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Apr 15, 2013

Euro-Realism: A British-German Axis?

By Julian Lindley-French

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder once said, “They have it wrong if they ask if Schroeder favors Britain over France or France over Britain. Schroeder favors Germany.”  Watching David Cameron with family enjoying a German weekend break with Angela Merkel one could be forgiven for thinking all is well in the British-German relationship.

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Apr 11, 2013

A Call to Action on Roma Inclusion

By Meleah Paull

Monday was International Roma Day. Throughout Europe, Roma people and their allies gathered to sing, dance, and celebrate Romani culture. But the day is also meant to draw attention to the poor living conditions and social exclusion facing many of Europe’s largest minority. Roma people die younger, complete far fewer years of school, have little […]

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Apr 10, 2013

Time to Unblock Macedonia’s Accession to NATO

By Sally Painter

The first visit of US Secretary of State John Kerry to Afghanistan last month underscored the changing nature of Western involvement in the country. Kerry, among other important discussions, finalised the transfer of the Parwan detention centre over to Afghan authorities. The centre has long been a symbol of the Afghan government’s demands for national […]

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Apr 8, 2013

Cyprus plans to join NATO’s Partnership for Peace program

By AFP

From AFP:  Cyprus said on Monday it aims to join NATO’s Partnership for Peace rather than remain the only EU country which does not have a cooperation programme with the Western military alliance.

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Apr 8, 2013

NATO under pressure as allies cut defense costs

By Deutsche Welle

From Deutsche Welle:  As defense budgets are slashed in dire financial times, governments increasingly rely on alliances and cooperation with their partners.

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Apr 4, 2013

India’s Tough Road to the Security Council

By Rajan Menon

Something President Obama said in his speech to India’s parliament in 2010 gladdened lots of Indian hearts.

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Apr 1, 2013

Tough EU mission to overhaul Mali army kicks off tomorrow

By AFP

From AFP:  The EU begins an ambitious top-to-toe overhaul Tuesday of Mali‘s ragtag army, far from ready to take the place of foreign troops to defend the West African nation against fresh attacks by Islamist insurgents.

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Apr 1, 2013

Trans-Adriatic Pipeline Project Surging Ahead of Rival Nabucco-West: Part II

By Vladimir Socor

The gas producers’ consortium at Shah Deniz in Azerbaijan is holding parallel negotiations with the pipeline project companies, Nabucco and Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), to select one of these routes to Europe. March 31 is the deadline for submission of Nabucco-West’s and TAP’s competing offers to the Shah Deniz consortium. The producer consortium’s decision on pipeline […]

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Mar 28, 2013

A Visionary Reinvention of the Two-State Solution

By Anne-Marie Slaughter

Imagine a two-state solution in Israel and Palestine in which Palestinians would have the right of return; Israelis could settle wherever they could purchase land in the West Bank; and Jerusalem need not be divided. This is not a fanciful vision, but a creative and eminently sensible reinvention of 21st-century statehood. And President Barack Obama’s […]

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Mar 22, 2013

NATO and EU welcome Israel-Turkey rapprochement

By Anatolia News Agency

From Anatolia News Agency:  The United States welcomes the steps undertaken for the normalization of ties between Turkey and Israel following the latter’s apology for the Mavi Marmara raid of 2010

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