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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Oct 26, 2010

Save NATO: Merge it with CSDP

By Sarwar Kashmeri, the New Atlanticist

From Sarwar Kashmeri, the New Atlanticist:  NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen would like to see NATO become a hub for an anti-missile shield with Russia that protects everyone from Vladivostok to Vancouver.

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Oct 26, 2010

Economist: “The German question never dies”

By the Economist

From the Economist:  Its sharp-elbowed behaviour during the near-collapse of the euro earlier this year heightened concerns about Germany’s role in the world that have been stirring ever since unification 20 years ago.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Oct 26, 2010

Will the U.S. Lose Europe to Russia?

By John Vinocur, the International Herald Tribune

From John Vinocur, the International Herald Tribune:  Germany and France, meeting with Russia in Deauville, northern France, last week, signaled that they planned to make such three-cornered get-togethers on international foreign policy and security matters routine

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New Atlanticist

Oct 21, 2010

Looking Beyond the EU: Natural Gas Politics in Ukraine

By Alexandros Petersen

The election of the relatively pro-Russian Victor Yanukovich as President of Ukraine in February 2010 was supposed to herald a new era of energy stability in a country wracked by natural gas cutoffs, disputes among energy-rich oligarchs and perennial political turmoil, but recent events show that energy security in Central Asia and a stable supply […]

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NATOSource

Oct 21, 2010

US analyst: “the discussion over missile defense is a proxy”

By the Council on Foreign Relations

From the Council on Foreign Relations:  The following excerpts are from an interview of Charle Kupchan, CFR Senior Fellow, by Bernard Gwertzman, CFR Consulting Editor.

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NATOSource

Oct 20, 2010

State Dept. official evaluates transatlantic relations under Obama

By Philip Gordon, the U.S. Department of State

From Philip Gordon, the U.S. Department of State:  [O]n working with Europe on global challenges, we have worked together as never before with our European partners on Afghanistan, on Iran, on missile defense, and on global economic recovery.

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

NATOSource

Oct 19, 2010

US Ambassador: NATO EU cooperation “happens haphazardly, if at all”

By Ivo Daalder, the International Herald Tribune

From Ivo Daalder, the International Herald Tribune:  Thousands of miles from the “capital of Europe,” NATO and E.U. forces work side by side to achieve common security objectives. Yet we rarely bridge the four miles between the two headquarters in Brussels, and as a result our efforts are far less effective than they can and […]

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Oct 19, 2010

Spain ends Bosnia military mission after 18 years

By DPA

From DPA:  Spain on Monday ended its military mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina, where Spanish Defence Minister Carme Chacon described Spanish troops as having ‘fulfilled’ their task, Spanish media reported.

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NATOSource

Oct 18, 2010

France, Germany and Russia begin Trilateral Summit

By Ben Hall and Quentin Peel, the Financial Times

From Ben Hall and Quentin Peel, the Financial Times:  France and Germany are hoping to do their own pressing of “the reset button” on the European Union’s uneasy relationship with Russia at a two-day trilateral summit that starts on Monday.

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NATOSource

Oct 15, 2010

Russia may sell S-300 missiles to Venezuela, instead of Iran – analyst

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia’s S-300 air defense systems, which Moscow refused to deliver to Iran following a new round of UN sanctions against the Islamic Republic, could be sold to Venezuela instead, a Russian arms trade expert said on Friday.

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