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As we agreed when we met, it is now critical that we establish a much fairer burden sharing arrangement in Afghanistan, across NATO and the coalition
SOURCE: Xinhua -
What de Waal doesn't get—because he knows almost nothing about Afghanistan—is that the CIA-cashwads-for-commanders scheme is a large part of why the Taliban are now winning strategically, while NATO, with its overwhelming tactical advantage, is losing.
SOURCE: Economist -
I believe that next week we will see the American government and the rest of NATO coming together in a strategy that will mean we will have the forces that are necessary so we can create the space for a political solution in Afghanistan
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I believe that next week we will see the American government and the rest of NATO coming together in a strategy that will mean we will have the forces that are necessary
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Obama's role is not only for India, his role is first for his country's national interest and both in terms of NATO commitment and in terms of what Afghanistan needs. As far as India is concerned, we are active in the developmental work in Afghanistan
SOURCE: IBN Live -
small and light enough to enable Iran's latest rocket systems to target NATO's southeastern members.
SOURCE: Webindia123 -
That is something that cannot be discounted ... If we can get more [NATO troops], that would help us … to sort of focus much more of our efforts in the south, which seems to be the hotbed of Taliban activity. But if indeed we add more forces, it would be expected that our allies would find a way to do t...
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Defense -
Well, I doubt it, although I’m hearing that NATO countries, our allies in Europe, may actually provide a few more troops than expected.
SOURCE: Newsbusters -
may have a political objective. It is meant to set up an alternative center of military consolidation for West European projects, a center which could embrace former Soviet republics (above all Ukraine), now outside NATO. There is no doubt who will control this process, considering U.S. influence in Pol...
SOURCE: The Market Oracle -
Poland and Lithuania want to forge military cooperation with Ukraine to try to bring the former Soviet republic closer to NATO.
SOURCE: The Market Oracle -
voiced concern about Georgia’s ongoing push for muscle-flexing amid efforts by Israel, Ukraine and NATO countries to re-arm the Saakashvili regime.
SOURCE: The Market Oracle -
The Georgian delegation also included Deputy Foreign Minister Giga Bokeria and Deputy Defense Minister Nikoloz Vashakidze. A meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission at the ambassadorial level was also held in Brussels.
SOURCE: The Market Oracle -
NATO should defend Azerbaijan
SOURCE: The Market Oracle -
Armenia’s releasing the occupied Azerbaijani territories [Nagorno Karabakh] will create a security zone in the South Caucasus and pave the way for NATO’s cooperation with this region.
SOURCE: The Market Oracle -
Ukraine, provided it has made significant domestic reforms and has become identified as a Central European country, should also be ready for initial negotiations with the EU and NATO
SOURCE: The Market Oracle -
The credibility of NATO will be decided in Afghanistan. If NATO can be successful with what was a success in the Balkans and Iraq, its deterrent potential will rise, and it is in Poland’s national interest.
SOURCE: The Market Oracle -
The credibility of NATO will be decided in Afghanistan. If NATO can be successful with what was a success in the Balkans and Iraq, its deterrent potential will rise, and it is in Poland’s national interest.
SOURCE: The Market Oracle -
I met with Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister, my old counterpart at the United Nations and a close friend. I met with members of the Ministry of Defense and reassured them that the United States does not seek a permanent NATO presence in Afghanistan
SOURCE: RIA Novosti -
In Afghanistan, our soldiers have to work in very severe conditions with soldiers from other NATO countries. They need to be ready for this. That's what exercises are for
SOURCE: GlobalSecurity.org
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As we agreed when we met, it is now critical that we establish a much fairer burden sharing arrangement in Afghanistan, across NATO and the coalition
SOURCE: Xinhua -
What de Waal doesn't get—because he knows almost nothing about Afghanistan—is that the CIA-cashwads-for-commanders scheme is a large part of why the Taliban are now winning strategically, while NATO, with its overwhelming tactical advantage, is losing.
SOURCE: Economist -
I believe that next week we will see the American government and the rest of NATO coming together in a strategy that will mean we will have the forces that are necessary so we can create the space for a political solution in Afghanistan
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I believe that next week we will see the American government and the rest of NATO coming together in a strategy that will mean we will have the forces that are necessary
-
Obama's role is not only for India, his role is first for his country's national interest and both in terms of NATO commitment and in terms of what Afghanistan needs. As far as India is concerned, we are active in the developmental work in Afghanistan
SOURCE: IBN Live -
small and light enough to enable Iran's latest rocket systems to target NATO's southeastern members.
SOURCE: Webindia123 -
That is something that cannot be discounted ... If we can get more [NATO troops], that would help us … to sort of focus much more of our efforts in the south, which seems to be the hotbed of Taliban activity. But if indeed we add more forces, it would be expected that our allies would find a way to do t...
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Defense -
Well, I doubt it, although I’m hearing that NATO countries, our allies in Europe, may actually provide a few more troops than expected.
SOURCE: Newsbusters -
may have a political objective. It is meant to set up an alternative center of military consolidation for West European projects, a center which could embrace former Soviet republics (above all Ukraine), now outside NATO. There is no doubt who will control this process, considering U.S. influence in Pol...
SOURCE: The Market Oracle -
Poland and Lithuania want to forge military cooperation with Ukraine to try to bring the former Soviet republic closer to NATO.
SOURCE: The Market Oracle -
voiced concern about Georgia’s ongoing push for muscle-flexing amid efforts by Israel, Ukraine and NATO countries to re-arm the Saakashvili regime.
SOURCE: The Market Oracle -
The Georgian delegation also included Deputy Foreign Minister Giga Bokeria and Deputy Defense Minister Nikoloz Vashakidze. A meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission at the ambassadorial level was also held in Brussels.
SOURCE: The Market Oracle -
NATO should defend Azerbaijan
SOURCE: The Market Oracle -
Armenia’s releasing the occupied Azerbaijani territories [Nagorno Karabakh] will create a security zone in the South Caucasus and pave the way for NATO’s cooperation with this region.
SOURCE: The Market Oracle -
Ukraine, provided it has made significant domestic reforms and has become identified as a Central European country, should also be ready for initial negotiations with the EU and NATO
SOURCE: The Market Oracle -
The credibility of NATO will be decided in Afghanistan. If NATO can be successful with what was a success in the Balkans and Iraq, its deterrent potential will rise, and it is in Poland’s national interest.
SOURCE: The Market Oracle -
The credibility of NATO will be decided in Afghanistan. If NATO can be successful with what was a success in the Balkans and Iraq, its deterrent potential will rise, and it is in Poland’s national interest.
SOURCE: The Market Oracle -
I met with Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister, my old counterpart at the United Nations and a close friend. I met with members of the Ministry of Defense and reassured them that the United States does not seek a permanent NATO presence in Afghanistan
SOURCE: RIA Novosti -
In Afghanistan, our soldiers have to work in very severe conditions with soldiers from other NATO countries. They need to be ready for this. That's what exercises are for
SOURCE: GlobalSecurity.org -
The U.S. military ... and NATO officials have authorized their forces to kill or capture individuals on the list, which was drafted within the past year as part of NATO’s new strategy to combat drug operations that finance the Taliban.
SOURCE: New Haven Register -
office in Ottawa ‘ scripted and fed ’ the precise wording NATO officials in Kabul used to repudiate allegations of abuse ‘at a time when it was privately and generally acknowledged in our office that the chances of good treatment at the hands of Afghan security forces were almost zero.’ ... It was not a...
SOURCE: Globe and Mail -
The immediate question is, How do you define the active pursuit of military objectives in a country with which not only have you not declared war but that is supposedly a front-line non-NATO ally in the US struggle to contain extremist violence coming out of Afghanistan and the border regions of Afghani...
SOURCE: The Nation -
If, in a UN sanctioned mission, carried out by NATO, Britain were to unilaterally pull out, where does that leave Britain as a strategic partner in the future? Where does that leave us? If you want to be in the third division, that's the way to go about it.
SOURCE: Deutsche Welle -
I'm very optimistic. We've identified what our needs are and we're bringing those back to NATO to get nations to contribute and we've already seen in this run-up, a significant number of people coming in with exactly the right skills
– Michael Ward (politician) SOURCE: Reuters -
Now, Canada is one of the 10 or 12 most important countries in the world. Harper is well-respected, and Canada is entirely credible in promoting reforms of international institutions of which it was a co-founder, such as NATO, the United Nations and the IMF.
SOURCE: National Post
