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New Atlanticist

Aug 28, 2009

Azerbaijan Key Caspian Energy Player

By Alexandros Petersen

Associate Director of the Eurasia Energy Center at the Atlantic Council in Washington, Alexandros Petersen, spoke with Trend Capital in an exclusive interview.

New Atlanticist

Aug 27, 2009

Sarkozy and Merkel: Limit Banker Bonuses

By James Joyner

Germany chancellor Angela Merkel is backing French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s plan to curb executive bonuses at next month’s G20 summit.  The EU is finalizing a plan to implement similar rules among its member states.

European Union Germany

New Atlanticist

Aug 27, 2009

Why Is Our Russia Policy So Foolish?

By Daniel Larison

The underlying problem is that the Cold War generation of U.S. Russian experts has been supplanted by the post-Cold War generation, now grown to maturity and authority.

Russia

NATOSource

Aug 26, 2009

Russia Eyes Landmark Purchase of French Warship

By Reuters

From Reuters: Russia wants to buy from France an advanced warship which can launch amphibious assaults, a general said on Wednesday. The Kremlin has made re-equipping Russia’s 1.1 million- strong armed forces a priority after last year’s war with Georgia showed serious problems with outdated hardware and inadeqaute electronic equipment. Gen. Nikolai Makarov, the chief […]

NATOSource

Aug 26, 2009

Greece, Turkey “disrupt” NATO

By Kathimerini

From Kathimerini: Recently appointed NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen begins a trip to Greece and Turkey today just hours after saying that the tension between the two countries is hampering the alliance’s efforts in Afghanistan and in the Horn of Africa. Speaking on a video blog on NATO’s website, Rasmussen said that he would attempt […]

New Atlanticist

Aug 26, 2009

Pakistan: Reason for a Glimmer of Optimism?

By Harlan Ullman

Despite a continuing flow of depressing reports from Pakistan about the safety and security of this strategically vital American ally, on the eve of President Asif Ali Zardari’s first anniversary as president, the latest news, at least anecdotally, offers a glimmer of optimism. Predictions of dire outcomes leading to a failed government overthrown by an […]

Pakistan
German Euro Notes and Coins

New Atlanticist

Aug 26, 2009

Is Germany’s Economy Really Powering Ahead?

By Edward Hugh

Well, euphoria in Germany is certainly on the rebound, with a sudden surge in the ZEW investor confidence index and newspaper articles all over the place predicting the imminent renaissance of European economic growth, despite the fact that in 3 of the 5 big European economies – the UK, Italy and Spain – there is […]

Economy & Business Germany

New Atlanticist

Aug 25, 2009

Why Do the Afghans Need Our Help?

By Shuja Nawaz

Matt Yglesias writes over at Think Progress: The other thing I wonder about is these incredibly long time horizons for getting the Afghan army up to speed. Why so long?

Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Aug 25, 2009

Afghanistan: Putting Lipstick on a Pig

By Don Snow

Two events over the weekend have dominated news from Afghanistan. One involves voting in the presidential election, results of which will not be final for several weeks but which have aroused much passionate rhetoric anyway. The other is the not very surprising conclusion by the  Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that the situation […]

Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Aug 25, 2009

Michael Jackson Trumps Afghanistan in News Coverage

By James Joyner

Americans’ limited interest in foreign affairs has long been lamented. But surely, the war in Afghanistan deserves more press coverage than the death of a pop star?

Afghanistan
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