Europe & Eurasia

New Commander for NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations:  Lieutenant General James Bucknall has assumed command of NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) from Lieutenant General Sir Richard Shirreff who is assuming the appointment of Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

Sarkozy: “France is not in favour of military intervention or an intervention by NATO”

By Reuters

NATO forces seize rockets from Iran in Afghanistan

By Kimberly Dozier, the AP

From Kimberly Dozier, the AP:  NATO forces in Afghanistan have seized 48 Iranian-made rockets intended to aid the Taliban’s spring battle campaign, the most powerful illicit weapons ever intercepted en route from the neighboring state, officials said Wednesday.

Libyan crisis reveals “the Obama conception of the U.S. role in the world”

By Scott Wilson, the Washington Post

From Scott Wilson, the Washington Post:  President Obama is content to let other nations publicly lead the search for solutions to the Libyan conflict, his advisers say

NATO military officials briefing governments on range of options in Libya

By Karen DeYoung, the Washington Post

From Karen DeYoung, the Washington Post:  NATO military officials began briefing governments Tuesday night on a range of options that will be presented to defense ministers in Brussels on Thursday. The Obama administration, NATO and other international organizations are united in their belief that any military intervention in Libya would require some international backing. But […]

Obama and Cameron agree that NATO will prepare “full spectrum of possible responses” against Libya

By the White House

From the White House:  The President spoke with Prime Minister Cameron of the United Kingdom today [3/8/11] about the situation in Libya.

Washington’s Options on Libya

By the Editors of the New York Times

From the Editors of the New York Times:  The Obama administration is throwing out so many conflicting messages on Libya that they are blunting any potential pressure on the Libyan regime and weakening American credibility.

Europe’s funding choices raise transatlantic concerns

By the Wall Street Journal

From the Wall Street Journal:  The London Telegraph reports that in 2009 the EU gave at least €2.6 million ($3.6 million) to groups lobbying against the death penalty in America.

Libya is Europe’s Job

By Don Snow