never been a head and heart so perfectly matched as the pair within William Jefferson Clinton. It’s an impossible equilibrium: wonky intellectual meets “Oh, hell” card player, oxygen and hydrogen. He defies the laws of physics as […]

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Apr 30, 2010

U.S. Seeks to Revamp NATO Treaty in Europe

By Judy Dempsey, the New York Times

From Judy Dempsey, the New York Times: Spurred by a new treaty with Russia to reduce strategic nuclear missiles, the United States and NATO are seeking to revive a major treaty on conventional weapons in Europe, according to Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO’s secretary general. The effort will form one of three parts of a plan […]

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Apr 30, 2010

Polish Foreign Minister: We’re not Actually Worried About Iranian Missile Threat

By Josh Rogin, Foreign Policy

From Josh Rogin, Foreign Policy: Poland doesn’t see is itself as a target of the missile threat from Iran, the country the nascent U.S. missile shield is supposedly designed to thwart. "If the mullahs have a target list we believe we are quite low on it," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in an interview […]

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Apr 30, 2010

Why Bosnia Needs NATO (Again)

By  Louise Arbour and Gen. Wesley Clark, Foreign Policy

From Louise Arbour and Gen. Wesley Clark, Foreign Policy:  Paradoxically, this is precisely the time for NATO to forge a closer alliance with Bosnia, a process that began last Thursday in Tallinn, Estonia. A meeting of the alliance’s foreign ministers agreed to give Bosnia and Herzegovina a Membership Action Plan (MAP) — a welcome step toward maintain […]

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Apr 30, 2010

Republic of Korea Becoming the 46th Contributor to ISAF

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations: The Republic of Korea has offered to deploy a Provincial Reconstruction Team for Parwan Province to contribute to the governmental and infrastructure development of Regional Command East. With this official offer made on the 13 April, the Republic of Korea becomes the 46th contributor to the United Nations mandated International Security […]

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Apr 30, 2010

National Armaments Directors Focus on Key Capability Requirements

By NATO

From NATO: The CNAD will explore the possibilities of current and future multinational projects in support of the Alliance’s operations, with particular consideration given to the budgetary effects of the economic crisis. Moreover, the conference will consider input from various speakers with regard to the CNAD’s support for NATO operations and missions on the following […]

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