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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

New Atlanticist

Feb 23, 2009

Pakistan-India Kashmir Talks Revealed

By Peter Cassata

Indian and Pakistani officials engaged in secret talks from 2004 to 2007 that almost resulted in a deal over Kashmir, according to New Yorker journalist Steve Coll.  The talks fizzled out in 2007 and have since been set back even further.

New Atlanticist

Feb 23, 2009

A Hint of “Afghanistanization”?

By Don Snow

The policy of the Obama administration toward Afghanistan is clearly a work in progress. On one hand, the president campaigned on the notion that the United States had “dropped the ball” on Afghanistan by going into Iraq, suggesting at least indirectly that he would pick the ball back up and turn his attention toward Afghanistan. […]

Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Feb 22, 2009

The Military the Country Needs

By Derek Reveron

In response to a soldier’s question in 2004 about lacking the appropriate training and equipment for counterinsurgency in Iraq, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld quipped, “you go to war with the army you have.”

New Atlanticist

Feb 22, 2009

Europe Agrees to Tighten Regulations, Double IMF Funding

By James Joyner

The leaders of Europe’s key economies agreed this morning to stronger regulation for the financial markets and to double the investment in the International Monetary Fund ahead of the G20 summit. 

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Feb 21, 2009

Balkan Squabbles Threaten NATO Expansion

By Borut Grgic

Normally one would think Afghanistan, out-of-area deployment, mobility and interoperability when discussing the problems facing NATO in the 21st Century.  Well, the latest problem creeping up on the NATO plate is Slovenia-Croatia bilateral relations. 

NATO NATO Partnerships

New Atlanticist

Feb 20, 2009

EU President Vaclav Klaus Condemns EU

By James Joyner

In a truly bizarre display, Czech President Vaclav Klaus, who holds the rotating EU presidency, yesterday compared the institution to the Soviet Union. Constant Brand for AP:

European Union International Organizations
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