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Oct 19, 2009

Sec. Gen. Rasmussen: Need to “NATO-ize” missile defense against “clearly growing” missile threat

By NATO

From NATO: As you know, the shift in US thinking on missile defence includes a more central role for NATO. I welcome that. I also welcome that the US plans are open to participation by all Allies, and can offer protection for all Allies. Bratislava will be the first opportunity for NATO Defence Ministers to […]

NATOSource

Oct 16, 2009

US to deploy Patriot missiles in Poland in 2010: US official

By AFP

From AFP: The United States will deploy ground-to-air Patriot missiles in Poland in 2010 and is discussing its plans for a new anti-missile system with Warsaw, a US defence official said Friday. “We presented some detailed information on how the rotations of our Patriot batteries would be conducted over the next few years under the […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 16, 2009

Russia flexes muscles with Central Asian war games

By Reuters

From Reuters: Russia and four former Soviet republics staged war games on Friday to showcase a a new NATO-style rapid reaction force designed to cement Moscow’s hold over allies in Central Asia and the Caucasus. Dressed in combat fatigues, the leaders of Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan looked on as the force carried out […]

New Atlanticist

Oct 16, 2009

Soft Power is Dead, Long Live Soft Power

By Derek Reveron

Just three weeks ago, the International Olympics Committee signaled that a new era in international affairs had finally begun. By eliminating Chicago a personal appeal by President Obama, the IOC subtly told the United States that its unipolar moment was over. Instead, future international affairs will be dominated by different regional power centers-the European Union, […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 16, 2009

Russia concerned by U.S. missile shield talks with non-NATO states

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: Russia is concerned by U.S. missile defense talks with countries outside NATO, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday. The statement came following reports on talks between the United States and Ukraine on the possible use of the latter’s radars or deployment of a new radar in the ex-Soviet state as […]

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Oct 16, 2009

Weakened Atlanticists and Uncertainty in the Czech Republic

By Lukas Hoder

To the traditionally skeptic Czechs, the idea of the ballistic missile defense system was never an easy sell for the Bush administration.  Even Alexander Vondra, a leading Czech Atlanticist under Vaclav Havel who pushed for Euro-Atlantic integration, could not convince the public of the merits of the radar base planned for the Czech Republic.

Missile Defense Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Oct 16, 2009

American Strategy Migration: Focus Must Shift from Afghanistan to Pakistan

By Paul Bauman

Derek Reveron’s “In Search of Strategy” is an excellent piece on a subject that deserves more attention.  It brought to mind the definition laid out Everett Dolman’s Pure Strategy: “strategy, in its simplest form, is a plan for attaining continuing advantage.”

New Atlanticist

Oct 15, 2009

Strategic Balance in AfPak

By James Joyner

Joe Biden is reportedly the Obama administration’s biggest opponent to escalation in Afghanistan, arguing internally that our current strategic priorities are seriously out of kilter.

Afghanistan Pakistan

NATOSource

Oct 15, 2009

A Reformer in the NATO Henhouse

By the New York Times

From the New York Times: “I am here as a reformer,” Mr. [Anders Fogh] Rasmussen, 56, said in an interview. “I want to modernize, transform and reform so that NATO adapts to the security environment for the 21st century.” That means, he said: “In a rapidly changing security environment, we have to make sure that […]

NATOSource

Oct 15, 2009

Italy denies paying off Taliban in Afghanistan

By the AP

From the AP: Italy and NATO on Thursday denied a newspaper report that the Italian intelligence secretly paid the Taliban thousands of dollars to maintain peace in an area in Afghanistan that was under Italian control. Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s office called the report in the Times of London “completely groundless.” The Italian defense minister denounced […]

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