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The debate about Article 5 and its credibilityWhat is it all about?
The debate about Article 5 and its credibilityWhat is it all about?
Article 5 of the Washington Treaty stipulates that an armed attack on one is an attack on all - and that the parties will take such action as deemed necessary…
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Top NATO General Egon Ramms: "Neither Success nor Failure can be taken as granted".
Top NATO General Egon Ramms: "Neither Success nor Failure can be taken as granted".
General Egon Ramms with Afghan boys: "The new counterinsurgency strategy is a population-centric one and defines the protection of the people as mission"Since January 2007, the four-star German General Egon…
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India and NATO
India and NATO
Last February, in a speech at the annual Munich Security Conference, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen argued that the Alliance should turn into a consultation forum for global security…
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Russian Strategic Interests Shifting Eastward
Russian Strategic Interests Shifting Eastward
On March 8, an open letter by a group of German politicians and military officers, including the former German Defense Minister, Volker Ruehe, recommending that NATO should offer membership to…
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NATO: peacekeeping in the Holy Land?A feasibility study
NATO: peacekeeping in the Holy Land?A feasibility study
In 2000, President Clinton suggested the presence of an international force to oversee security following an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement. This could be a NATO force, according to Thomas Friedman. His…
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Alliance Asymmetries
Alliance Asymmetries
"Demilitarization of Europe"A line in a recent speech by Defense Secretary Robert Gates set off a number of alarm bells in Europe about rising friction in the transatlantic relationship. Expressing…
Read More >>Piracy - threat or nuisance?
Piracy - threat or nuisance?
A spate of high-profile hijackings over the New Year and the publication of the 2009 Annual Piracy Report issued by the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre in mid-January have…
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Under the Umbrella
Under the Umbrella
In his now famous Prague speech last April, United States President Barack Obama endorsed the vision of a world without nuclear weapons. He sent a strong political signal: if repairing…
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