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Mar 31, 2010

Canadian Mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina Ends

By the Toronto Sun

From the Toronto Sun: Almost 20 years after war broke out in former Yugoslavia, Canada is pulling its last troops out of Bosnia-Herzegovina. The six Canadian Forces members, who have been based in Sarajevo as part of Task Force Balkans, are heading home as Operation BRONZE — the last of many Canadian operations over the […]

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Mar 31, 2010

Swedish Diplomat Accused of Spying for Russia

By the Swedish Wire

From the Swedish Wire:  A Swedish diplomat leaked classified and sensitive political information about the EU to Russia, a Swedish newspaper reported Wednesday, quoting a defected Russian foreign intelligence officer. "He gave us large amounts of information and documents, especially about how former Soviet states were trying to approach the EU and NATO," Sergei Tretyakov […]

European Union International Organizations

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Mar 31, 2010

Russia Set to Float Out 2nd Stealth Corvette

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: St. Petersburg’s Severnaya Verf shipyard will float out on Wednesday a new corvette featuring stealth technology, a Russian Navy spokesman said. The Soobrazitelny is the second Project 20380 corvette designed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau. "The corvette features innovative solutions regarding hull design, armament, communications and electronics," the spokesman said. […]

New Atlanticist

Mar 31, 2010

What’s the Big Fat Deal?

By Harlan Ullman

U.S. Vice President  Joe Biden’s crass congratulatory whisper to President Barack Obama after the House of Representative’s March 21 passage of the healthcare bill was one bookend for an extraordinary presidential week by any account. The other bookend was the president’s surprise visit to Afghanistan, ostensibly to deliver some tough love to President Hamid Karzai […]

New Atlanticist

Mar 31, 2010

Belarus Press Crackdown Puts Westernization on Hold

By Matthew Czekaj

In a bid to ensure its dubious status as “Europe’s last dictatorship,” Belarus has further constrained the rights of its independent journalists. 

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Mar 30, 2010

Can Obama Save Sarkozy’s Presidency?

By Jeffrey Lightfoot

It will be the best of times and the worst of times for Presidents Barack Obama and Nicolas Sarkozy when they meet at the White House for dinner tonight.  Obama is riding a wave of momentum from the passage of historic health care legislation and agreement on an important arms control treaty with Russia.

NATOSource

Mar 30, 2010

Turkey Faults France and Germany on Arms Sales to Greece

By the New York Times

From the New York Times: Just as the German chancellor arrived in Ankara on Monday for bilateral talks, fraught with differences over education and accession to the European Union, a fresh rift seemed to have emerged over policies toward Greece, Turkey’s regional rival. Egemen Bagis, Turkey’s chief negotiator with the European Union, has criticized Germany, […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Mar 30, 2010

NATO Experts Group say US Nukes Should Stay in Europe

By the Guardian

From the Guardian: Nato’s group of experts, the small band of seasoned sages chaired by Madeleine Albright, who have been asked to guide the alliance on its future course, will advise it to hold on to America’s controversial tactical nukes in Europe. In their report on Nato’s New Strategic Concept, due on the secretary general’s […]

United States and Canada

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Mar 30, 2010

Portugal Sends More Troops to Afghanistan

By Xinhua

From Xinhua: The last batch of 70 Portuguese troops to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) left on Monday for Afghanistan to complete Lisbon’s planned deployment. The troop of a rapid reaction force aboard a C-130 plane left from a military airport in Lisbon. They will complete the Portuguese military deployment of a total of […]

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Mar 30, 2010

Mongolia Becomes the 45th Nation Contributing Troops to the NATO-Led Mission in Afghanistan

By NATO

From NATO: The Mongolian Defence Minister, Luvsanvandan Bold, met with NATO’s Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero, at NATO Headquarters on 29 March. The meeting marked the formal recognition of the Mongolian contribution to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). Mongolia has deployed an infantry platoon in ISAF’s Regional Command North. This contribution was formally […]

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