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Sep 1, 2009

US, NATO must change to win Afghan war, commander

By Reuters

From Reuters: U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystal said the situation was ‘serious’ but the 8-year-old war could still be won. He gave no indication if he would ask for more troops but is widely expected to do so in the coming weeks. With U.S. and NATO casualties at record levels in Afghanistan and doubts growing […]

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NATOSource

Sep 1, 2009

Fogh of War: Is the new secretary-general of NATO a slippery opportunist or just a good negotiator?

By Foreign Policy

From Foreign Policy: The best he can hope to achieve may be a continued de facto Americanization of the war, carried out under the imprimatur of the NATO alliance. U.S. troops have, in most instances, proven more efficient than their allies at the intricacies of counterinsurgency and the prosaic protocols of training their Afghan counterparts. […]

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Sep 1, 2009

Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nuclear War

By Bernard Finel

As the foreign policy community has started to seriously question whether the war in Afghanistan serves America’s strategic interests, regional experts Jari Lindholm and Joshua Foust have offered up a new rationale: preventing a nuclear war between India and Pakistan.

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New Atlanticist

Sep 1, 2009

Afghanistan War All Over But The Shooting

By Judah Grunstein

Does the U.S. have a vital strategic interest in Afghanistan-Pakistan that justifies our continued military presence there? Sadly, the answer is No.

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NATOSource

Aug 31, 2009

Russia the Bully

By Foreign Policy

From Foreign Policy: Meanwhile, Ukrainian approval of NATO remains weak. A majority of Ukrainians consistently express greater distrust of the United States than of Russia. So why isn’t this a Russian success story? Because, at the same time, the idea of Ukrainian independence is going strong. The same polls that show all those encouraging sentiments […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Aug 31, 2009

Germany will take over guarding of Baltic air space

By the Baltic Course

From the Baltic Course: The Baltic air space guarding mission will be taken on Monday from the Czech Air Force by the German Air Force, writes the National Broadcasting/LETA. The German military will begin patrolling the Baltic air space with the modern fighter jets Eurofighter Typhoon which have not been used outside Germany before. (photo: […]

NATOSource

Aug 31, 2009

BiH’s NATO entry easier than EU entry

By Macedonian Radio and Television

From Macedonian Radio and Television: It’s hard to expect quick progress of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) towards EU, while the country’s progress towards NATO is more certain, senior official said. The Chairman of BiH collective presidency, Zeljko Komsuc, made the remarks, adding that Sarajevo must improve the cooperation with neighboring countries.

New Atlanticist

Aug 31, 2009

Afghanistan: New Strategy or “New Math”?

By Don Snow

It is being reported that the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, is planning what is variously described as a “new strategy” for dealing with the Taliban or as simply a refinement of the current AfPak strategy based in counterinsurgency doctrine.

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New Atlanticist

Aug 31, 2009

Turkey is “World’s Largest Energy Hub”

By Alexandros Petersen

According to Turkey’s popular “Zaman” newspaper, the country can now claim the title of “world’s largest energy hub.” While over a decade of government policy has sought to transform Turkey’s energy sector into first a European, then a regional, and now a global energy hub, a rash of recent international agreements, according to “Zaman,” have […]

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New Atlanticist

Aug 31, 2009

Will Germany Remain Part of the West?

By Hans Kundnani

In a sense, the central question of Germany’s post war identity is of whether it constitutes a part of the West or not. As the historian Heinrich August Winkler tells it, Germany has completed its long westward journey. However, the reality is more complicated considering the increasing shift of the Federal Republic’s foreign policy towards […]

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