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Sep 8, 2010

NATO: A Fat, Bloated, Job Creation Project?

By James Joyner, the New Atlanticist

From James Joyner, the New Atlanticist:  Lost amidst the welcome news of British-French cooperation on military cost-sharing in some tough talk from their ministers of defense on NATO. Last week, I noted that the FT‘s superb reporter Ben Hall buried the lead, waiting until the 13th paragraph of a story to pass along Liam Fox‘s pronouncement […]

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Sep 7, 2010

Deployment of Russian S-300 missiles in Abkhazia no threat to region – Kouchner

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  The deployment of Russia’s S-300 air defense systems in Abkhazia does not disturb the balance of power in the region, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Tuesday. "What Russia has deployed in Abkhazia are anti-missile systems, and I don’t see any serious disturbance to the balance in the region," Kouchner said […]

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Sep 7, 2010

Putin reset on the “sincerity of President Obama”

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday he was convinced of the sincerity of U.S. President Barack Obama’s moves to develop relations with Russia. "We give the initiatives of the U.S. administration great attention," Putin said at a meeting with members of the Valdai International Discussion Club. "I am convinced in […]

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Sep 6, 2010

Europe and Benign Neglect

By Roger Cohen, the New York Times

From Roger Cohen, the New York Times:  “Europe is the object of benign U.S. neglect,” said Camille Grand, a prominent Paris-based defense analyst. “Obama has not established or re-established a strategic relationship with any single European country or with Europe as a whole.”

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Sep 6, 2010

Why is the U.S. anti-war movement losing support?

By Abby Phillip, Politico

From Abby Phillip, Politico:  As President Barack Obama formally declared an end to combat operations in Iraq this week, the anti-war movement that helped sweep him into office — and that worked for seven years to bring U.S. troops home — finds itself struggling for survival. Several factors — war fatigue; a deep, lingering recession; and the presence […]

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Sep 6, 2010

Obama to meet with NATO Secretary General

By Press Secretary, the White House

From Press Secretary, the White House:  President Obama will welcome the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, to the White House on September 7, 2010.

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Sep 3, 2010

Gates clarifies July deadline and Petraeus discloses data

By Adam Ellick and Sangar Rahimi, the New York Times

From Adam Ellick and Sangar Rahimi, the New York Times: [U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert] Gates took the opportunity to repeat assurances that President Obama’s deadline to begin withdrawing troops was flexible.

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Sep 2, 2010

U.S. Air Force assumes command of NATO Baltic air policing mission

By defpro.com

From defpro.com:  The 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, assumed command of the NATO Baltic air policing mission Sept. 1 from the Polish air force at Lithuania Air Force Air Base. For the next four months, the squadron, comprising approximately 125 people, is responsible for ensuring the air sovereignty of […]

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Sep 1, 2010

Preventive Detention and the “War on Terror”: Keeping the Response to Terrorism within the Law

In September 2010, the Atlantic Council published a paper titled “Preventive Detention and the ‘War on Terror’: Keeping the Response to Terrorism within the Law;” an analysis of U.S. and European dialogue on the subject. The paper is a result of several workshops and discussions in the ongoing series Transatlantic Dialogues on International Law. Download […]

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Sep 1, 2010

NATO “no comment” on Russian warplane deal report

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  NATO declined to comment on Wednesday on a report saying it could use Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighters at a Cold War-era base in Iceland for training purposes. The Financial Times reported on Monday the Icelandic government is in talks on renting an airbase to a private company, ECA, that says it is […]

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