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NATOSource

Jun 17, 2009

SCO no rival to NATO yet

By Radio Australia

From Radio Australia: “LAM: So is the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation positioning itself as a kind of a regional counterpoint if you like to US European NATO? HUISKEN: I think it’s a long way from that, it has certainly been a forum that within which they’ve conducted multilateral military exercises, particularly counter-insurgency ones, but also a […]

NATOSource

Jun 16, 2009

The NATO First Act Would Advance Transatlantic Security

By Heritage

From Heritage: “An effective strategy for maximizing America’s national security and reinforcing the indivisibility of transatlantic security should emphasize NATO’s role in U.S.–European relations. The NATO First Act, H.R. 2797, introduced by Reps. Michael Turner (R–OH) and Jim Marshall (D–GA) contains several elements that would achieve that aim . . . In fashioning a NATO-first […]

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NATOSource

Jun 16, 2009

US missile shield hurts NATO interests: UK MPs

By PressTV Iran

From PressTV Iran: “British parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, with lawmakers from the country’s main political parties, also expressed reserve over the plans in a report on weapons proliferation, Reuters reported Saturday. ‘We are not convinced that, as they are currently envisaged and under current circumstances, the United States’ planned ballistic missile defense (BMD) deployments in […]

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NATOSource

Jun 16, 2009

NATO to send AWACS planes to Afghanistan

By Deutsche Welle

  From Deutsche Welle: "German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung announced that NATO would send four AWACS surveillance planes to Afghanistan, along with 100 German military personnel, as part of NATO’s air security agreement." (photo: AP)

NATOSource

Jun 16, 2009

Turkish, Greek dogfights cause of concern in Aegean

By Zaman

From Zaman: “Turkish and Greek fighter jets have been involved in a record number of dogfights in the first six months of the year as they have encountered each other more than 180 times, according to information from the Turkish General Staff. The recent encounters between Turkish and Greek jets recalls the collision of the […]

NATOSource

Jun 16, 2009

Sicilian Air Base Could Host 20 Global Hawks

By defensenews.com

From defensenews.com: “NATO already has chosen Sigonella as a base for up to eight Block 40 Global Hawks it aims to fly as part of its Allied Ground Surveillence program . . . The Italian Air Force is, meanwhile, planning to create an air corridor to allow UAVs to take off from Sigonella. Global Hawks […]

New Atlanticist

Jun 16, 2009

Iran Elections: American and European Responses Differ

By James Joyner

The post-election drama in Iran continues, with the Guardian Council announcement that it would recount ballots from disputed boxes in the wake of mass demonstrations that have left at least seven people dead.  The Obama administration has remained quite cautious, while European leaders have been more direct in their condemnations.

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New Atlanticist

Jun 16, 2009

EU Must Intervene in Nagorno-Karabakh

By Borut Grgic

It is now 17 years since Armenia and Azerbaijan began a full-scale war over Nagorno-Karabakh, a south-western province of Azerbaijan. And it is now 15 years since a ceasefire was agreed, with Armenian forces in control of the territory. But it is a ceasefire that it is poorly observed. There are regular shoot-outs across the […]

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New Atlanticist

Jun 16, 2009

UN and OSCE Monitors Leaving Georgia

By James Joyner

Monitors from the UN and the OSCE are leaving Georgia after Russia vetoed an extension of both mandates. This leaves only a tiny EU force and all but formally ends the West’s pretense that South Ossetia and Abkhazia will be reunited with Georgia, much less that Europe will do anything to make that happen.

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New Atlanticist

Jun 15, 2009

Iran’s Elections: What Now?

By James Joyner

The debate over the legitimacy of Iran’s elections are, in the end, a sideshow.   First, because the office of president is essentially powerless.  While President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the most visible face of the government, he’s not the one making key decisions on nuclear weapons, regional relations, or human rights. 

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