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New Atlanticist

Jun 10, 2009

Wars of Necessity and Wars of Choice

By Harlan Ullman

Wars are ultimately about judgment and should be so regarded and defined.

New Atlanticist

Jun 9, 2009

Progress on East-West Energy Corridor Continues

By Alexandros Petersen

These days it seems like the East-West Energy and Transport Corridor is being undermined from almost every direction. The grand idea of the 1990s – which saw the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipedream became an enormously successful reality – seems to be faltering a decade later.

Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Jun 9, 2009

European Parliament Elections in Multimedia

By Deirdre Shannon and Ben Fifield

A number of trends emerged from this weekend’s European Parliament elections: the center-right parties maintained their dominance, voters again used the elections as a mid-term appraisal of their national governments and voter turnout continued its downward trajectory.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Jun 9, 2009

Europe Seeks Attention, Obama Wants Help

By Jeffrey Lightfoot

President Obama’s recent trip to the Middle East and Europe offered a clear contrast between the past and present priorities of U.S. foreign policy. Obama’s highly scrutinized and substantive trip to Saudi Arabia and Egypt reflects the fact that the greater Middle East is the strategic center of gravity for current U.S. foreign policy. By […]

NATOSource

Jun 8, 2009

NATO to reduce Kosovo force by January

By swissinfo.ch

From swissinfo.ch: “BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO plans to scale down its 15,000-strong KFOR peacekeeping force in Kosovo to 10,000 by January because security and political conditions have improved, a U.S. official said on Monday . . .The military recommendation has been considered by NATO ambassadors and will be formally decided at a NATO defence ministers […]

NATOSource

Jun 8, 2009

Communication key for anti-pirate fleet

By Navy Times

From Navy Times: “Some are part of the U.S.-fostered Combined Task Force 151, led at the moment by a Turkish admiral.Other combatants in the area fall under a NATO mission called Operation Allied Protector, ships that include the U.S. frigate Halyburton, led from the flagship frigate Côrte Real of Portugal.The European Union organized its first […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Jun 8, 2009

South Africa hosts NATO Submarine Escape and Rescue Work Group Meeting

By South African Navy

From South African Navy: “History is in the making with the South African Navy hosting the first North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Submarine Escape and Rescue work Group (SMERWG) meeting, held for the first time outside of Germany.The meeting, held at the Cape Town International Community centre (CTICC) from 25 to 29 May 2009, is […]

NATOSource

Jun 8, 2009

Kazakhstan to host Euro-Atlantic Security Forum

By the Peninsula

From the Peninsula: “The third Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Security Forum will be held in Astana Kazakhstan on June 24-25 . . . More than 50 EAPC and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) member-countries, other states, international organizations and media representatives will participate in the Forum.”

New Atlanticist

Jun 8, 2009

The “Obama Effect” and Lebanon

By Bernard Finel

On March 20, 2003, the United States invaded Iraq. On April 9, Baghdad fell, ending Saddam Hussein’s tyrannical rule.  The effect of this victory seemed to transform the globe.

Middle East

New Atlanticist

Jun 8, 2009

EU Parliament: One Election, 27 Countries

By James Joyner

While the aggregate result of the European Parliament elections was a win for the center-right, there were really 27 separate elections. And, while they theoretically have nothing to do with national politics, they in fact were about little else.

European Union International Organizations
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