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New Atlanticist

Dec 1, 2009

Pakistan and India: Common Threat Needs Common Defense

By Pervez Hoodbhoy

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi says Pakistan is “compiling hard evidence of India’s involvement” in terrorist attacks on Pakistan’s public and its armed forces. If he and the Interior Minister are correct, then we must conclude that the Indians are psychotics possessed with a death wish or, perhaps, plain stupid. While India’s assistance for […]

NATOSource

Dec 1, 2009

Russia drafts “post-Cold War” security pact

By Reuters

From Reuters: Russia on Sunday published its proposal for a new Euro-Atlantic security treaty that would restrict its ability to use military force unilaterally if the United States and its European allies agreed to do the same. President Dmitry Medvedev has said the European Security Treaty is needed to replace Cold War-era institutions like NATO […]

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NATOSource

Dec 1, 2009

Europe Is Missing the Action in Afghanistan

By the Wall Street Journal

From the Wall Street Journal: “This is not just Obama’s war,” he [NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen] said. “Once the U.S. president has made his decision, Europe must do its utmost to support him.” This is why the NATO chief has been busy these past few weeks traveling around the Continent and calling Allies […]

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NATOSource

Dec 1, 2009

Should Obama Apologize for NATO Enlargement?

By the New York Times

From the New York Times: Did the United States betray Russia at the dawn of the post-cold war era? The short answer is no. Nothing legally binding emerged from the negotiations over German unification. In fact, in September 1990, an embattled Mr. Gorbachev signed the accords that allowed NATO to extend itself over the former […]

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New Atlanticist

Dec 1, 2009

Obama Faces Ghost of LBJ in Tonight’s Speech

By Don Snow

President Obama has apparently reached his decision on Afghanistan, which he will explain to the public on Tuesday night. If early leaks intended to get us more used to–and presumably comfortable with–the content are correct, he is going to give General McChrystal most of what he wants, although with some time constraints (the “off ramps”) […]

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NATOSource

Nov 30, 2009

SecGen: NATO Paying “Too Much for Too Little Capability”

By NATO

From NATO: Let there be no mistake: NATO’s fundamental value is the ability to translate political decisions into military action. This is a precious asset that we must preserve. But we cannot preserve it if we try to tackle 21st century challenges with Cold War legacy forces. And, unfortunately, we still have too many of […]

New Atlanticist

Nov 30, 2009

Obama’s Afghanistan Speech: What to Look For

By James Joyner

President Obama’s speech tomorrow night, in which he finally announces his Afghan strategy and responds to General McChrystal’s September request for more troops, will be closely watched by the American public, our NATO Allies, foreign leaders, and the people of Afghanistan and the region.

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New Atlanticist

Nov 30, 2009

Swiss Minaret Ban Latest Salvo in Religious War

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

Ask Google a question — one of the hundreds of millions it receives every day from all over the world — and in 2.8 seconds it has scanned some 30 billion Web pages and a couple of billion images, and produced scores of possible answers. Pity the cub reporter who has yet to develop what […]

New Atlanticist

Nov 30, 2009

OSCE’s Role in Afghanistan

By Borut Grgic

On Tuesday, the foreign ministers of 56 participating states in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe will gather in Athens to review the security developments in a region spanning from Vancouver to Vladivostok.

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NATOSource

Nov 27, 2009

Disquiet on the eastern front

By the Economist

From the Economist: Can a distracted America remain a bulwark for eastern Europe? Damage control is never as good as damage prevention. Despite repeated reassurances, the countries of eastern Europe are worried about security. Their biggest concern is NATO, where officials are meant to be drafting contingency plans to defend Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Barack […]

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