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Jan 7, 2010

A New Decade and a New Transatlantic Strategy?

By European Voice

From European Voice: High on the agenda of the strategic dialogue should be a strategy for broadening and deepening the transatlantic market. This has long been a token mutual goal that has failed for lack of ambition. Yet a study for the Commission published in December concluded that elimination of just half of the transatlantic […]

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New Atlanticist

Jan 7, 2010

The Cost of Korean Reunification

By Peter Beck

North Korea’s nuclear program has preoccupied foreign policy makers for years, but it’s not the only problem on the Korean Peninsula. Kim Jong Il’s regime looks increasingly unstable and could collapse.

New Atlanticist

Jan 7, 2010

South Asia in 2010: A Bleak Future

By Ahmed Rashid

2010 will be a year of critical challenges for both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Both nations need to move towards political stability, succeed against extremism and attain economic growth.

New Atlanticist

Jan 7, 2010

South Asia in 2010: Rise of the Asian Giants

By Masood Aziz

With a new year upon us, the imminent challenges faced by Afghanistan and Pakistan are becoming increasingly important. Yet a new and immensely powerful set of global trends are recreating unprecedented opportunities in this region not seen since the apex of the mighty Silk Road.

New Atlanticist

Jan 7, 2010

South Asia in 2010: A Region in Flux

By M.J. Akbar

2010 will be a year of confusion, further confounded by ongoing violence, for west-south-central Asia. The region will be in flux, shifting from nowhere to nowhere, rather than in a transition for which the journey is charted and the destination known.

NATOSource

Jan 7, 2010

Germany to Announce its New Afghanistan Strategy in London

By Xinhua

From Xinhua: Germany would use a London conference to announce its new strategy for Afghanistan, German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said on Wednesday. Guttenberg told local daily Leipziger Volkszeitung that Germany would announce its own unilateral strategy for Afghanistan at the London conference, which is due to be held on Jan. 28. The new […]

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NATOSource

Jan 7, 2010

Joint Forces Command Chief Pitches New Name

By the Navy Times

From the Navy Times: Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, U.S. Joint Forces Command chief, late last month pitched to Defense Secretary Robert Gates a proposal to rename the Norfolk, Va.-based organization, aiming to reflect how much it works with non-American entities and officials. The JFCOM commander wants “coalition” added to the organization’s name, according to […]

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NATOSource

Jan 6, 2010

Nato Intelligence Chief Condemns US Failings

By the Financial Times

From the Financial Times: Nato’s top intelligence officer in Afghanistan has issued a scathing critique of US military intelligence-gathering, warning a failure to understand local communities has deprived commanders of information needed to contain the Taliban. Major General Michael Flynn, a veteran US intelligence officer, depicted commanders cocooned in bases surrounded by analysts with only […]

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New Atlanticist

Jan 6, 2010

South Asia in 2010: Shoals Ahead

By Shuja Nawaz

2009 was a year of major decisions in South Asia, especially in the Afghanistan-Pakistan theater, as local populations and governments took decisive actions.

New Atlanticist

Jan 6, 2010

South Asia in 2010: A Pivotal Year

By Jonathan Paris

In addition to the obvious trouble spots – Afghanistan, Iraq and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict – the countries that will preoccupy the Obama administration in the coming year are the PITEY nations: Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, and Yemen.

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