International Organizations

Following the Second World War, the United States and its democratic allies sought to create a rules-based international order to guarantee stability and prosperity for their societies. Understanding that international cooperation was crucial to tackle global issues and ensure peace, multilateral organizations were created to facilitate discussion, pool resources, mediate conflict, and coordinate joint action. Whether focusing on security, economics, health, the environment, or energy, these organizations are vital forums of international engagement and global problem-solving.

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Sep 4, 2012

French Defense Minister Le Drian trying ‘to move forward with the Europe of defense’

By Europolitics

From Europolitics:  French Minister of Defence Jean-Yves Le Drian believes that the ‘Europe of defence’ should move forward, namely because of the budget difficulties many countries are facing.

European Union International Organizations

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Sep 3, 2012

French Defense Minister Le Drian trying to relaunch European defense initiative

By Pierre Tran, Defense News

From Pierre Tran, Defense News:  French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian was due to meet European Union and NATO senior officials in a first visit to Brussels as part of France’s drive to relaunch a European defense initiative

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Sep 1, 2012

Europe’s September Phoenix

By Fran Burwell and Nicholas Dungan

As European leaders return to work after their summer holidays, they will find many of the same problems they left behind: the sovereign debt crisis, a vulnerable banking system and an unreconciled division over austerity vs growth. Amid the doom and gloom, however, it is worth pausing to celebrate how far Europe has come. 

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NATOSource

Aug 29, 2012

Sweden invites Lithuania to join the EU’s Nordic Battlegroup

By Ministry of Defense of Lithuania

From Ministry of Defense of Lithuania:  Sweden has sent a formal invitation for Lithuania to join the Sweden-led EU Nordic Battlegroup in the first half of 2015.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Aug 24, 2012

Commanders of ‘Big Three’ counter-piracy task forces meet at sea

By EU NAVFOR

From EU NAVFOR:  On 24 August 2012 the Force Commanders from the EU Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta (EU NAVFOR), NATO Operation Ocean Shield (TF-508) and Combined Task Force 151 (operated by the Combined Maritime Forces – CMF) met on board the EU NAVFOR flagship ITS San Guisto

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Aug 23, 2012

Julian Assange’s Misrule of Law

By Ana Palacio

The uproar surrounding Ecuador’s grant of political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has obscured huge inconsistencies. Only by examining them can we understand what is truly at stake in the case.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Aug 22, 2012

Belarus sacks foreign minister after teddy bear row

By Reuters

From Reuters:  Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko sacked his foreign minister weeks after a diplomatic row with Sweden and the European Union over a pro-democracy stunt in which hundreds of teddy bears were air-dropped over the country.

European Union International Organizations

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Aug 21, 2012

NATO and China Meet in Gulf of Aden

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations:  Yesterday, NATO and China met in the Gulf of Aden, where Commodore Ben Bekkering welcomed his Chinese counterpart Rear Admiral Zhou Xuming onboard NATO’s counter piracy flagship, HNLMS Rotterdam.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Aug 20, 2012

Reversing the Anti-American Sway in Yemen

By Danya Greenfield

While John Brennan’s, President Obama’s chief counterterrorism advisor, recent speech on U.S. policy in Yemen still echoed in the halls of the Council of Foreign Relations, the rebel Houthi movement was busy planning an anti-American demonstration galvanizing hundreds of supporters across the country. Although the Houthis are by no means representative of the Yemeni public, […]

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Aug 17, 2012

France and Poland hope Weimar Triangle can revive EU defense cooperation

By Polskie Radio

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