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Jun 1, 2009

Hassan for regional bloc against US, NATO

By South Asian News Agency

Leader of major Pakistani political party calls for anti-NATO alliance during meeting with Iranian official. From South Asian News Agency: “Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Syed Munawar Hassan has said that Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan and China should from a bloc against the US and NATO forces.Talking to media holding meeting with Iranian Council General Agha Massod Zamani here […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

May 29, 2009

Baltic exchange

By Flightglobal.com

Continued deployments of NATO air forces strongly demonstrate alliance commitment to Baltic allies. Yet deployments also reveal how much military resources are strained to fulfill political objectives. The following link provides additional background on the current Czech deployment in Lithuania. From Flightglobal.com: “Although the detachment is stretching the Czech air force’s small fleet of fighters […]

NATOSource

May 29, 2009

Germany extends Kosovo troop commitment

By Deutsche Welle

From Deutsche Welle: “Germany has 2,300 troops serving with the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR). That Germany the largest troop contributor of the 38 countries providing manpower for 16,000-strong force. At the same time, the Bundestag also lowered the ceiling for the German troop presence in Kosovo from 8,500 to 3,500.” (photo: Deutsche Welle)

NATOSource

May 29, 2009

Europe’s Last Dictatorship

By Wall Street Journal

Jeffrey Gedmin visits Minsk and presents strong reasons for the US and the EU to continue pressure on the Belarus regime. From Wall Street Journal: “NATO sees Belarus as a potential threat toneighboring Lithuania. Russian tanks stationed in Belarus can be in theLithuanian capital, Vilnius, in about 90 minutes . . . The man who […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

May 29, 2009

Russia creates its own version of NATO in Central Asia to be prepared for big war

By Pravda

From Pravda: “The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) follows the instructions from President Dmitry Medvedev, who ordered to increase the military constituent and develop the coalition force development. A strong military group, which may appear in Central Asia in the nearest future, will make the CSTO become an analogue of NATO. The following post-Soviet countries […]

New Atlanticist

May 29, 2009

Euroskepticism Growing on Eve of EU Parliament Elections

By James Joyner

AFP highlights a new poll showing support for the EU is flagging ahead of elections for the European Parliament.

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New Atlanticist

May 29, 2009

Ukraine: A Delicate Balancing Act

By David Kramer and Damon Wilson

Russia has always had a knack for overshadowing its neighbors – and this time the West, focused on Moscow, is distracted from a crisis in Ukraine. As U.S. President Barack Obama gears up to “reset” Russia relations, Ukraine is in disarray. The country is teetering between economic collapse, Russian influence, and vague promises of Western […]

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NATOSource

May 28, 2009

Putin to the West: Hands off Ukraine

By TIME

From TIME: “In April 2008, a source told Russia’s Kommersant newspaper how Putin described Ukraine to George Bush at a NATO meeting in Bucharest: ‘You don’t understand, George, that Ukraine is not even a state. What is Ukraine? Part of its territories is Eastern Europe, but the greater part is a gift from us.'”

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NATOSource

May 28, 2009

Longer NATO Air Role Seems Likely for Baltics

By Defense News

From Defense News: “The alliance has agreed to deploy fighters for quick-reaction alert duties until 2018, but a more likely date for a handover to local forces is six years after that, said the chief of staff at Siauliai, Lithuania’s only military air base.Work on building Lithuania’s fighter capability would have had to start in […]

NATOSource

May 28, 2009

NATO praises Morocco’s role in promoting dialogue between Alliance and MD countries

By Maghreb Arabe Presse

From Maghreb Arabe Presse: “NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, Ambassador Martin Erdmann, commended Morocco’s role at the level of its bilateral relations with NATO and at the regional level through the promotion of dialogue, cooperation and understanding between the Alliance and Mediterranean Dialogue (MD) countries.”

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