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New Atlanticist

Jan 29, 2010

Two Earthquakes and a Near-Miss Bombing Signal a Challenging 2010

By Kurt Volker

After the Massachusetts Senate vote, the Obama Administration must focus resolutely on jobs in the U.S. economy.  But in 2010, Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, Iraq, and global terrorism each could explode into a major foreign policy crisis, the handling of which could shape his legacy as President.

New Atlanticist

Jan 29, 2010

Justice in Bangladesh after 34 Years

By Zafar Sobhan

Bangladesh’s long national nightmare is finally over. Not entirely over, of course. There are still six convicted killers absconding beyond the reach of the law, and there remain, and perhaps always will remain, unanswered questions about that dark night in Bangladeshi history and its aftermath.

NATOSource

Jan 28, 2010

NATO Debates Creation of New Special Operations Air Wing

By Jane's

From Jane’s: The head of NATO’s nascent Special Operations Coordination Centre says the international organisation is considering the creation of a new special operations air wing. Brigadier General Lance Mans, deputy director of NATO Special Operations Coordination, told Jane’s on 21 January that the new force would start on a small scale, consisting of around […]

New Atlanticist

Jan 28, 2010

Davos 2010: No Agreement on Bank Regulation

By James Joyner

French president Nicolas Sarkozy opened up the World Economic Forum with a call for tighter regulation of business, including executive pay limits and new accounting rules.

NATOSource

Jan 28, 2010

Albright Briefs European Parliament on New Strategic Concept

By the European Parliament

From the European Parliament: EU-NATO co-operation, the new international security environment, NATO’s relations with Russia and “open door” policy, and the importance of winning public support when redefining NATO’s role in the 21st century, were among the issues discussed by MEPs on Wednesday with Madeleine K. Albright and Jeroen van der Veer, Chair and Vice […]

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New Atlanticist

Jan 28, 2010

India and Pakistan are Nuclear States—Let’s Make it Official

By Luv Puri

In May 1998, surprise nuclear tests by India and Pakistan transformed regional strategic calculations and added a dangerous new dimension to tensions between the two. According to Taylor Branch, writing in The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President, Indian officials who spoke with Bill Clinton were fully aware of the potential devastation a clash […]

NATOSource

Jan 28, 2010

New Georgian Strategy Rules Out Military Force Against Abkhazia and South Ossetia

By Civil Georgia

From Civil Georgia: The Georgian government endorsed on January 27 a document – ”State Strategy on Occupied Territories: Engagement Through Cooperation” – laying out Tbilisi’s vision towards two breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. “The key element of the document is that we say no to any type of isolation of these regions; residents […]

New Atlanticist

Jan 28, 2010

Assessing the Yemen Strikes in the Short-Term and Long-Term

By Bernard Finel

I keep harping on our lack of strategic thinking in the United States.  I know many people consider this an academic exercise, as in (paraphrasing): “Ivory toward academic Bernard Finel keeps suggesting we consider strategy explicitly, but the reality is that we have a complex threat environment and receive plenty of guidance from senior leaders […]

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NATOSource

Jan 28, 2010

U.S. Navy Establishes Cyber Forces

By defpro.com

From defpro.com: Navy Cyber Forces (CYBERFOR) was established in a ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base, Little Creek-Fort Story Jan. 26. Vice Adm. H. Denby Starling II, assumed command of CYBERFOR and continues to serve as commander of Naval Network Warfare Command (NETWARCOM)… “It is warfighting battle space and supremacy in this battle space will ensure […]

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NATOSource

Jan 27, 2010

Ukrainian Army Units Will Participate in NATO Response Force in 2010 and 2011

By the Kyiv Post

From the Kyiv Post: Ukrainian army units will participate in the 15th and 16th rotations of the NATO Response Force in the second half of 2010 and the first half of 2011 respectively. Chief of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces told this to Ukrainian reporters after a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Military […]

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