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Syrian soldier, May 14, 1992

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Aug 27, 2013

Pentagon Sees Syrian Military, Not Chemical Sites, as Target

By Thom Shanker, C.J. Chivers and Michael R. Gordon, New York Times

President Obama is considering a range of limited military actions against Syria that are designed to “deter and degrade” the ability of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime to launch chemical weapons, Pentagon officials said Tuesday.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

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Aug 26, 2013

Syria: Russia Dooms Hopes of UN Security Council Resolution

By Raf Sanchez and Roland Oliphant, Telegraph

As the US, Britain and France edged closer to approving strikes in response to the alleged use of chemical weapons, the Kremlin said that the West was moving down “a very dangerous path.”

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New Atlanticist

Aug 26, 2013

What Is China’s Endgame?

By Robert A. Manning and James J. Przystup

Hugh White’s recent post appears to question the premise of my recent East Asia Forum piece arguing that counterbalancing China is not containment, implying that it is a distinction without a difference. He argues that the US strategic goal in Asia is to maintain its primacy, something that China’s rise is overtaking. It is the […]

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, February 2012

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Aug 26, 2013

Turkey Readies for Syria Intervention with NATO-Backed Coalition

By Today's Zaman

As speculation on whether or not chemical gas was used in a recent attack in Syria — killing more than 1,000 and injuring many more in Damascus — rang alarm bells globally, Ankara, along with a NATO-backed international coalition, has started to ready itself against a possible intervention in Syria.

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Aug 26, 2013

NATO Members Could Act Against Syria Without UN Mandate

By Ian Traynor, Guardian

Barack Obama is unlikely to have much trouble mustering a Nato coalition of the willing if Washington opts for military intervention in Syria in response to the alleged chemical weapons atrocities by the Assad regime.

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USAF Gen. Philip Breedlove with Turkish Brig. Gen. Serdar Gulbas

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Aug 23, 2013

SACEUR: Budget Cuts Already Have ‘Significant Impact’ on US Forces in Europe

By Andrew Tilghman, Military Times

Excerpt from interview by SACEUR and EUCOM commander Gen. Philip Breedlove with Military Times

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Aug 22, 2013

Syria: Middle East Peace and the US Credibility Gap

By Fred C. Hof

Reports of significant chemical weapons usage by the Assad regime in the suburbs of Damascus again bring to the fore issues of US credibility deriving from the disconnect between Obama administration rhetoric and action. If the regime’s use of chemical weapons is verified, President Obama will face a stark choice: either use targeted strikes to […]

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New Atlanticist

Aug 21, 2013

No No-Fly Zone over Syria

By Paul Rasmussen

Last week’s meeting between General Dempsey and King Abdullah II of Jordan was noteworthy in that the subject of military intervention in Syria was not discussed.  After two years of endless strategic and political debate it seems that recent events have put an end to the suggestion that the United States should intervene in Syria.  […]

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Coat of arms of Eurocorps

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Aug 19, 2013

Europe: Strategic Drifter

By Jakub Grygiel, National Interest

The European Union is a strategic drifter, unclear about its world role, unable to articulate a purpose and divided in its perception of external threats.

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Royal Australian Air Force Airbus A-330-200 MRTT

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Aug 19, 2013

America Pivots to Asia; Europe Arms It

By Robbin F. Laird, Diplomat

A neglected aspect of the analysis of the evolution of Asian defense and security is the contribution of the European defense industry. . . .

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