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New Atlanticist

Feb 20, 2010

Alexander Haig, Former SACEUR and Atlantic Council Director, Dead at 85

By The Editors

General Alexander Haig, a long-time friend of the Atlantic Council who served as Supreme Allied Commander from 1974-1979  and as Secretary of State from 1981-1982, has died.  He was 85.

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Feb 19, 2010

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Feb 19, 2010

Allies to Urge US to Remove Nuclear Arms

By  AFP

From AFP: Five European NATO nations are to call "in the coming weeks" for the removal of all remaining US nuclear weapons from European soil, a spokesman for Belgium’s prime minister said on Friday. Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Norway are to issue the demand for scores of Cold War American nuclear warheads retained on […]

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New Atlanticist

Feb 19, 2010

Pakistan Optimism Premature?

By James Joyner

While the cooperation of Pakistan’s intelligence service in the capture of Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has been highly touted as a sign of improved relations with the United States, some are not convinced.

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Feb 19, 2010

Final Seminar on NATO’s Strategic Concept in DC

By  NATO

From NATO: The fourth and final Strategic Concept Seminar convened for the Group of Experts commissioned by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to advise the Alliance on a New Strategic Concept will take place at the National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC, on Tuesday, February 23, 2010. The event is jointly hosted […]

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Feb 19, 2010

Missile Defence in Europe: The Next Salvo

By the Economist

From the Economist: If American technology develops as expected, by 2018 the new shield would cover almost all of NATO’s European members against an Iranian attack—only a small part of Turkey would be exposed. That is a big change from the previous scheme, which was intended mainly to protect America from an intercontinental threat, leaving chunks […]

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New Atlanticist

Feb 18, 2010

The Euro’s Final Countdown?

By Sylvester Eijffinger and Edin Mujagic

The introduction of the euro in 1999, it was claimed, would narrow the economic differences between the member countries of the monetary union.

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Feb 18, 2010

NATO Commander Says Recruitment of Afghans Gaining

By the AP

From the AP: Afghanistan’s military and security forces are on track to meet their goal of recruiting 300,000 troops by the end of 2011, though retaining those troops has been a challenge, NATO’s top military officer said Thursday.   With a high desertion rate, expanding the Afghan ranks has been difficult, but a decision last […]

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Feb 18, 2010

Large NATO Exercise Starts in Northern Norway

By the Barents Observer

From the Barents Observer: Near 9.000 soldiers from 14 countries participates when the exercise Cold Response 2010 started in Northern Norway this week. This year is the first time such NATO exercise also includes Swedish territory. The exercise involves land forces, air forces and naval forces. The portal of the Norwegian Armed Forces reports that […]

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Feb 18, 2010

Kazakhs Sign Up to Moscow-Backed Force

By the AP

From the AP: Kazakhstan ratified an accord Wednesday committing it to a NATO-style rapid-reaction force drawn from the armies of former Soviet nations, the Kazakh presidential press office said in a statement. The force will operate under the auspices of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a Russian-backed military bloc that also includes Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, […]

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