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New Atlanticist

Dec 11, 2012

Israel’s Apartheid Policy

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

A majority of Israelis recoil in horror at the very thought of emulating the regime of apartheid, a system of institutionalized racial segregation once practiced in South Africa, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Yet that is what Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu considers less threatening than full-fledged Palestinian independence.

Middle East
Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Dec 7, 2012

Canada’s Fighter Future

By Stephen M. Saideman

The future of the F-35 for the Royal Canadian Air Force is now in doubt. After years of stubborn, contradictory insistence that Canada had not made a decision but that the F-35 was the only choice, it seems to be the case that the mounting costs overwhelmed whatever virtues the Joint Strike Fighter had for the […]

NATO
Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Dec 6, 2012

Drone Strike on Democracy

By James Joyner

As a theoretical matter, remotely piloted vehicles are simply a tool of warfare, morally indistinguishable from manned aircraft. The more efficiently the United States can target and kill its enemies, the better. And drones are cheaper to operate, carry far less risk for American military personnel, and make it easier to collect operational intelligence than their manned […]

Drones
National Security

New Atlanticist

Dec 6, 2012

A Chaotic Intelligence Community

By Joshua Foust

The Washington Post reported over the weekend that the Pentagon is sending hundreds of spies overseas as part of its rapid expansion into espionage- an endeavor rivaling the CIA. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) will oversee this effort, expected to top the deployment of 1,600 agents worldwide. And it is the wrong approach.

Intelligence
Security & Defense

NATOSource

Dec 6, 2012

NATO expresses ‘grave concern’ about North Korea’s intent to launch a ballistic missile

By NATO

From NATO:  The North Atlantic Council expresses its grave concern at North Korea’s declared intent to launch a rocket using ballistic missile technology this month. Such an act would be in direct violation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1718 and 1874.  It would risk exacerbating tensions in the region and further destabilising the Korean […]

Korea
NATO

NATOSource

Dec 6, 2012

Fabius on NATO: ‘France will act to pursue the reform of the alliance’

By Laurent Fabius, International Herald Tribune

From Laurent Fabius, International Herald Tribune:  In 2009, we did not support a return to the integrated command, but there is no question of organizing a permanent to-ing and fro-ing, and there would be little point in leaving it again today. However, we must ensure that our return, now officially endorsed, does not result in […]

European Union
International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Dec 5, 2012

President Obama Should Save Political Fights for the Economy

By Harlan Ullman

About eight decades ago, the great American humorist Will Rogers wryly observed that whenever Congress wanted to play a joke on its constituents, it passed a law. And more sarcastically, Rogers concluded that every law Congress passed was a joke.

National Security
Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Dec 4, 2012

NATO Deploying Patriots to Turkey

By James Joyner

NATO has agreed to deploy Patriot missiles along the Turkey-Syria border to protect Turkish airspace and territory, while making clear no escalation is intended.

Missile Defense
NATO

Event Recap

Dec 3, 2012

The World of 2030: Security and Military Implications for NATO

By Jason Harmala

On December 3, 2012, the Atlantic Council and NATO’s Allied Command Transformation organized a strategic foresight workshop on “The World of 2030: Security and Military Implications for NATO.”

NATO
Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Nov 30, 2012

Yemen’s Democratic Revolution, One Year Later

By Danya Greenfield

Last week marked the one-year anniversary of Yemen’s president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, stepping down from power after more than 10 months of protests led by youth activists and joined by a cross-section of opposition groups and ordinary Yemenis throughout the country. Over the past year, Yemen has crawled its way back from the brink of […]

National Security
Politics & Diplomacy

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