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New Atlanticist

Jul 10, 2009

Afghanistan Caveats Coming to End?

By James Joyner

General John Craddock, the outgoing SACEUR, says the caveats that constrain how some countries’ NATO forces are used “increase the risk to every service member deployed in Afghanistan and bring increased risk to mission success” and are “a detriment to effective command and control.” 

Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Jul 10, 2009

Obama’s Missed Opportunity

By Nikolas Gvosdev

President Barack Obama is an inspiring orator and a gifted storyteller.  So why did his speech at Moscow’s New Economic School go over so poorly (other than the genuine laughter at his gratitude for Alexander Ovechkin playing for the Capitals)?

New Atlanticist

Jul 10, 2009

Protests in Iran Continue

By Brendan Boundy

On Thursday, Iranians took to the streets in stirring defiance of a regime that has killed at least 20 and arrested thousands in stifling protests that began over a reputedly rigged presidential election but have now become demands for fundamental political reform.

Iran

New Atlanticist

Jul 10, 2009

Cyber Security: Hackers and Retooled Institutions

By Andrew Kessinger

You may have missed it. As fireworks were exploding over our nation’s capital this Independence Day weekend, U.S. government websites were being attacked by hackers.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jul 10, 2009

America and eastern Europe: Not captivating now

By the Economist

From the Economist: The region’s biggest fear is the health and credibility of NATO. The new members want the alliance to work on proper military planning, explicitly taking Russia into account as a potential threat as well as a partner. That has been taboo since the early 1990s and is opposed by some west European […]

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NATOSource

Jul 10, 2009

Former Commander Calls for Major Change at NATO

By Voice of America

From Voice of America: General [John] Craddock said NATO leaders need to limit their goals or provide the forces to achieve them. He said during his tenure as the top NATO military officer the alliance’s top political body, the North Atlantic Council, would decide on a mission, unanimously as required, and approve his military plan. […]

New Atlanticist

Jul 9, 2009

Why is Russia Afraid of a 300-Year-Old Ukrainian Hero?

By Adrian Karatnycky and Alexander Motyl

Lord Byron, Pushkin, and Victor Hugo wrote poems about him. Liszt composed a symphonic work in his honor, Tchaikovsky devoted an opera to him, and Gericault painted him tied naked to a horse. In centuries past he was a historical superstar — a poster child for the Romantic era.

Russia Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Jul 9, 2009

Where are the Local Forces in Afghanistan and Iraq?

By Bernard Finel

In both Afghanistan and Iraq, the United States has more expansive and ambitious goals than our local allies.

Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Jul 9, 2009

Iran, Russia and U.S. Nonproliferation Efforts

By Brendan Boundy

Despite the apparent failure of the “reset button” for U.S.-Russian relations, the nuclear arms agreement signed by Obama and Medvedev will significantly reduce each country’s respective nuclear weapons arsenals and strengthen U.S.-led efforts to address a far more pressing issue: Iran’s continuing uranium enrichment and the concomitant threat of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.

Iran Russia

NATOSource

Jul 8, 2009

Nato starts soul-searching process

By the EU Observer

From the EU Observer: The current strategic concept dating back to 1999 “clearly belongs to the last century,” although the ground principle of collective defence still remains valid, outgoing Nato secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said in his opening remarks . . . However, he warned against transforming Nato into a “second United Nations” […]

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