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Does the U.S. need NATO in Afghanistan?
How much does it matter that the Netherlands and other European countries appear to have little interest in continuing the war in Afghanistan -- or fighting wars in general? Quite a bit , says Defense Secretary Robert Gates. “The demilitarization of Europe...
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Wed, Feb 02 2010 8:43 AM
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Which country has the most special operations forces?
For those of you who don't subscribe to the bimonthly print edition of Foreign Policy , you're missing a great feature: the FP Quiz. It has eight intriguing questions about how the world works. The question I'd like to highlight this week...
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Wed, Jan 01 2010 3:45 PM
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Pentagon slams publication of general's think-tank report
Tom Ricks blogged this morning about a new think-tank paper by Maj. Gen. Michael Flynn, the U.S. Army's top intelligence officer in Afghanistan. No big deal, right? These sorts of papers are published every day in Washington. Well ... not exactly...
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Tue, Jan 01 2010 3:31 PM
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U.S. to hold first Iran missile attack simulation
In January, the U.S. military will hold its first simulation of an attack from a long-range Iranian missile on the United States, as opposed to a North Korean one: It also would be more difficult testing the U.S. Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system...
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Tue, Dec 12 2009 7:28 AM
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Nukes
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Gen. Petraeus learns the lingo in the Middle East
No, he doesn't speak Arabic. But take a look at this quote from Gen. David Petraeus at the Manama Dialogue security summit in Bahrain, where he is trying to cajole America's Arab allies to counter Iranian influence in Iraq. I would remind my Arab...
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Mon, Dec 12 2009 9:35 AM
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Afghanistan hearing day
Today marks the start of a grueling set of four congressional hearings for U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry and Gen. Stanley McChrystal: Tuesday 9:30 a.m., House Armed Services Committee ( HASC ), Chaired by Rep. Ike Skelton Tuesday 1:30...
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Tue, Dec 12 2009 6:28 AM
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Can NATO really get 5,000 troops?
Referring to the United States's NATO partners, President Obama last night asked , "that our commitment be joined by contributions from our allies. Some have already provided additional troops, and we're confident that there will be further...
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Wed, Dec 12 2009 9:44 AM
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FP Passport
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The Andes arms race
The Berlin Wall fell twenty years ago, and the Cold War itself ended soon after, but if you're feeling nostalgic, tune into the Cold War of the Andes : somewhat more farcical and definitely less likely to end in nuclear annihilation, but riveting...
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Mon, Nov 11 2009 2:05 PM
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Latin America
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How important are Taliban headquarters?
The Pakistani military reported that they entered and largely cleared the "Taliban headquarters" in South Waziristan today. The reported success is part of a large-scale offensive in the region, which is a stronghold of Tehrik-i-Taliban, an...
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Fri, Nov 11 2009 10:21 AM
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12 dead in shooting at U.S. military base Fort Hood
There are breaking reports of a deadly massacre at a massive U.S. military base, Fort Hood, 60 miles north of Austin, Texas. One or three perpetrators -- reports differ -- killed at least 12 and injured dozens more inside the base. One alleged shooter...
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Thu, Nov 11 2009 2:56 PM
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Rage Against Gitmo
A large contingent of American bands have joined the Close Gitmo Now campaign in direct protest of the use of their music during torture practices at Guantanamo Bay. The new campaign is led by two retired generals: Lieutenant General Robert Gard and Brigadier...
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Fri, Oct 10 2009 10:30 AM
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Shinseki to Taiwan?
No cabinet-level U.S. official has visited Taiwan since Clinton administration Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater in 2000, but Taipei is hoping to change that with an invitation to Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki: Representatives of Taiwan's...
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Thu, Oct 10 2009 11:14 AM
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FP Passport
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East Asia
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China
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Aussies fantastically brave, Brits a bunch of cowards?
The largely unspoken question on many people's minds back in March when Iranian forces captured fifteen British sailors was: "How did they let this happen?" Now that question is out in the open after revelations surfaced yesterday that Australian...
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Fri, Jun 06 2007 2:48 PM
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