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Apr 14, 2010

Commander NATO Forces Visits New Zealand

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations: The commander of NATO’s operational forces paid an official visit to Wellington, New Zealand, April 11-12 to discuss the mission in Afghanistan. Admiral James Stavridis, Supreme Commander Allied Powers Europe, met with the Honourable Mr. John McKinnon, Secretary of Defence Force; the Honourable Dr. Wayne Mapp, Minister of Defence; Lieutenant General […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 13, 2010

Poland: Hope From Tragedy?

By James Joyner

They say every cloud has a silver lining.  The tragic plane crash that took the lives of so many of Poland’s finest over the weekend may be a case in point, providing an opportunity to heal wounds old and new. President Obama has announced that he will attend the funeral. The White House said today […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 13, 2010

Obama Snubs Saakashvili: What Does It Mean?

By Giorgi Kvelashvili

President Barack Obama is currently hosting the Nuclear Security Summit  and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is among the participants. While there was speculation that the two presidents would have a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the summit, Obama decided on a pre-conference telephone call instead.

New Atlanticist

Apr 13, 2010

Ukraine’s Energy Reform Opportunity

By Alexandros Petersen

The 2010 Ukrainian elections have been consigned to history books.  The election season and the winter passed without a major Ukrainian natural gas crisis, and a major gas cutoff, such as occurred in 2009, was avoided

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NATOSource

Apr 13, 2010

French and German Ties Fray Over Greek Crisis

By the New York Times

From the New York Times:  “There has been a tectonic shift in the way Germany acts in Europe,” said Ulrike Guérot, a senior research fellow with the European Council on Foreign Relations. Germans, she says, are “talking of behaving ‘normally’ now, like the others, and that means nationally. …” “Germany is no longer, as a matter […]

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NATOSource

Apr 13, 2010

Ukraine Vows to Get Rid of its Enriched Uranium

By the Financial Times

From the Financial Times: Ukraine pledged yesterday to get rid of its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, enough to make several nuclear weapons, within two years – a good omen for President Barack Obama as he opened a nuclear security summit in Washington. The agreement between Mr Obama and Viktor Yanukovich, his Ukrainian counterpart, will […]

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NATOSource

Apr 13, 2010

NATO Air Forces Exercise In German Sky During BRILLIANT ARDENT

By the Polish Ministry of National Defence

From the Polish Ministry of National Defence: BRILLIANT ARDENT is a large scale Air Force exercise to be hosted by Germany and directed by Commander Allied Air Command Izmir, Turkey. Air Forces from seven NATO members will participate in this NATO Response Force exercise from 12 to 22 April 2010. The Czech Republic, France, Germany, […]

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Apr 13, 2010

Clinton Expresses Condolences at Polish Embassy

By Josh Rogin, the Cable

From Josh Rogin, the Cable:  The mood was somber at the Polish Embassy in Washington Sunday when U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stopped by to pay her respects. … Clinton spoke about the closeness of the U.S.-Poland relationship. "We say with great conviction that the United States and Poland have much to do together […]

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NATOSource

Apr 13, 2010

Special NATO Meeting to Honor the Victims of the Polish Air Crash

By NATO

From NATO: We have gathered today to commemorate the tragic plane crash in Russia last Saturday, which resulted in the death of Lech Kaczynski, the President of Poland, of his wife Mrs. Maria Kaczynska, and a wide-cross section of leading Polish officials and civilians. This is a tragedy which has resonated not just in Poland, […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 12, 2010

Merkel’s Greek Dilemma

By Edward Hugh

Angela Merkel is a Chemist. In her doctoral thesis, she demonstrated herself to be a thoroughgoing expert when it comes to analysing the speed of disintegration of chemical compounds once the bonds which hold them together are weakened. Unfortunately she is now having to apply all this acquired expertise and know-how in a determined attempt […]

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