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Apr 27, 2010

EU Parliament President Comes to Washington to Open Office, Issue “Wake Up Call”

By Laura Rozen, POLITICO

From Laura Rozen, POLITICO: European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek, a former Polish prime minister, arrives in Washington this week to officially inaugurate the new office. He will be meeting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tomorrow. Buzek’s mission to Washington is part “wake up call” that Washington should recognize the growing powers of the 27 nation, […]

European Union International Organizations

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Apr 27, 2010

Secretary General Calls for Greater NATO-EU Police Training Synergy

By NATO

From NATO: The Secretary General of NATO, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, took part in the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on Monday, 26 April 2010. During a session devoted to Afghanistan, chaired by EU High Representative Baroness Catherine Ashton and attended by both Foreign and Defence Ministers, the Secretary General presented his views on […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Apr 27, 2010

North Korea’s Radio Waves of Resistance

By Peter Beck

North Korea remains the most isolated country on earth, with its people effectively cut off from the outside world—or so the world has been told. But there is reason to believe this is no longer the case. My research suggests millions of North Koreans listen to or hear about foreign radio broadcasts. There is evidence […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 26, 2010

China’s Rise Means U.S. Fall in Asia

By Hugh De Santis

Chinese President Hu Jintao’s more conciliatory behavior at the recent nuclear summit is not likely to signal a change in Beijing’s increasing assertiveness in world affairs. Whether China’s reemergence as one of the world’s great powers proves to be advantageous or an impediment to international cooperation, however, remains an open question. How China relates to […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 26, 2010

Balkan Peace Requires Creative Solutions

By Nikolas Gvosdev

Kurt Volker’s commentary last week about “finishing the job” in the Western Balkans is an important reminder for policymakers not to ignore a volatile region of the world simply because it is not in the headlines.

NATOSource

Apr 26, 2010

A NATO Force for Israel?

By Marc Lynch, Foreign Policy

From Marc Lynch, Foreign Policy: What role could an international military force play in securing a two-state Israeli-Palestinian peace? That’s the question addressed in "Security for Peace," released today by the Center for a New American Security after nearly a year of discussions and meetings. I wrote the final chapter for the report, which was […]

United States and Canada

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Apr 26, 2010

Belarus Leader Raps Russia, May Snub Security Summit

By Reuters

From Reuters: Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko on Sunday berated ally Russia for not paying for its military bases deployed in his country and warned that he could snub the summit of a Moscow-dominated security pact next month. … "I want to congratulate my Ukrainian colleagues on this victory — they have saved a few billion […]

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Apr 26, 2010

Kyrgyz Interim Government Posts Draft Constitution on its Website

By Interfax

From Interfax: The Kyrgyz interim government‘s website posted a draft constitution on Monday. The public will be discussing the draft until May 14, and a constitutional referendum will take place on June 27. The draft has ten chapters and 110 articles. It is shorter than the previous edition. Four chapters concerning the president, the parliament, […]

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Apr 26, 2010

Former U.S. Ambassador on German Complaisance

By John Kornblum, the New York Times

From John Kornblum, the New York Times: Ms. Merkel’s unwillingness to sweeten the financial pot echoed throughout Brussels. To many, it signified the decline of German willingness to “salute the French flag three times before raising the German flag,” as Konrad Adenauer used to put it. Germans are not alone in objecting to throwing more […]

European Union International Organizations

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Apr 26, 2010

NATO Ministers Launch Afghan First Policy

By NATO

From NATO: The NATO Foreign Ministers´ meeting in Tallinn on 22 and 23 April marked the launch of the NATO Afghan First Policy aimed at increasing NATO-ISAF´s support to Afghan local economy. The policy, unprecedented to date in the history of NATO operations, aims at facilitating procurement of local goods and services through simplified bidding […]

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