Western Europe

Former Amb. Robert Hunter on British defense cuts

By the European Institute

From the European Institute:  While Obama administration officials have voiced disappointment about UK cuts in the military budget and the possible risk of seeking it increase the load on Washington, a more nuanced reaction comes from a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, Robert Hunter. “We should use this as opportunity for more serious discussion inside […]

Winners and Losers in new British defense budget

By  the Office of the Prime Minister

From the Office of the Prime Minister:  The following excerpts from Prime Minister David Cameron’s statement to the House of Commons on the Strategic Defence and Security Review

Obama and Cameron discuss Britain’s defense cuts and NATO responsibilities

By the White House

From the White House: President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron spoke by telephone today.  The Prime Minister briefed the President on the U.K. National Security Strategy that was published today

Defence cuts: French and US jets to use British Navy aircraft carriers

By Andy Bloxham and James Kirkup, the Telegraph

UK’s Cameron announces military austerity plan

By David Stringer, the AP

From David Stringer, the AP:  Britain will lose thousands of troops, slash weapons programs and likely delay a major project to upgrade its nuclear-armed submarine fleet following a once-in-a-decade defense review being published Tuesday

International commission starts to investigate Kyrgyz interethnic clashes

By Interfax

From Interfax:  An international commission has started to investigate interethnic clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan, which killed over 400 people in June 2010. The commission aims to find out the causes of the outbreak of violence, commission head, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly Special Representative for Central Asia Kimmo Kiljunen said at […]

British Intell Chief: “Cyberspace is contested every day, every hour, every minute, very second.”

By the International Institute for Strategic Studies

From the International Institute for Strategic Studies:  On 12 October 2010 Iain Lobban, Director of the UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) urged greater awareness of the threats posed by cyber attacks in a speech at the IISS in London.

Anglo-French defense co-operation

By the Economist

From the Economist:  Mr Cameron and Mr Sarkozy are determined to use next month’s summit to give new momentum to Anglo-French defence relations.

Hillary Clinton’s warning to Britain over cuts in defence budget

By James Kirkup, the Telegraph

From James Kirkup, the Telegraph:  Barack Obama’s government has delivered a stark public warning against major cuts in the British defence budget, suggesting that they would undermine Nato and strain the Special Relationship.

Ahead of NATO talks, Gates warns on defense cuts

By Phil Stewart, Reuters

From Phil Stewart, Reuters: U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates said ahead of talks with NATO allies Thursday that he was concerned by defence spending cuts in Europe that threatened to put more pressure on an increasingly stretched U.S. military.