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May 26, 2009

Is NATO disrupting Russia ‘reset’?

By Washington Times

Controversial statement by Edward Lozansky, the President of American University in Moscow. From Washington Times: “Russia contributed more to the defeat of the Taliban than any other U.S. ally, including NATO members.”

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NATOSource

May 26, 2009

NATO condemns DPRK nuclear tests

By Xinhua

From Xinhua: “NATO’s decision-making North Atlantic Council on Monday strongly condemned the nuclear and ballistic missile tests by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on the same day.‘These irresponsible actions by Pyongyang pose a serious challenge to peace, security and stability in the Asia Pacific region and are being universally condemned by the international […]

NATOSource

May 26, 2009

Israel and NATO: A Good Idea Whose Time Will Never Come

By the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

The insightful Josef Joffe carefully weighs the benefits and costs to both NATO and Israel for proposed membership in the alliance. His analysis is a sharp contrast to the superficial level of discussion about the merits of other nations joining NATO. Too much of the current argument for NATO enlargement relies on the use of […]

NATOSource

May 26, 2009

Georgia Hands Over Annual Programme to NATO

By Civil Georgia

From Civil Georgia: “Robert Simmons, NATO’s special representative for South Caucasus and Central Asia, received from the Georgian government in Tbilisi on May 25, the country’s Annual National Programme (ANP).The document, which is not public, is, as NATO diplomat said, “a roadmap” for Georgia’s eventual NATO membership.”

New Atlanticist

May 26, 2009

North Korea Tests: Why? What Now?

By James Joyner

Over what, for Americans, was a long holiday weekend, North Korea tested another nuclear device and followed that up by firing two more short-range ballistic missiles, moves sure to heighten fear among its neighbors and further isolate the regime.   The question most observers are asking is Why now?

Korea

New Atlanticist

May 26, 2009

Energy Insecurity as a Destabilizing Factor: The Case of the Hermit Kingdom

By Boyko Nitzov

On a popular image showing the Earth at night, there is an expanse appearing to be an open sea or icy desert. This is North Korea: a dark spot between the bright city lights of Japan, China, and the Republic of Korea. It is in this darkness that a second test of a nuclear weapon […]

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New Atlanticist

May 26, 2009

American Policy for Russia: Democracy

By David Smith

US President Barack Obama heads to Moscow July 6-8.  With his trip just six weeks off, and the new American administration still crafting a foreign policy, newspaper pundits, including the author of this column, are scribbling.  Opinions abound, but almost all agree that it is time for Obama to step “Beyond the “Reset Button.'”

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New Atlanticist

May 24, 2009

Turkey-Armenia Reconciliation: The Right Side of History

By David Phillips

The recent announcement normalizing Turkish-Armenian relations is a potentially historic breakthrough. However, the lack of progress in implementing the “framework agreement” raises questions about Turkey’s intentions and resolve. Turkey’s prime minister, Tayyip Erdogan, is buckling to domestic opposition and objections from Azerbaijan. Moreover, the announcement of the normalization “road map” on the eve of Armenian […]

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New Atlanticist

May 23, 2009

Obama Foreign Policy: Bush 2.0?

By James Joyner

Charles Krauthammer notes, as many have lately, the remarkable similarity between the Obama foreign policy and the Bush foreign policy he campaigned against so vociferously.  He cleverly dubs it the “Obama three-step: (a) excoriate the Bush policy, (b) ostentatiously unveil cosmetic changes, (c) adopt the Bush policy. “

NATOSource

May 22, 2009

At EU-Russia Summit, Signs Of Strategic Division, Not Strategic Partnership

By RFE/RL

From RFE/RL: “Medvedev also tried to press his advantage at the summit by urging the EU to back his plans for a new ‘security architecture’ for Europe. At the press conference, he sharply attacked NATO — which includes as members most EU member states. ‘We have partnership relations, for example, with the North Atlantic bloc. […]

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