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New Atlanticist

Nov 19, 2009

Iran Problems Go Beyond Nukes

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

“It will be just like Syria,” said the strategic scholar just back from Israel and speculating about the much-debated question of whether Israel will eventually bomb Iran’s nuclear installations.

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NATOSource

Nov 19, 2009

Post-Crisis Defence Spending in the EU is Lower and Less Effective Than in the US

By the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

From the NATO Parliamentary Assembly: Defence budgets worldwide have taken a knock as a consequence of the global financial crisis. But as the world’s economies start to show signs of recovery, a “big disparity” is emerging between the EU and North America. This may place a strain on the North Atlantic Alliance, according to Senior […]

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New Atlanticist

Nov 18, 2009

Taliban Targets Pashtun Expats

By Luv Puri

On a Saturday morning, 38-year-old Khalid Khattak is packing his luggage to move to Virginia in a last-ditch attempt to land a job appropriate to his skill set. A few months ago, Khattak was working as a recruiter in the human resource department of a large company and earning a decent salary. His wages covered […]

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NATOSource

Nov 18, 2009

Training of Afghan Police by Europe Is Found Lacking

By the New York Times

From the New York Times: Two and a half years after it was started, the European Union’s police training mission in Afghanistan is understaffed, lacks adequate security and transportation, and has yet to develop a uniform training program, according to diplomats and security experts involved in the mission. “The E.U. mission is a logistical nightmare,” […]

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NATOSource

Nov 18, 2009

Slovakia to add 250 NATO troops to Afghan mission

By the AP

From the AP: Slovakia pledged about 250 extra soldiers Tuesday to the NATO-led force in Afghanistan, the first of what British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said would be a series of international reinforcements. The central European country will double the size of its 246-strong contingent in Afghanistan, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said in a […]

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New Atlanticist

Nov 18, 2009

Europe’s President Selected, Not Elected

By James Joyner

Tomorrow night, the European Union will have its first-ever president.  Time’s Leo Cendrowicz reports that few Europeans much care, perhaps because they have no voice in the selection.

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New Atlanticist

Nov 18, 2009

Testing Obama’s Predicament in AfPak

By Harlan Ullman

After eight years of war and huge expenditures of national treasure, is the United States really serious about succeeding in Afghanistan and Pakistan?

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New Atlanticist

Nov 17, 2009

Learning From Germany

By Dave Schuler

I agree with Paul Krugman that we can learn something from Germany:

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New Atlanticist

Nov 17, 2009

Obama Disappoints Europe Ahead of Copenhagen

By James Joyner

“Obama Has Failed the World on Climate Change,” blares a Spiegel op-ed by Christian Schwägerl.  The essay is another data point in the growing notion that the new American president’s aura is fading on the other side of the Atlantic.

NATOSource

Nov 17, 2009

Poland, Lithuania, and Ukraine Form Joint Brigade for International Missions

By Reuters

From Reuters: Poland and Lithuania want to forge military cooperation with Ukraine to try to bring the former Soviet republic closer to NATO, Polish officials said. Under the plan, the three countries would form a brigade that could participate in international peacekeeping operations under the auspices of the United Nations, the European Union or NATO. […]

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