United States and Canada

UK urges defense contractors to look overseas

By Keith Weir, Reuters

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