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May 19, 2009

Take the War to the Drug Lords

By New York Times

Should counternarcotics operations be a part of NATO’s mission in Afghanistan? Does the world need another example of the lack of cohesion within the alliance? From New York Times: “In October, NATO gave its commanders a mandate to destroy drug refineries, but many have been reluctant to do so. Not only should they take the […]

New Atlanticist

May 19, 2009

McChrystal, COIN and Drones

By Bernard Finel

The firing of General McKiernan in Afghanistan and his replacement with General McChrystal has prompted some interested debate and discussion. Three of the arguments that emerged are of particular interest and deserve further comment.

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New Atlanticist

May 19, 2009

Nabucco: End of the Line?

By Nikolas Gvosdev

Moscow’s success at moving the South Stream project forward carries some important lessons for Western policymakers.  Too often, decision-makers in Washington, Ottawa and the capitals of Europe have been unable to set priorities and stick to a course of action when competing preferences have reared their heads.

Energy & Environment European Union

New Atlanticist

May 19, 2009

Energy and Russia’s National Security Strategy

By Roman Kupchinsky

On May 12 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev approved the latest version of the “National Security Strategy of the Russian Federation up to 2020” (Security Council of the Russian Federation, May 12).

Energy & Environment Russia

NATOSource

May 18, 2009

NATO Should Help in Pakistan

By Atlantic Council

Can humanitarian relief provide political support for security objectives? Michel and Nawaz identify costs that may outweigh the benefits of their policy recommendation. From Atlantic Council: “But what can NATO do? History suggests that it can do a lot and rapidly. Moreover, a broad-based NATO support may be politically more palatable than any single-country relief […]

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May 18, 2009

FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan

By Reuters

From Reuters: “Here are figures for foreign military deaths as a result of violence or accidents in Afghanistan since 2001: NATO/U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:Britain 159Canada 118Denmark 22**France 27*Germany 31Spain 25Netherlands 19United States 683Other nations 68TOTAL: 1,152

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May 18, 2009

Russia’s Plan to Sideline NATO

By Heritage Foundation

From Heritage Foundation: “When Russians talk about changing Europe’s security architecture, what they really mean is sidelining NATO. However, in the Obama Administration’s haste to reset relations with Russia, and its nonsensical enthusiasm for EU-integration, it has sent neither Moscow nor Brussels the message that NATO’s primacy is non-negotiable. In fact, it has seemingly gone […]

European Union International Organizations

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May 18, 2009

Recommendations for the New U.S. Ambassador to NATO

By Heritage Foundation

From Heritage Foundation: “Ambassador Daalder should establish a NATO-first agenda. Previously, Daalder has advocated an extreme pro-EU integration position and even called for anti-terrorism cooperation to be moved from the bilateral to the supranational EU level.[3] In a major policy paper in 2001, he called for the U.S. Administration to adopt a ‘Europe-First Policy,’ supporting […]

European Union International Organizations

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May 18, 2009

Release of NATO Statistics

By Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: “During a routine briefing this week in Brussels, a NATO spokesman regaled convened journalists with a 10-minute barrage of statistics. A distillation of a report given to NATO ambassadors earlier that day, the figures showed there had been a 64 percent hike in insurgent attacks in the period January-April 2009 […]

NATOSource

May 18, 2009

Sweden and NATO

By Defense News

Sweden’s Defense Minister, Sten Tolgfors, reveals in an interview that NATO membership is not on Stockholm’s agenda. From Defense News: “Q. What is the government’s position on joining NATO?A. Membership is not on the political agenda during this government’s four years in office because of an agreement between the four parties in government. I think […]

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