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New Atlanticist

Feb 25, 2010

NATO’s Future: Realism Required

By James Joyner

In his speech on revising the NATO Strategic Concept, Defense Secretary Bob Gates termed European reluctance to adequately staff its militaries and shoulder a proportionate share of the operational burden "an impediment to achieving real security and lasting peace."

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NATOSource

Feb 25, 2010

Rasmussen Seeks to Break Deadlock

By  Europolitics

From Europolitics: NATO’s Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen put forward a series of suggestions, on 25 February, for overcoming the deadlock which has long hamstrung efforts to improve cooperation between the Atlantic alliance and the European Union.  Relations have been dogged by the Turkey-Cyprus dispute, with Ankara blocking cooperation which it feels could lead to sensitive NATO […]

European Union International Organizations

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Feb 25, 2010

What’s Really Behind Turkey’s Coup Arrests?

By  Foreign Policy

From Foreign Policy: Three days later, the former commanders of the navy and air force were released — further proof that the government’s intention was to intimidate Turkey’s military, rather than proceed with an indictment against these high-ranking officials. The arrests followed a Feb. 19 incident in which an audio recording of Turkey’s chief of staff […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 25, 2010

Stop Slapping the Allies, Secretary Gates

By  Slate

From Slate: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates took a whack at the allies on Tuesday at a NATO Strategic Concept Seminar in Washington, D.C., berating all but a handful of them for spending too little on defense and paying too little attention to the gravest threats of the post-Cold War era… These failings, he concluded, raise […]

United States and Canada

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Feb 25, 2010

Russia Ready to Accredit NATO Diplomats for Permanent Work in Moscow

By  RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: Russia is ready to provide permanent accreditation for NATO diplomats in Moscow in a sign of warming ties with the alliance, the country’s envoy to NATO said on Friday. A diplomatic scandal between Russia and NATO took place in late April – early May 2009, when the alliance withdrew the accreditation of two […]

NATOSource

Feb 25, 2010

Russia Fumes at US Missile Defense Plan

By the AP

From the AP: Russia has serious concerns about U.S. plans to deploy missile interceptors in Romania, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. The statement from ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko reflected Moscow’s irritation about the U.S. missile defense plans and signaled tensions in relations with Washington. "We are worried that we find out about important decisions regarding the […]

United States and Canada

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Feb 25, 2010

German Foreign Minister Pushes for NATO Nuclear Drawdown

By  Spiegel

From Spiegel: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle looks set to spark new tension in trans-Atlantic relations with the latest move in his ongoing campaign to get the US to withdraw nuclear weapons currently stationed in Germany. Westerwelle and his counterparts from the Benelux countries and Norway have drafted a letter to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh […]

NATOSource

Feb 25, 2010

SACEUR Visits NATO’s Maritime HQ, London

By  Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations: On Thursday, 25 Feb 2010 NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe (known as SACEUR), Admiral James Stavridis made his first visit to NATO’s Maritime HQ based at Northwood, London. Northwoods commander, Admiral Sir Trevor Soar, welcomed SACEUR to the headquarters. During his visit to Northwood HQ Admiral Stavridis received an update on NATO’s […]

NATOSource

Feb 25, 2010

Europe’s Bear Problem

By the Economist

From the Economist: What explains Europe’s double standards over America and Russia? Partly, it is hypocrisy. The EU is Russia’s biggest trade partner; in 2008, Russia was the EU’s second market for exports. Partly, it is Russia’s skill at playing on divisions within the block. But some of Europe’s tolerance of Russia goes beyond this. Despite […]

European Union International Organizations

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Feb 25, 2010

Why Europe Should Run NATO Without the United States

By  Foreign Policy

  From Foreign Policy: In concrete terms, this attempt to reignite Europe’s martial spirit has found expression in the attempted conversion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) from a defensive alliance into an instrument of power projection. Washington’s aim is this: take a Cold War-inspired organization designed to keep the Germans down, the Russians out, […]

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