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New Atlanticist

Nov 21, 2011

Dead Politics: Europe’s Enemy Within

By Julian Lindley-French

One of the great doyens of nineteenth century British foreign policy Lord Salisbury could turn a phrase or two. Speaking of Britain in the 1870s he may well of been speaking of Europe (and the British bit of it) today when he said “…the commonest error in politics lies in sticking to the carcases of […]

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NATOSource

Nov 21, 2011

Does Turkey see itself as a power broker between NATO and China?

By Gökhan Bacik, Zaman

From Gökhan Bacik, Zaman:  It would not be wrong to describe the huge area from Spain to eastern Turkey, including North Africa, as the “NATO zone.” NATO is the most important rule-maker in this large geographical area.

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Nov 20, 2011

Guttenberg: Europe plagued by “crisis of political leadership” not debt

By the Local (Germany)

From the Local (Germany): Karl-Theodor Guttenberg, Germany’s former defence minister who resigned in March after being found to have plagiarised his doctoral thesis, has returned to the political stage with a scathing attack on his former colleagues.

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New Atlanticist

Nov 18, 2011

Will NATO Intervene In Syria?

By James Joyner

Among the explanations given for why the West intervened in Libya but has thus far stayed out of the far greater crisis in Syria has been the lack of regional support for action. That excuse appears to be nearing its expiration date.

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New Atlanticist

Nov 15, 2011

The Strategic Influence Game 5: A German Europe or a European Germany?

By Julian Lindley-French

Germany has never found the leadership of Europe easy to attain or to execute. And yet Germany today finds itself the unrivalled leader of the European Union. Can Germany for once get leadership right? Only at the very 1871 beginning of modern Germany’s uneasy existence was Berlin led by a man who grasped both the […]

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New Atlanticist

Nov 14, 2011

Black Swans Attack

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

“All our governments are insolvent. “No level of taxation could make them solvent. “So we must cut the source of our insolvency.

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NATOSource

Nov 10, 2011

A future for UK and NATO defense

By Jim Murphy, the Labour Party

Economy & Business
European Union

NATOSource

Nov 9, 2011

EU President Warns of Asia-Pacific Militarization

By AFP

From AFP:  The Asia-Pacific region is showing signs of militarization that could lead to an arms race, EU President Herman Van Rompuy warned Nov. 9, calling for closer trade ties to defuse any political tensions.

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New Atlanticist

Nov 9, 2011

NATO’s New Math: 600, 2012, and 0

By Harlan Ullman

Next May, NATO will have its biannual heads of government summit in Chicago. Few Americans are interested in or know much about NATO these days. Fewer are aware of this forthcoming summit and the crucial challenges facing the alliance and threatening its cohesion. The numbers in the headline — 600, 2012 and 0 — reflect […]

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NATOSource

Nov 9, 2011

NATO ambassadors visit Georgia and discuss alliance membership

By NATO

From NATO:  The NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) at Ambassadorial level met in Tbilisi today with the participation of the Georgian Prime Minister.

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