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May 5, 2012

UK Defense Minister: Germany can make biggest impact on NATO capabilities

By Philip Hammond, British Ministry of Defense

From Philip Hammond, British Ministry of Defense:  The responsibility of European nations to defend their citizens can no longer be discharged by a strategy of homeland defence and a Fortress Europe.

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May 4, 2012

Russia’s military threatens preemptive strike if NATO goes ahead with missile plan

By the AP

From the AP:  Russia’s top military officer has threatened to carry out a pre-emptive strike on U.S.-led NATO missile defense facilities in Eastern Europe if Washington goes ahead with its controversial plan to build a missile shield.

United States and Canada

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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

NATOSource

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.

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