United States and Canada

Rasmussen to appoint special envoy to open defense markets within NATO

By Keith Weir, Reuters

From Keith Weir, Reuters:  The United States and European countries should do more to open up their defence markets to competition at a time of tight budgets, the head of NATO said on Monday.

NATO Heads Toward the Nursing Home

By Elizabeth Pond, World Policy Journal

From Elizabeth Pond, World Policy Journal:  NATO won’t be dismantled. Instead, it will move to an old people’s home.

9/11 Ten Years After

By Ioan Mircea Pascu

10 years after 9/11 at the current rapid pace of time are enough to permit a general evaluation of its consequences and, therefore, significance. Of course, the question: “what would have been the US foreign policy without 9/11?” will always remain … Personally, in retrospect, I am of the opinion that the US reaction, particularly […]

U.S. considering Ankara’s request to base Predators in Turkey

By Craig Whitlock, the Washington Post

From Craig Whitlock, the Washington Post:  The Obama administration is considering a request from Turkey to base a fleet of Predator drones on Turkish soil for counterterrorism operations in northern Iraq, a decision that could strengthen a diplomatic alliance but drag the United States deeper into a regional conflict.

China’s economic expansion in Europe raises security concerns

By Peter Apps, Reuters

Obama: US and allies have “put Al Qaeda on the path to defeat”

By AFP

From AFP:  US President Barack Obama declared on Thursday that the Al-Qaeda network is nearing total defeat, having failed to destroy the United States’ "unique" leadership role in the world.