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Feb 23, 2010

“New START” Dead on Arrival?

By the Cable

  From the Cable: As the Obama administration finishes up negotiations over the lynchpin of its strategy of hitting the "reset button" on U.S. relations with Russia, the "New START" nuclear arms reduction treaty, the big lingering question on everyone’s mind is: Will the Senate actually be able to ratify the deal? Senior Democratic senators, who […]

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Feb 23, 2010

Turkish Court Charges 7 Officers in Coup Plot

By the AP

From the AP: A Turkish court formally charged and jailed seven senior Turkish military officers Wednesday for allegedly plotting years ago to overthrow the country’s Islamic-leaning government. The court in Istanbul sent four admirals, an army general and two staff colonels to jail pending a trial and released six other officers who still could be charged […]

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Feb 23, 2010

Jones: NATO Must be Lean, Agile, and Flexible

By the New Atlanticist

  From the New Atlanticist: In a provocative closed door session yesterday, National Security Advisor Jim Jones proclaimed that "NATO must be prepared to address, deny, and deter the full spectrum of threats, whether emanating from within Europe, at NATO’s boundaries, or far beyond NATO’s borders…" His challenge for an Alliance that has kept the West […]

United States and Canada

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Feb 23, 2010

Gates: Europe’s Demilitarization Has Gone Too Far

By the AP

From the AP: Europeans’ aversion to military force is limiting NATO’s ability to fight wars effectively, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday. In remarks to a forum on rewriting the basic mission plan for the NATO alliance, Gates called for far-reaching reforms in an organization that was created 61 years ago as a political and military […]

United States and Canada

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Feb 23, 2010

Rasmussen: Sale of French Warship to Russia, “is not NATO Business”

By the Cable

  From the Cable: Rasmussen also commented briefly on the French sale of the Mistral amphibious assault ship to Russia, saying the sale is not a NATO issue. "This is not NATO business, this is a bilateral question between France and Russia," he said, "So as such, NATO is not engaged in this." As the first […]

United States and Canada

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Feb 23, 2010

Turkey: Top Military Figures Arrested Over Plot Claims

By the BBC

From the BBC: Some 40 people, including several top military figures, have been arrested in Turkey over an alleged coup plot dating back to 2003, Turkish media report. The former heads of the air force and navy were among those detained in raids in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. The so-called ‘sledgehammer’ plot allegedly involved planting bombs […]

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Feb 23, 2010

Hillary Clinton: The Future of NATO

By the Atlantic Council

  From the Atlantic Council: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke on the future of NATO before the Atlantic Council on February 22. Council Chairman Senator Chuck Hagel offered welcoming remarks, and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright introduced Secretary Clinton. Albright is the Chair of the Group of Experts commissioned by NATO Secretary General […]

United States and Canada

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Feb 23, 2010

Deep Transatlantic Tensions Spotlighted by Obama Effect

By the New Atlanticist

 From the New Atlanticist: President Barack Obama took office in late January 2009, and there can be little doubt that he remains highly popular in Europe a year on. But it is also hard to escape the conclusion that despite the best of intentions on both sides of the Atlantic, there is dissatisfaction with the state […]

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New Atlanticist

Feb 23, 2010

Clinton: Cyber Security and Energy Security as NATO Priorities

By James Joyner

During her NATO strategic concept speech, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton argued that “threats to our networks and infrastructure such as cyber attacks and energy disruptions” should be considered an Article 5 action, in which an attack on one is an attack on all.

NATO Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Feb 22, 2010

Clinton on Russia and NATO

By James Joyner

Hillary Clinton addressed the Atlantic Council this evening on “The Future of NATO” as a kickoff to a conference on a new strategic concept for the sixty-year-old Alliance.   She worked very hard to square the circle on NATO-Russia relations, both advocating increased cooperation and leaving the door open for further contentious expansion.

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