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Sep 17, 2009

NATO expects close work with U.S. on missiles

By Reuters

From Reuters: NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he had spoken to U.S. officials on Thursday but did not react directly to the reports that Washington is backing away from its missile defense project involving sites in Poland and the Czech Republic, which has provoked Russian concerns. “It is my clear impression that the American […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Sep 17, 2009

FACT SHEET U.S. Missile Defense Policy A Phased, Adaptive Approach for Missile Defense in Europe

By the White House

From the White House: Throughout all four phases, the United States also will be testing and updating a range of approaches for improving our sensors for missile defense. The new distributed interceptor and sensor architecture also does not require a single, large, fixed European radar that was to be located in the Czech Republic; this […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Sep 17, 2009

Remarks by the President on Strengthening Missile Defense in Europe

By the White House

From the White House: [W]e have made specific and proven advances in our missile defense technology, particularly with regard to land- and sea-based interceptors and the sensors that support them. Our new approach will, therefore, deploy technologies that are proven and cost-effective and that counter the current threat, and do so sooner than the previous […]

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Sep 17, 2009

Obama Abandons Poland and Czech Missile Defense

By James Joyner

President Obama this morning announced the cancellation of the long-range missile defense system based in Poland and the Czech Republic agreed to by his predecessor in favor of a system of  sensors and interceptors based at sea.

Poland

New Atlanticist

Sep 17, 2009

Russia: Change You Can’t Believe In

By Robert Manning

Try this as a thought experiment: imagine a dynamic modern Russia with a robust knowledge economy, diversified industry, and reasonably functioning legal system where starting a business –or adjudicating disputes — is no more difficult than in say, Turkey or Malaysia. Not easy, is it? In fact, in a remarkable article published on Gazeta.ru, a […]

Russia

New Atlanticist

Sep 17, 2009

The Two Timetables

By Nikolas Gvosdev

U.S. and Russian strategies in the space “east of Europe” and across the Eurasian plain are operating on two different timetables.

Europe & Eurasia Russia

NATOSource

Sep 16, 2009

Time for Russia to show it is serious

By the Financial Times

From the Financial Times: This week, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the new Nato secretary-general, followed suit, telling the FT he wants to start an “open-minded and unprecedented dialogue” with the Kremlin on security issues. These words have been accompanied by action to allay Russian concerns, such as an effective halt to Nato’s eastward expansion. Yet in […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Sep 16, 2009

TSCP Welcomes French Republic as New Member

By Reuters

From Reuters: As the pressure from cyber security attacks around the world escalates, the Transglobal Secure Collaboration Program (TSCP) today announced a third expansion in membership this year, with the addition of the French Republic. France’s Network and Information Security Agency (ANSSI), responsible for defining government policy and safeguarding information systems against cyber threats, will […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Sep 16, 2009

Barroso Re-elected, Seen as Mandate for European Project

By James Joyner

José Manuel Barrosso today easily won re-election as European Commission president, surprising observers who as recently as yesterday thought he might fall short of a majority and dealing yet another setback to the center-left.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Sep 16, 2009

NATO – Russia Strategic Partnership?

By James Joyner

New NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called for “open-minded and unprecedented dialogue” with Russia to create a “true strategic partnership” on issues ranging from Afghanistan to terrorism to nuclear proliferation. While “Russia should realize that NATO is here and that NATO is a framework for our transatlantic relationship,” he argued, “we should also […]

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