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New Atlanticist

Feb 26, 2009

North Korea Closer to Missile Test

By James Joyner

Yet more disturbing news on the Korean missile front: North Korea has built an underground fueling facility near a key launch pad, a news report said Thursday, making it harder for spy satellites to detect signs that a missile is being prepared for launch.

Korea Missile Defense

New Atlanticist

Feb 26, 2009

Consumer Confidence Hits Record Lows on Both Sides of Atlantic

By James Joyner

European businesses and consumers alike have the lowest confidence in the economy since tracking began a quarter century ago, the European Commission said earlier today.

Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Feb 26, 2009

Bad News for U.S.-Russia Arms Control?

By Peter Cassata

A group of Russian navy officials were caught trying to smuggle $18 million worth of anti-submarine and aviation missiles into China, although the level of official involvement in both countries remains unknown.  The cargo was found in Tajikistan, where Russia maintains a military base.

China Russia

New Atlanticist

Feb 25, 2009

Taliban: What’s in a Name?

By Steve Hynd

Two years into the Iraq war, moderately well read Westerners already knew that the insurgency there wasn’t monolithic. Honest reporting repeatedly made clear that Al Qaeda, Sunni militant groups of various varieties and Sadrists didn’t see eye to eye and often worked at cross purposes even while all were hostile to America and its allies.

Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Feb 25, 2009

Pakistan Opposition Leader Barred from Office

By James Joyner

Pakistan’s supreme court today banned the most popular opposition candidate from running for office, raising further concerns about the long-term viability of the country’s ostensibly democratic government as a partner.

Pakistan

New Atlanticist

Feb 24, 2009

Afghanistan and Pakistan Proclaim ‘New Environment’

By James Joyner

The foreign ministers of Afghanistan and Pakistan have just declared a “new environment” of trust between their two countries, Paul Eckert reports for Reuters.

Afghanistan Pakistan

New Atlanticist

Feb 24, 2009

Murdoch: Nations Will Be Redefined

By James Joyner

Matt Drudge has the banner headline “MURDOCH WARNS NATIONS WILL BE REDEFINED” above a story that begins: Media baron Rupert Murdoch issued an urgent internal communication late Monday, warning his staff: “We are in the midst of a phase of history in which nations will be redefined and their futures fundamentally altered.”

New Atlanticist

Feb 24, 2009

Party Leader Speaks Kurdish in Turkey Parliament, Breaks Law

By James Joyner

Democratic Society Party leader Ahmet Turk violated Turkey’s constitution today by addressing the parliament in his native Kurdish tongue.

Turkey

New Atlanticist

Feb 24, 2009

Trust Deficit Undermines U.S.-Pakistan-Afghanistan Cooperation

By James Joyner

Over the next three days, a high level delegation of U.S., Afghan, and Pakistani officials will meet to “seriously deal with the hard issues: how do the Afghans want to deal with [the insurgent activity on] their border, how to do this better, how to undermine those insurgents that run across their territory,” Laura Rozen […]

New Atlanticist

Feb 24, 2009

Georgian Armed Forces Moving Forward

By David Smith

Last week, the Georgian Defense Ministry unequivocally signaled that it is moving forward by publishing its plan for 2009.  The MoD—civilian and military—is building upon its achievements, studying the lessons of the August 2008 war and moving forward to defend Georgia at home and in international security operations.

The Caucasus
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