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Jul 23, 2009

Biden pledges support for Georgia, Ukraine

By AP

From AP: Biden said he wanted to send “an unequivocal, clear message to all who will listen and some who don’t want to listen, that America stands with you and will continue to stand . . .” Russia and the West are also divided over Ukraine and Georgia’s efforts to join NATO. In Ukraine, Biden […]

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New Atlanticist

Jul 22, 2009

5 Questions for André Sapir

By Alexei Monsarrat

André Sapir, a member of the Atlantic Council’s Business and Economics Advisors Group, is an Economics Professor at Université Libre de Bruxelles and a Senior Fellow at Bruegel, a Brussels-based think tank.  I had the opportunity to gather his thoughts on some key issues of interest to the Atlantic Council community.

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New Atlanticist

Jul 22, 2009

Uyghur Brotherhood?: The Urumqi Riots in Context

By Griffin Huschke

With recent violence in China’s western province of Xinjiang, Washington is increasingly ensnared in events dealing with the Uyghur community in China.  However, many questions remain about the true goals of this Turkic ethnic group: are they terrorists bent on overturning law and order, or freedom fighters trying to throw off the yoke of a […]

New Atlanticist

Jul 22, 2009

The Obama Debacle?

By Harlan Ullman

Despite overheated rhetoric from his defenders, history will not prove kind to George W. Bush and his foreign policy decisions that have been or will prove to be debacles. The Obama administration is quite right to argue repeatedly that the Bush team left behind a foreign policy mess exacerbated by economic and financial meltdowns.

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New Atlanticist

Jul 22, 2009

EU Policies in North Korea: A Better Approach?

By Ross Rustici

Isn’t it time to consider an additional strategy when dealing with North Korea? Washington’s current policy debate is so consumed by the nuclear proliferation problem and past solutions that often it forgets to analyze the broader picture. Much of the discussion surrounding the recent nuclear and missile tests by North Korea has centered on the […]

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New Atlanticist

Jul 22, 2009

Bush’s Third Term

By James Joyner

In an essay for The National Interest, “Bush’s Third Term,” I catalog the remarkable continuity  between Barack Obama’s foreign policy and that of his predecessor.  While noting that real change may be coming on missile defense, Israel, and Cuba, I point out how little has changed on Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, al Qaeda, North Korea, […]

NATOSource

Jul 21, 2009

Italian Eurofighter Typhoons to Protect Albanian Air Space

By defpro.com

From defpro.com: As the Eurofighter press office blog reports, the Eurofighter Typhoon is yet again proving its worth in action as the aircraft has recently been chosen by NATO to protect an area of international air space. In a recent news story it has been announced that the Italian Air Force has been assigned to […]

NATOSource

Jul 21, 2009

NATO’s Scheffer urges allies to do more in Afghanistan

By Reuters

From Reuters: NATO’s secretary general said on Monday he regretted failing to get more member states to give up national ‘caveats’ that mean they won’t carry out dangerous missions in places such as Afghanistan. Speaking to foreign policy experts before he leaves his post next week after 5-1/2 years, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said he […]

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New Atlanticist

Jul 21, 2009

Who Really Runs Russia?

By James Joyner

Most of us in the West have presumed that Vladimir Putin is still running Russia, despite having stepped down as president and moving to the constitutionally-less-powerful premiership.  Apparently, most Russians think so, too.

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New Atlanticist

Jul 21, 2009

The Congressional-Military-Industrial Complex

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

“If the Department of Defense can’t figure out a way to defend the United States on half a trillion dollars a year, then our problems are much bigger than anything that can be cured by buying a few more ships and planes.” So spoke Defense Secretary Robert Gates, angry with the profligate ways of both the Congress […]

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