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New Atlanticist

Jan 25, 2010

Bangladesh’s India Charm Offensive

By Zafar Sobhan

New Atlanticist

Jan 25, 2010

American Security Attitudes Driving Policy

By Derek Reveron

The  results of the latest Pew-CFR quadrennial survey of public and elite attitudes on foreign policy are startling not only for the gap between public and elite attitudes on international security, but also for the types of concerns held by the average American. Simply, Americans feel scared, wary, and alone.

NATOSource

Jan 23, 2010

NATO’s Group of Experts for “Decision-Shaping, Not Decision-Making”

By the International Institute For Strategic Studies

From the International Institute For Strategic Studies: NATO’s Policy Planning Unit provides staff support to this group and serves as a secretariat. While it is not actively participating in the [Group of Experts] GoE’s deliberations so as to not unduly influence its work, it briefs the group on certain specific issues including NATO–Russia relations. NATO […]

United Kingdom

NATOSource

Jan 23, 2010

NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency Gains Space Asset

By defpro.com

From defpro.com: As from 28 January 2010, the NATO C3 Agency will get access to the IP Routing in Space (IRIS) capability for measurement and test purposes. The IRIS payload is hosted on-board Intelsat 14, a satellite which was successfully launched on 23 November 2009. NC3A participation is important in determining the military benefits of […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jan 22, 2010

Basing Patriot Missiles in Poland May Lead to Russian Missiles to Iran

By the Jamestown Foundation

From the Jamestown Foundation: In response to the Patriot deployment in Poland, Russia might react in kind by finally releasing the S-300 anti-aircraft missiles that it promised but did not finally ship to Iran. The S-300s would cover an important capability gap in Iranian air defenses and the missiles may be claimed to be as […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jan 22, 2010

Lithuania Restructures Its National Intelligence Services

By the Baltic Course

From the Baltic Course: The State Defense Council has approved, in substance, the concept for strengthening the control and coordination of intelligence, which was worked out at the initiative of President Dalia Grybauskaitė and which will serve as the basis for restructuring the national intelligence system… The President’s initiated concept of intelligence provides for formulating […]

NATOSource

Jan 22, 2010

Moscow Monitoring U.S. Plans for Missile Defense Sites

By Russia Today

From Russia Today: “As far as missile defense issues are concerned, we have told the US and NATO that it is necessary to start everything from scratch – to jointly analyze the origin and types of missile proliferation risks and threats,” [Russian Foreign Minister Sergey] Lavrov said. “We are not ready to simply trust someone […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jan 22, 2010

Romania to Send 600 Additional Troops to Afghanistan

By Financiarul

From Financiarul: CSAT (the Supreme Council for Country Defense) has approved plans to send 600 more troops to act in the operation theatre in Afghanistan, thus bringing the Romanian strength in this country to 1,798. In 2010, the Romanian Army will be able to operate in missions outside borders with 3,753 soldiers, 2,342 of whom […]

NATOSource

Jan 22, 2010

Ukraine may join NATO Response Force in 2015-16

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: Ukraine has been invited to join the NATO Response Force as a partner country in 2015-16, a spokesman for the NATO military committee said Wednesday. Colonel Massimo Panizzi said Ukraine would become “the first non-NATO country to join the Response Force.” The Response Force consists of rapid deployment forces with land, air […]

Ukraine

NATOSource

Jan 22, 2010

China, Austria Pledge to Further Military Ties

By the People's Daily

From the People’s Daily: Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie met Thursday with visiting Austrian counterpart Norbert Darabos and Chief of Defense Staff of the Austrian armed forces Edmund Entacher, vowing to bolster bilateral military ties. Liang said China was ready to work with Austria to further the state-to-state relationship in an in-depth and healthy way. […]

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