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New Atlanticist

May 3, 2012

What Went Wrong; What Might Go Right?

By Harlan Ullman

One of the most overly abused questions asks whether the proverbial glass is half full or half empty. To a cynic who, after all, is only an experienced realist, an 8-ounce water glass that is half full contains 4 ounces of liquid, no more, no less. Determining optimism or pessimism from that observation is foolish.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

May 1, 2012

Italian Defense Minister to U.S.: Respect MEADS Commitment

By Kate Brannen, DefenseNews

From Kate Brannen, DefenseNews: Italian Defense Minister Adm. Giampaolo Di Paola said the United States should respect the commitment it made to a tri-national missile defense program it began several years ago with Italy and Germany.

United States and Canada

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Apr 30, 2012

NATO and the Information War in Libya

By John Pollock, Technology Review

From John Pollock, Technology Review:  Publicly, NATO and its secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, do use social media, including Twitter, Facebook, and a video blog—albeit as an adjunct to standard press-office fare.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 30, 2012

NATO Chief: “Europe must invest sufficiently in our common security”

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  Europe cannot afford to be inward-looking or self-absorbed.

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Apr 27, 2012

Why We Need a Smart NATO

By Julian Lindley-French, the New Atlanticist

From Julian Lindley-French, the New Atlanticist:  The simple fact of strategic life is this. We live in a world of some seven billion plus souls all with legitimate needs and aspirations organized unevenly into more unstable and failing states than at any time since 1648

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Apr 27, 2012

House panel blocking Pentagon’s retirement of Global Hawk drones

By Zach Rosenberg, Flightglobal

From Zach Rosenberg, Flightglobal:  The House Armed Services Committee has made the first move to reverse the US Air Force’s controversial decision to retire the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30 fleet.

Drones Technology & Innovation

NATOSource

Apr 27, 2012

Republicans eye missile-defense site on US East Coast

By Jim Wolf, Reuters

From Jim Wolf, Reuters:  Republicans who control the House of Representatives’ Armed Services Committee called on Wednesday for studies on what could become a third missile-interceptor site in the United States, this one on the East Coast.

United States and Canada

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Apr 27, 2012

US confident of France’s commitment to NATO

By AFP

From AFP:  The United States is confident of France’s commitment to NATO regardless of who wins the upcoming presidential election, White House officials said Thursday.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Apr 27, 2012

Argentina before the Law

By Ana Palacio

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s decision to renationalize the energy company YPF has raised a virtual tsunami of political diatribes, threats from unexpected places and players, heated commentary from journalists worldwide, and public outrage in Argentina, Spain, and many other countries. But Fernández is not likely to care about the complaints; renationalization is playing […]

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Apr 26, 2012

US and Russia discuss hotline for cyber incidents

By Ellen Nakashima, the Washington Post

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

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