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NATOSource

Aug 1, 2009

The last Nato secretary general?

By the Guardian

From the Guardian: Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who is about to take the reins at the alliance, is inheriting a troubled, sidelined organisation . . . De Hoop Scheffer did his best to navigate these stormy waters, but he had neither the institutional power nor the charisma to convince the US and the reluctant Europeans of […]

NATOSource

Aug 1, 2009

Russia warns of force if more Georgia “provocations”

By Agence France Presse

From Agence France Presse: Russia on Saturday warned Georgia its military reserves the right to use force if the ex-Soviet state continues ‘provocations’ in the Caucasus, one week ahead of the first anniversary of their 2008 war. The Russian defence ministry accused Georgia of firing several times with mortars and grenades over the last four […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Aug 1, 2009

Bitter Turkey marks 50 years at Europe’s door

By Agence France Presse

From Agence France Presse: Turkey on Friday bitterly marked 50 years since its first application to integrate formally with Europe, a date overshadowed by its troubled EU accession talks. “We remember this anniversary but it’s not a cause for celebration,” Turkey’s chief negotiator with the EU, Egemen Bagis, said in a statement. “Our country has […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Aug 1, 2009

Russia-Ukraine Diplomatic War

By the Jamestown Foundation

From the Jamestown Foundation: Tension in the Crimea is at its highest since Ukraine faced the separatist challenge in the mid-1990’s. Externally, Russia has launched a widespread ideological campaign against Ukraine (and Georgia) that has made the former the third most disliked country in Russia. This tension in the Crimea is largely ignored by the […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Jul 31, 2009

Anders Fogh Rasmussen: NATO’s Last Secretary General?

By James Joyner

Denmark’s Anders Fogh Rasmussen officially takes over as head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization tomorrow.   A Guardian editorial muses that he may be “The last NATO secretary general.”

NATO Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jul 31, 2009

Russia’s Energy Weapon Could Take Aim at USA

By Alexandros Petersen

Recently the European Commission urgently recommended that all European Union member-state governments begin filling natural-gas storage facilities in preparation for energy cutoffs from Russia. If Russia’s Kremlin-controlled energy monopoly Gazprom gets its way, such emergency measures may also become a reality in the United States.

Energy & Environment Russia

New Atlanticist

Jul 30, 2009

World Reaction to Obama and the Gates Arrest: Yawn

By Adam Clayton Powell III

The reaction in much of the world was muted, or less. But in some countries that have racial tensions similar to the U.S., the coverage was less muted — and looked familiar.

New Atlanticist

Jul 30, 2009

Euro Catching Up to Dollar in Counterfeiting Game

By James Joyner

In a few short years, the euro has become the second-most-traded currency in the world.  Now, counterfeit euros are spreading faster than the real thing.

Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jul 30, 2009

Obama’s Three Layered Foreign Policy

By Judah Grunstein

While James Joyner and others argue that President Barack Obama’s foreign policy so far represents a great deal of continuity with the final two years of the Bush administration, I see not so much an either/or comparison between the two, but rather a multi-layered model of Obama’s foreign policy.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Jul 30, 2009

Taliban an Unflippable Enemy

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

Geopolitical trendies ran a new one up the international flagpole to see if anyone saluted. It claimed to be the magic formula on “How to Win in Afghanistan.”

Afghanistan Pakistan
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