Europe & Eurasia

An EU military HQ would undermine NATO

By Geoffrey Van Orden, the Telegraph

Nordic-Baltic Security in the 21st Century

The Atlantic Council today released “Nordic-Baltic Security in the 21st Century: The Regional Agenda and the Global Role,” a compendium of issue briefs on a range of topics related to Nordic-Baltic security, including NATO’s role in the region, energy security, and how the region can play a larger role in the transatlantic community in concert […]

Sarkozy’s Pro-NATO Policy Is Much More Than Symbolism: View

By the Editors of Bloomberg Businessweek

From the Editors of Bloomberg Businessweek:  French President Nicolas Sarkozy has ushered in a new era of cooperation with a foreign policy that brings the country closer to the U.S. than it has been in decades. Vive la France.

Cameron on Libya: “We are ready to extend the NATO mandate for as long as is necessary”

By David Cameron, Office of the Prime Minister

Libya’s Dark Lesson for NATO

By Steven Erlanger, the New York Times

From Steven Erlanger, the New York Times:  The war in Libya may be one of those quietly telling moments in the history of more important nations.

Letter From a Kiev Jail

By Yulia Tymoshenko and Hryhoriy Nemyria, the Wall Street Journal

EU offers to reform Libyan security forces

By AFP

From AFP:  The European Union is offering to help Libya’s rebels reform security forces after 42 years under a police state and collect weapons when the war ends, the EU’s chief diplomat said today.

Libya could be the last place where the West is allowed to intervene

By Shashank Joshi, the Telegraph

From Shashank Joshi, the Telegraph:  Nato’s job in Libya is all but done. As the conquering heroes met in Paris yesterday, there was no “Mission Accomplished” banner in sight. In place of triumphalism, we’ve substituted lessons galore