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European statesmen tell NATO to cut tactical nuclear weapons

By the European Leadership Network

From the European Leadership Network:  [It] is our firm view that at the Lisbon summit on 19 to 20 November 2010 NATO Leaders should include text in the new strategic concept that states the following:

CIA steps up drone attacks in Pakistan amid fear of al-Qaeda terror in Europe

By Greg Miller, the Washington Post

From Greg Miller, the Washington Post:  A sharply escalated campaign of CIA drone strikes in Pakistan is aimed in part at al-Qaeda units suspected of planning terrorist attacks on targets in Europe

NATO’s Relevance

By James Joyner, the New Atlanticist

From James Joyner, the New Atlanticist:  Yesterday’s gathering of scholars and policymakers, most of them Atlanticists from way back, were mostly at a loss for how to reignite NATO in the wake of Afghanistan.

Brazil opposed to NATO role in South Atlantic

By UPI

Which NATO members can not provide 30 trainers?

By William Caldwell, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan

Obama was warned entire military high command might leave over Afghanistan decision

By Bob Woodward, the Washington Post

From Bob Woodward, the Washington Post:  Army Col. John Tien, an Iraq combat veteran and former Rhodes Scholar serving on the NSC, was junior in rank, so he spoke first.

British general plays down July 2011 Afghan drawdown

By Mohammed Abbas, Reuters

From Mohammed Abbas, Reuters:  A top NATO commander in Afghanistan said Monday there should be no rush to withdraw alliance forces in 2011 because once they are gone, it would be much harder to send them back if necessary. British Lieutenant-General Nick Parker, second-in-command of the International Security Assistance Force behind U.S. General David Petraeus, […]

9/11 Imbroglio

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

No sooner did Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad suggest from the rostrum of the U.N. General Assembly that most of the world believes the U.S. government was involved in a 9/11 conspiracy, than 32 nations followed the U.S. delegation as it walked out. These were members of NATO, the European Union (21 countries are members of […]

U.S. again asking NATO for trainers for Afghanistan

By Julian Barnes, the Wall Street Journal

From Julian Barnes, the Wall Street Journal:The top U.S. general in charge of training in Afghanistan will ask allied leaders Monday for about 1,000 more specialized trainers, with the aim of speeding up the buildup of the country’s security forces ahead of a transfer of control to the Afghan government.

EU risks US-China domination with military cuts: France

By Laurent Thomet, AFP

From Laurent Thomet, AFP:  Europe decided Friday to explore how to strengthen military cooperation as France warned that drastic defence budget cuts would leave the continent under Sino-American domination. French Defence Minister Herve Morin said he had told his European Union counterparts at a meeting in Ghent, Belgium, that plans to step up European military […]