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New Atlanticist

Dec 22, 2009

New Frontier In Democracy Assistance

By David Phillips

While the end of the Cold War signaled a victory for the forces of democracy, today’s global setting is in flux and democracy faces an uncertain future. Democracy assistance no longer consists of consolidating pro-democracy movements through training, capacity building and technical support. Current challenges require new approaches that are more responsive and relevant, especially […]

New Atlanticist

Dec 22, 2009

Changing Hearts and Minds in Pakistan

By Luv Puri

In April, the announcement that Islamic law would be implemented in Pakistan’s Swat Valley made international headlines. The threat to Islamabad, which is less than six hours away, resulted in a quick assault by the Pakistani military which restored control. Since then, there has been little discussion about the state of the people there and […]

New Atlanticist

Dec 21, 2009

USA Gets in the New Trade Game

By Robert Manning

It was all but unnoticed in the U.S. press, but a recent free trade agreement between the European Union and South Korea is a development worth pondering. In the current environment– with the US Congress reluctant to pursue new trade deals (or for that matter, even ratify the FTAs already concluded with Panama, Columbia and […]

NATOSource

Dec 21, 2009

Saakashvili: Georgia Fights Alongside NATO

By the Wall Street Journal

From the Wall Street Journal: Following President Obama’s speech on our common mission in Afghanistan, NATO members and other countries pledged about 7,000 additional troops. My country committed just under 1,000, which makes Georgia the highest per-capita troop contributor to the war effort… As President Obama pointed out, the threat of violent extremism endangers all […]

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Dec 21, 2009

Spain Adds Troops to Afghan Effort

By the New York Times

From the New York Times: Spain will send 511 more troops to Afghanistan, mostly to train Afghan security forces, the country’s defense minister announced Thursday. The new troops will join a buildup of 220 completed late last month, and will bring Spain’s total to more than 1,500, almost twice the size of its force there […]

New Atlanticist

Dec 21, 2009

Ending the Culture of Suspicion

By Shuja Nawaz

The 21st century has ushered in changes in the global political landscape that demand a transformation of the mindset of policymakers around the globe. NATO and the European Union no longer inhabit a world of black and white, with a clear and defined set of antagonists and allies. Global issues that bring together North America […]

NATOSource

Dec 18, 2009

In Afghanistan, NATO is fighting for its life

By the Christian Science Monitor

From the Christian Science Monitor: What has happened to the great alliance of democracies that won the cold war? NATO has yet to fully mobilize and exhibits no sense of urgency concerning the extremist threat. NATO is fighting for its life – it had better start acting like it… In the United States, there is […]

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NATOSource

Dec 18, 2009

SACEUR Provides Input to Strategy Review Leaders

By SHAPE

From SHAPE: The twelve member Group of Experts (GoE), chaired by Dr Madeleine Albright, met yesterday with the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Admiral James Stavridis and Allied Command Operations senior leaders for a fact-finding discussion as part of the process to lay the groundwork for NATO’s updated Strategic Concept. (photo: SHAPE)

NATOSource

Dec 18, 2009

Rasmussen: NATO Enlargement Benefits Russia

By NATO

From NATO: [T]oday, more than twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, is Russia less secure because democratic states in Central and Eastern Europe have joined the Alliance? I believe that the opposite is true. When Russia’s neighbours joined NATO in 1999 and 2004, Russia benefited from a stable western border. And that […]

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New Atlanticist

Dec 18, 2009

European Energy Policy Needed

By Borut Grgic

Late to the Caspian energy game, China is the first to plug in in a big way.  This weekend, only two years after the project was announced, Chinese President Hu Jintao opened the 1140-mile long pipeline that will carry up to 40 bcm of gas from Turkmenistan to China. This is a huge boon for […]

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