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Baroness Ashton Drops Opposition to Euro-Army Headquarters

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Baroness Ashton Drops Opposition to Euro-Army Headquarters

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France’s new government aims to calm the political storm. What will it mean for foreign policy?

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Mar 12, 2010

Baroness Ashton Drops Opposition to Euro-Army Headquarters

By the Telegraph

From the Telegraph:  Britain is staunchly opposed to a standing military headquarters in Brussels claiming it would duplicate Nato and be "an unnecessary use of resources". But since becoming EU foreign minister last year, Lady Ashton has gone from "being unconvinced" to having an "open mind" over the move. It has been demanded by French […]

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Mar 12, 2010

4 NATO Jets Trail 2 Russian Bombers Over Arctic, Atlantic

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers that carried out a routine patrol mission over the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans were shadowed by four NATO fighters, the Defense Ministry said on Friday. Spokesman Lt. Col. Vladimir Drik said the bombers spent about 11 hours in the air on Thursday and were "accompanied" by […]

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Mar 11, 2010

NATO’s Anti-Piracy Mission Extended Through 2012

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From NATO:  The North Atlantic Council has decided to extend NATO’s anti-piracy mission through 2012. This is based on the assessment that this mission is making a demonstrable contribution to increase safety for shipping and reduces success rates for pirates. While the number of attacks in 2009 was up over the number of attacks in […]

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Mar 10, 2010

Deal Saves Europe’s Transport Aircraft

By the International Institute For Strategic Studies

From the International Institute For Strategic Studies:  Following months of negotiations, seven European governments have reached a deal with EADS, the parent company of aircraft manufacturer Airbus, which should rescue the troubled A400M transport-aircraft project from failure. At a time when persistent gaps in European military capabilities are defying solutions, and with defence-budget cuts expected, […]

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Mar 8, 2010

NATO Warns of Surge in Cyber Attacks from China

By the Times (London)

From the Times (London): Urgent warnings have been circulated throughout Nato and the European Union for secret intelligence material to be protected from a recent surge in cyberwar attacks originating in China… Nato diplomatic sources told The Times: “Everyone has been made aware that the Chinese have become very active with cyber-attacks and we’re now getting […]

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Mar 2, 2010

Partners in Decline

By  Foreign Policy

From Foreign Policy:  Perhaps the end of the Cold War was an opportune time to kill off NATO, but the Balkan crises of the 1990s and post-9/11 security challenges proved that the alliance was still needed. The same is true today. The alternative — to replace NATO with an ad hoc ABCD alliance (America, Britain, Canada, […]

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Mar 1, 2010

French Burqa Ban Widely Supported in Europe

By James Joyner

As France goes ahead with its ban on the wearing of the burqa, a new FT-Harris poll shows majority support for doing the same in the UK, Italy, Spain, and Germany — and strong opposition in the United States.

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Feb 28, 2010

Baroness Ashton Under Fire for Missing European Defence Summit

By the Times (London)

From the Times (London):  Simmering discontent across the European Union with Baroness Ashton of Upholland’s performance as its first foreign minister turned into outright criticism yesterday as several senior politicians from member states attacked her for missing a key defence meeting. The sniping at Lady Ashton, High Representative for Foreign Affairs — who attended the inauguration of […]

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Feb 24, 2010

Denmark Rallies Public Behind Afghan War

By the Wall Street Journal

From the Wall Street Journal: Among allied forces fighting in Afghanistan, few countries have deployed a bigger share of their armed forces than Denmark, and fewer still have taken higher levels of casualties. But the small Scandinavian country is emerging as an unlikely example of how to maintain public support for the war. The popularity of […]

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Feb 18, 2010

Large NATO Exercise Starts in Northern Norway

By the Barents Observer

From the Barents Observer: Near 9.000 soldiers from 14 countries participates when the exercise Cold Response 2010 started in Northern Norway this week. This year is the first time such NATO exercise also includes Swedish territory. The exercise involves land forces, air forces and naval forces. The portal of the Norwegian Armed Forces reports that […]

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