U.S. policy on the Western Balkans

Interesting article on the various potential conflicts in the Balkans and the U.S. and European efforts to maintain some semblance of peace there.

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U.S.-Georgia Defense Talks Leave Tbilisi Smiling

Interesting article about the recent meeting between the Presidents of the U.S. and the Republic of Georgia. Spells out what each side is likely getting and also how it may affect U.S.-Russian relations.

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The Hand Gestures That Would Get Americans Busted Abroad

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The Dynamics of Cooperation in the Wider Baltic Region | STRATFOR

The dynamics of the Euro crisis, NATO's rebalancing, and Russia's resurgence are leading European nations to develop or increase regional security ties. This is particularly the case in the Baltic states.

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Moscow Warns Israel Against Attacking Iran's Nuclear Sites

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Estonia shaken by new Russian spy scandal

A senior Estonian security official and his wife were detained in Estonia Feb. 22 on suspicion of spying for Russia.

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Azerbaijan To Reform Military Conscription | EurasiaNet.org

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Russia Tells Norway To Keep Aegis BMD System off Vessels | Defense News | defensenews.com

The article describes recent Russian warnings (read: threats) to Norway not to put missile defense systems on their ships in the Arctic.

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State-Mosque Relations in Europe, the Other Half of the Story - Brookings Institution

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Turkey And NATO Sixty Years On – Analysis | Atlantic Council

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Maastricht Treaty Anniversary: Demise of Greece, anti German feeling & Crisis Solution | Global Security News

This is a commentary in the form of a series of blog posts on several related subjects. The author manages to blame the EU and Germany for the break-up of Yugoslavia, among other things.

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BBC News - Iran nuclear tensions put Caucasus on alert

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Thinking About Thinking About War

Fascinating blog post about the Rubicon Theory of War and how it could apply to current thought and decision-making about Syria and Iran.

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Putin vows to boost Russian army ahead of vote

The article is about Putin's promise to boost the Russian military to counter what he claims is the threat of NATO's missile shield.

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The Far-Right's Respectable Façade: How the NPD Targets the Mainstream - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

The article describes the German neo-nazi movement's efforts to develop a mainstream image and its use of German political rules to get funding to stay alive.

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Britain and France plan joint expeditionary force and carrier group

This article describes further moves in the plans of France an dthe UK to develop their bilateral defense cooperation.

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Pentagon lays out significant cuts to U.S. forces in Europe - News - Stripes

This article lays out the details of the force structure changes for U.S. forces in Europe. Two Brigades and a Corps headquarters will be inactivated, and several small "enabling units" will leave Europe, either inactivated or returned to the U.S.

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Rebalancing America's forces: The downgrading of Europe | The Economist

While a month old (missed it last month) this is an interesting take on the U.S. government's shift towards Asia in defense policy.

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Tehran Is Neither Friend Nor Foe of Moscow

This article explains, from the Russian point of view, the long and complicated relationship between Russia and Iran/Persia

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Could Putin's Nationalist Crisis Lead Russia to Redraw its Borders? - The Atlantic

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PESCO and British-French military co-operation | European Geostrategy

This article discusses a recent bilateral agreement between France and the UK to jointly develop military capabilities outside the Lisbon Treaty framework.

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Italian PM Warns of European Disintegration From Mutual Resentments | Atlantic Council

The Italian Prime Minister warns of the rise of old stereotytpes and resentments with the european community (small e, small c) and their potential to create problems.

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Is Vladimir Putin Behind An Army Of Internet Trolls? - Business Insider

The thrust of this article is that, based on information from Anonymous, the Kremlin, or more specifically Mr. Putin, may have funded a group of people to post negative comments on anti-Kremlin articles and otherwise influence last year's Duma election. 

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Why Does U.S. Pay to Protect Prosperous Allies?

This commentary, by the vice president of defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, argues that it is a waste of tax money to pay for the defense of wealthy European allies. More importantly, according to the article, the U.S.

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U.S. Maintains Full Control of Turkish-Based Radar | Gannett Government Media | defensenews.com

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