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New Atlanticist

Dec 6, 2008

Hoax Tests India-Pakistan Relationship

By James Joyner

A prankster put India and Pakistan on the brink of war.  That this is possible demonstrates just how fragile that relationship is. That it didn’t escalate, though, tells us something important, too.

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New Atlanticist

Dec 5, 2008

Jim Jones the Next Brent Scowcroft?

By James Joyner

Tim Fernholz, a writing fellow at The American Prospect, explains “Why Jim Jones Will Make or Break Obama’s Foreign Policy.” 

New Atlanticist

Dec 5, 2008

NATO Says ‘No’ to Georgia and Ukraine … For Now

By Peter Cassata

It’s official – NATO will not offer Georgia and Ukraine Membership Action Plans (MAPs), Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said after a two-day summit of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels. 

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New Atlanticist

Dec 4, 2008

Will Obama Fix Transatlantic Relations?

By James Joyner

It’s an article of faith that Barack Obama’s inauguration will usher in a new era of transatlantic comity.

New Atlanticist

Dec 4, 2008

German Soldiers Too Fat and Drunk to Fight?

By James Joyner

The British papers are having a field day with a German parliamentary report’s finding that Bundeswehr forces in Afghanistan are fat and drunk. 

New Atlanticist

Dec 4, 2008

Obama Can Solve the Iran Question

By Neil Leslie

Analysts suggest that Iran is only one to two years away from being able to enrich the uranium needed for a nuclear bomb, and according to the most recent IAEA report Tehran remains silent over possible weaponization activities. How then does President Barack Obama address this growing crisis when he takes office in January?

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New Atlanticist

Dec 3, 2008

Maritime Shock and Awe Won’t Fix Piracy

By James Easaw

The rash of ships hijacked in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden has focused the international community’s efforts to put an end to the scourge of piracy off the Somali coast. But eradicating piracy once and for all will require more than tough talk, sending in a few warships, and establishing shipping lanes that commercial […]

Somalia

New Atlanticist

Dec 2, 2008

Improving Our Maritime Vision

By David Sagunsky

Pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia and the sea-borne infiltration of terrorists into Mumbai are graphic (and recent) reminders why maritime domain awareness — being aware of activity occurring on or under the water that has a direct impact on a country’s safety and security  —  matters.  Transatlantic cooperation has already succeeding in making […]

Somalia

New Atlanticist

Dec 2, 2008

Georgia in NATO — It Just Makes Sense

By David Smith

NATO foreign ministers will meet in Brussels today to, in the words of the April 3 NATO Bucharest Summit Statement, “make a first assessment” on Georgia’s quest for membership in the alliance.  In the aftermath of Russia’s August attack on Georgia, a Membership Action Plan (MAP) is not now politically possible.

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New Atlanticist

Dec 1, 2008

State Capitalism on the Rise?

By James OConnor

The rise in attractiveness of “State Capitalism” development models is cited as a potential consequence of the increasing economic power of Russia and particularly China in the latest report from the National Intelligence Council,  Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World.

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