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Oct 10, 2009

Defensive on Missile Defense

By the Atlantic Council

From the Atlantic Council: [T]he Obama team has struggled to counter criticism that its missile defense decision undermines its Czech and Polish allies and weakens Central Europe’s confidence in U.S. leadership. Critics say that the administration’s rollout of its policy and its poor consultations with allies left much to be desired. Even Under Secretary Tauscher […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 9, 2009

Solana: The EU is a “Global Provider of Security”

By Zaman

From Zaman: 2009 is a landmark year for the European Union’s role in the world. It marks 10 years of European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP), during which the EU became a global provider of security, making a real difference to people’s lives all over the world. At the same time, we are on the […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Oct 9, 2009

U.S. Senate Challenges President Obama With Missile Defense Vote

By Reuters

From Reuters: Riki Ellison, President and Chairman of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA), http://www.missiledefenseadvocacy.org/ has reviewed the missile defense vote in the Senate on Tuesday, October 6th, and concluded that the Senate wants to keep open the option for developing and potentially basing the ground-based interceptor in either Europe or the U.S… Last night, […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 9, 2009

Russia not a threat to NATO: alliance chief

By AFP

From AFP: NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen Friday said that Russia was not a threat to the alliance, as he sought to reassure the ex-Soviet Baltic states which are jittery about their resurgent former master. In an interview with the Lithuanian daily Lietuvos Rytas, Rasmussen said he had received from Moscow “clear signals of its […]

NATOSource

Oct 9, 2009

UN extends international security force as Afghan violence rises

By the United Nations

From the United Nations: The Security Council has called on Governments to strengthen the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan in the face of increased threats posed by the Taliban, Al-Qaida and other armed groups, unanimously extending the mission for another year… The resolution, passed yesterday evening by the Security Council, recognized “the […]

NATOSource

Oct 9, 2009

NATO Secretary General goes to air policing base in Lithuania

By NATO

From NATO: The first port of call of the Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Lithuania was the Zokniai/Siauliai Air Base. The base hosts a detachment of German fighter planes, provided for the NATO air policing mission in the Baltic States. The Secretary General met there with Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite and Defence Minister Rasa […]

New Atlanticist

Oct 9, 2009

Defensive on Missile Defense

By Jeffrey Lightfoot

A series of briefings by General Patrick O’Reilly of the Missile Defense Agency, Under Secretary of State Ellen Tauscher, and Assistant Secretary of Defense Michael Nacht at the Atlantic Council on Wednesday provided a strong case and rationale for the administration’s recent decision on missile defense in Europe.

Missile Defense Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Oct 9, 2009

Pakistan’s Trust Deficit

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

Before we throw caution to the wind and build a new embassy in Islamabad, a la Baghdad, fit for 1,000 employees, let’s first acquire a proper understanding of the nature of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship.

Pakistan

New Atlanticist

Oct 9, 2009

Turkey Should Pursue Green, Not Nuclear Energy

By Borut Grgic

Turkey is set to go nuclear. The Erdoğan government has put all the pieces in place for the beginning of the construction of Turkey’s first nuclear power plant. There is nothing wrong with Turkey’s civil nuclear ambition, except there is no need for it.

Energy & Environment Turkey
NATO Troops

New Atlanticist

Oct 9, 2009

Reversal Near in Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy?

By Andrew Kessinger

Is the Pentagon starting to reverse its support of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?  In a telling article in this month’s Joint Force Quarterly, Air Force Colonel Om Prakash asserts, “after a careful examination, there is no scientific evidence to support the claim that unit cohesion will be negatively affected if homosexuals serve openly.”

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