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Apr 8, 2010

Yanukovich Kills Ukraine’s Bid to Join NATO

By the Christian Science Monitor

From the Christian Science Monitor:  Ukraine’s once deeply controversial bid to join NATO appears to have died a little-noticed bureaucratic death this week, as incoming President Viktor Yanukovich moved to abolish a commission that had been overseeing the country’s preparations for eventual entry into the Western military alliance. Monday’s presidential decree scrapping the commission came […]

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NATOSource

Apr 8, 2010

START: Cultivating Old Frienships and New

By the New York Times

From the New York Times:  With flourish and fanfare, President Obama and President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia signed a nuclear arms control treaty on Thursday and opened what they hoped would be a new era in the tumultuous relationship between two former cold war adversaries. Meeting here in the heart of a once-divided Europe, […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 8, 2010

Albania and Croatia Celebrate First Year of NATO Membership

By NATO

From NATO: On 1 April, Albania and Croatia marked one year as fully fledged members of NATO. Young Albanians celebrated the anniversary at the Albanian Parliament, where Assembly Speaker Jozefina Topalli told them that they were fortunate to live in a time of freedom. Croatian Defence Ministry State Secretary Pjer Simunovic said in a press […]

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Apr 8, 2010

A New Metaphor for Afghanistan

By Foreign Policy

From Foreign Policy: Rather than describing Afghanistan with the language of war and battles, we have come to think of the country as an ailing patient — in many ways analogous to a weakened person under attack by an aggressive infection. … NATO’s combat presence in Afghanistan is considerable. At its peak, combat troops will […]

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Apr 8, 2010

Wrong on the Reset?

By Nikolas Gvosdev

Back in January, I opined in this space that it was time to "Time to Retire the Russia Reset Button." With presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev signing the follow-on START agreement in Prague today, should I re-evaluate that position?

New Atlanticist

Apr 8, 2010

Watching Karzai, Seeing Diem

By Don Snow

Historians warn us not to overgeneralize based on different events, citing the special circumstances that surround any particular event or complex of events.

NATOSource

Apr 7, 2010

U.S. and Russian Bases in Kyrgyzstan Affected by Unrest

By Stars and Stripes

From Stars and Stripes: The U.S. air base in Kyrgyzstan was temporarily closed on Wednesday amid anti-government protests that may have forced the country’s president to flee. A U.S. official confirmed a media report that the airport at Manas, including the U.S. air base, was closed at 8 p.m. local time and would reopen 12 […]

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Apr 7, 2010

Kyrgyzstan Revolution Topples Government

By James Joyner

Kyrgyzstan’s capital is under siege in a brutal riot that appears to have ousted Kurmanbek Bakiyev, the brutal leader who himself came to power in the Tulip Revolution.

NATOSource

Apr 7, 2010

Russia Negotiating for Mistral “With All the Goodies”

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia and France have not yet agreed on the purchase of a French helicopter carrier for the Russian Navy, a Russian deputy defense minister said on Wednesday. … "We are still in talks on a wide range of issues related to the purchase of French ships of this class. Primarily, these are […]

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Apr 7, 2010

NATO’s New Strategic Concept Must Reflect Today’s Strategic Reality

By Daniel Fata, German Marshall Fund

From Daniel Fata, German Marshall Fund: In the six months before acceptance of the final document, Allied governments and NATO officials should consider some of the following questions: How important is the Strategic Concept to today’s NATO? Is the overall concept of a strategic document outdated? Should there be something akin to a “National Security […]

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