United States and Canada

Where Is Your Military Might, Europe?

By Thérèse Delpech, the International Herald Tribune

Ashton places Polish agent in charge of security for the EU’s new diplomatic service

By Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver:  EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton has hired a Polish secret service agent to be the main architect of internal security in the European External Action Service (EEAS). The agent, whose name is being kept under wraps, was parachuted into Brussels from Warsaw to begin work on 1 June and […]

Petraeus: ‘We Are in This to Win’

By Alan Cullison and Peter Spiegel, the Wall Street Journal

From Alan Cullison and Peter Spiegel, the Wall Street Journal:  Gen. David Petraeus took command of coalition forces under the pine trees near NATO headquarters in the Afghan capital Sunday, and called on civilian and military leaders to unite in their support for the war and show "we are in this to win.

Russian spying at cold war levels, say experts

By James Blitz, the Financial Times

From James Blitz, the Financial Times:  The widespread mockery of Russian spies after this week’s arrests in the US has angered well-placed British intelligence experts, who believe it would be foolish to underestimate the espionage efforts of the heirs of the KGB.

Poland welcomes Russian inspection of new missile defense system, “on a reciprocal basis”

By the State Department

From the State Department:  SECRETARY CLINTON:  Today, by signing an amendment to the ballistic missile defense agreement, we are reinforcing this commitment. The amendment will allow us to move forward with Polish participation in hosting elements of the phased adaptive approach to missile defense in Europe.

Clinton: “the doors to NATO remain open” for Ukraine

By Hillary Clinton, the State Department

NATO’s Cyber Threat

By James Joyner, the National Interest

US Afghanistan policy not working: French general

By AFP

Biden’s Influence on Obama’s Afghanistan Policy

By Glenn Thrush, Politico

Petraeus answers why we are in Afghanistan and how to define success in 2011

By Gen. Petraeus, NATO

From Gen. Petraeus, NATO:  It is important periodically for all of our populations to recall that the Coalition went into Afghanistan in late 2001 because the 9/11 attacks were planned in Southern Afghanistan, the initial training of the attackers was carried out in training camps in Afghanistan by Al Qaeda