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<description><![CDATA[Interesting article on the various potential conflicts in the Balkans and the U.S. and European efforts to maintain some semblance of peace there.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/28/10899313-us-policy-on-the-western-balkans</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/28/10899313-us-policy-on-the-western-balkans</guid><category>bosnia</category><category>croatia</category><category>europe</category><category>serbia</category><category>politics</category><category>foreign-policy</category><category>balkans</category><category>macedonia</category><category>yugoslavia</category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:36:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAndersonDC5ABA4C-A2EE-D0FC-6F61-C976C2DA5C9A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="356" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAndersonDC5ABA4C-A2EE-D0FC-6F61-C976C2DA5C9A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="107" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>U.S.-Georgia Defense Talks Leave Tbilisi Smiling</title>
<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/27/10518530-us-georgia-defense-talks-leave-tbilisi-smiling</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/27/10518530-us-georgia-defense-talks-leave-tbilisi-smiling</guid><category>russia</category><category>politics</category><category>caucasus</category><category>foreign-policy</category><category>republic-of-georgia</category><category>mikheil-saakashvili</category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:04:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAnderson1A9AE094-ACF4-552C-593F-89EA859B83DE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="205" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAnderson1A9AE094-ACF4-552C-593F-89EA859B83DE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="62" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Hand Gestures That Would Get Americans Busted Abroad</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/24/10494853-the-hand-gestures-that-would-get-americans-busted-abroad</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/24/10494853-the-hand-gestures-that-would-get-americans-busted-abroad</guid><category>not-news</category><category>cultural-awareness</category><category>hand-gestures</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:58:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Dynamics of Cooperation in the Wider Baltic Region | STRATFOR</title>
<description><![CDATA[The dynamics of the Euro crisis, NATO's rebalancing, and Russia's&nbsp;resurgence are leading European nations to develop or increase regional security ties. This is particularly the case in the Baltic states.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/24/10494691-the-dynamics-of-cooperation-in-the-wider-baltic-region-stratfor</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/24/10494691-the-dynamics-of-cooperation-in-the-wider-baltic-region-stratfor</guid><category>russia</category><category>lithuania</category><category>estonia</category><category>world-news</category><category>latvia</category><category>baltics</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:35:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAnderson8983F799-4E55-C4AA-C01B-60B7BFD9B941.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="429" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAnderson8983F799-4E55-C4AA-C01B-60B7BFD9B941.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="129" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Moscow Warns Israel Against Attacking Iran's Nuclear Sites</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/23/10486926-moscow-warns-israel-against-attacking-irans-nuclear-sites</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/23/10486926-moscow-warns-israel-against-attacking-irans-nuclear-sites</guid><category>russia</category><category>israel</category><category>iran</category><category>world-news</category><category>nuclear-proliferation</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:24:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAndersonF65DEF53-DAF5-EB44-C1D4-EC3CC3EF6887.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAndersonF65DEF53-DAF5-EB44-C1D4-EC3CC3EF6887.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="100" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Estonia shaken by new Russian spy scandal</title>
<description><![CDATA[A senior Estonian security official and his wife were detained in Estonia Feb. 22 on suspicion of spying for Russia. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/23/10486773-estonia-shaken-by-new-russian-spy-scandal</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/23/10486773-estonia-shaken-by-new-russian-spy-scandal</guid><category>russia</category><category>espionage</category><category>estonia</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:06:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Azerbaijan To Reform Military Conscription | EurasiaNet.org</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/23/10486687-azerbaijan-to-reform-military-conscription-eurasianetorg</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/23/10486687-azerbaijan-to-reform-military-conscription-eurasianetorg</guid><category>azerbaijan</category><category>world-news</category><category>conscription</category><category>south-caucasus</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:52:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAndersonA67ECE86-6F8F-8079-2300-80F62F778257.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="171" width="304" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAndersonA67ECE86-6F8F-8079-2300-80F62F778257.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Russia Tells Norway To Keep Aegis BMD System off Vessels | Defense News | defensenews.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[The article describes recent Russian warnings (read: threats)&nbsp;to Norway not to put missile defense systems on their ships in the Arctic.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/23/10486074-russia-tells-norway-to-keep-aegis-bmd-system-off-vessels-defense-news-defensenewscom</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/23/10486074-russia-tells-norway-to-keep-aegis-bmd-system-off-vessels-defense-news-defensenewscom</guid><category>russia</category><category>norway</category><category>arctic</category><category>world-news</category><category>missile-defense</category><category>high-north</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:08:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAnderson1386E685-E04E-34F7-C5E4-AF8A3D851F91.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1" width="1" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAnderson1386E685-E04E-34F7-C5E4-AF8A3D851F91.jpg&amp;width=120" width="1" height="1" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>State-Mosque Relations in Europe, the Other Half of the Story - Brookings Institution</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10475318-state-mosque-relations-in-europe-the-other-half-of-the-story-brookings-institution</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10475318-state-mosque-relations-in-europe-the-other-half-of-the-story-brookings-institution</guid><category>muslim</category><category>europe</category><category>politics</category><category>integration</category><category>german-islam-conference</category><category>italian-islam-committee</category><category>jonathan-laurence</category><category>french-council</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:54:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAndersonD471FBD6-35B7-1C6E-7EDE-CF5498A7436C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="29" width="27" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAndersonD471FBD6-35B7-1C6E-7EDE-CF5498A7436C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="27" height="29" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Turkey And NATO Sixty Years On – Analysis | Atlantic Council</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10475189-turkey-and-nato-sixty-years-on-analysis-atlantic-council</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10475189-turkey-and-nato-sixty-years-on-analysis-atlantic-council</guid><category>turkey</category><category>nato</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:37:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Maastricht Treaty Anniversary: Demise of Greece, anti German feeling &amp;amp; Crisis Solution | Global Security News</title>
<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10475079-maastricht-treaty-anniversary-demise-of-greece-anti-german-feeling-amp-crisis-solution-global-security-news</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10475079-maastricht-treaty-anniversary-demise-of-greece-anti-german-feeling-amp-crisis-solution-global-security-news</guid><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>politics</category><category>yugoslavia</category><category>maastricht</category><category>lisbon-treaty</category><category>maastricht-treaty</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:21:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>BBC News - Iran nuclear tensions put Caucasus on alert</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/21/10465911-bbc-news-iran-nuclear-tensions-put-caucasus-on-alert</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/21/10465911-bbc-news-iran-nuclear-tensions-put-caucasus-on-alert</guid><category>israel</category><category>iran</category><category>georgia</category><category>azerbaijan</category><category>caucasus</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:16:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Thinking About Thinking About War</title>
<description><![CDATA[Fascinating blog post about the Rubicon Theory of War and how it could apply to current thought and decision-making about Syria and Iran.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/21/10465752-thinking-about-thinking-about-war</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/21/10465752-thinking-about-thinking-about-war</guid><category>iran</category><category>politics</category><category>syria</category><category>gunpowder-and-lead</category><category>theory-of-war</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:55:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAnderson53DBA4E5-6676-D04A-12AA-4FEFDBAF8620.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAnderson53DBA4E5-6676-D04A-12AA-4FEFDBAF8620.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Putin vows to boost Russian army ahead of vote     </title>
<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/20/10456604-putin-vows-to-boost-russian-army-ahead-of-vote</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/20/10456604-putin-vows-to-boost-russian-army-ahead-of-vote</guid><category>russia</category><category>putin</category><category>world-news</category><category>missile-defense</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:15:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Far-Right's Respectable Façade: How the NPD Targets the Mainstream - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International</title>
<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/18/10441606-the-far-rights-respectable-faade-how-thenpd-targets-the-mainstream-spiegel-online-news-international</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/18/10441606-the-far-rights-respectable-faade-how-thenpd-targets-the-mainstream-spiegel-online-news-international</guid><category>germany</category><category>politics</category><category>neo-nazi</category><category>skinhead</category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:49:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAnderson4E145FD4-F287-A89F-99CF-A07A7D138112.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="180" width="180" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAnderson4E145FD4-F287-A89F-99CF-A07A7D138112.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Britain and France plan joint expeditionary force and carrier group</title>
<description><![CDATA[This article describes further moves in the plans of France an dthe UK to develop their bilateral defense cooperation.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/18/10441500-britain-and-france-plan-joint-expeditionary-force-and-carrier-group</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/18/10441500-britain-and-france-plan-joint-expeditionary-force-and-carrier-group</guid><category>france</category><category>world-news</category><category>uk</category><category>defense-cooperation</category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:30:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAnderson93347BBF-3D04-E7AB-A0E0-073D46027C83.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="238" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAnderson93347BBF-3D04-E7AB-A0E0-073D46027C83.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pentagon lays out significant cuts to U.S. forces in Europe - News - Stripes</title>
<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/17/10433449-pentagon-lays-out-significant-cuts-to-us-forces-in-europe-news-stripes</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/17/10433449-pentagon-lays-out-significant-cuts-to-us-forces-in-europe-news-stripes</guid><category>pentagon</category><category>politics</category><category>u-s-army-europe</category><category>u-s-european-command</category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:20:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Rebalancing America's forces: The downgrading of Europe | The Economist</title>
<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/17/10433295-rebalancing-americas-forces-the-downgrading-of-europe-the-economist</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/17/10433295-rebalancing-americas-forces-the-downgrading-of-europe-the-economist</guid><category>politics</category><category>international-tensions</category><category>u-s-interests</category><category>us-army-europe</category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:50:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAnderson9E5BC838-1132-A1CD-5EC4-286D470E549D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAnderson9E5BC838-1132-A1CD-5EC4-286D470E549D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Tehran Is Neither Friend Nor Foe of Moscow  </title>
<description><![CDATA[This article explains, from the Russian point of view, the long and complicated relationship between Russia and Iran/Persia]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/17/10433223-tehran-is-neither-friend-nor-foe-of-moscow</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/17/10433223-tehran-is-neither-friend-nor-foe-of-moscow</guid><category>russia</category><category>iran</category><category>world-news</category><category>nuclear-proliferation</category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:37:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAnderson1EC7195A-24BC-26A1-FB68-8B09C8B12987.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="298" width="393" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAnderson1EC7195A-24BC-26A1-FB68-8B09C8B12987.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Could Putin's Nationalist Crisis Lead Russia to Redraw its Borders? - The Atlantic</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/14/10403940-could-putins-nationalist-crisis-lead-russia-to-redraw-its-borders-the-atlantic</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/14/10403940-could-putins-nationalist-crisis-lead-russia-to-redraw-its-borders-the-atlantic</guid><category>nationalism</category><category>putin</category><category>world-news</category><category>imperialism</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:35:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>PESCO and British-French military co-operation | European Geostrategy</title>
<description><![CDATA[This article discusses a recent bilateral agreement between France and the UK&nbsp;to jointly develop military capabilities outside the Lisbon Treaty framework.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/14/10403404-pesco-and-british-french-military-co-operation-european-geostrategy</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/14/10403404-pesco-and-british-french-military-co-operation-european-geostrategy</guid><category>france</category><category>defense</category><category>world-news</category><category>uk</category><category>pesco</category><category>treaty-of-lisbon</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:14:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Italian PM Warns of European Disintegration From Mutual Resentments | Atlantic Council</title>
<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10359419-italian-pm-warns-of-european-disintegration-from-mutual-resentments-atlantic-council</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10359419-italian-pm-warns-of-european-disintegration-from-mutual-resentments-atlantic-council</guid><category>germany</category><category>france</category><category>italy</category><category>politics</category><category>greece</category><category>uk</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 08:46:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Is Vladimir Putin Behind An Army Of Internet Trolls? - Business Insider</title>
<description><![CDATA[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&nbsp;to post negative comments on anti-Kremlin&nbsp;articles and otherwise influence last year's Duma election.&nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/08/10351648-is-vladimir-putin-behind-an-army-of-internet-trolls-business-insider</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/08/10351648-is-vladimir-putin-behind-an-army-of-internet-trolls-business-insider</guid><category>russia</category><category>politics</category><category>kremlin</category><category>vladimir-putin</category><category>duma</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 15:53:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAndersonDC953607-D0D5-A600-7EB9-19D70BBC6946.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=BruceKAndersonDC953607-D0D5-A600-7EB9-19D70BBC6946.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Why Does U.S. Pay to Protect Prosperous Allies?</title>
<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/07/10340004-why-does-us-pay-to-protect-prosperous-allies</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/07/10340004-why-does-us-pay-to-protect-prosperous-allies</guid><category>pentagon</category><category>politics</category><category>foreign-policy</category><category>national-defense</category><category>president-obama</category><pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 13:57:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>U.S. Maintains Full Control of Turkish-Based Radar | Gannett Government Media | defensenews.com</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce K. Anderson]]></source><link>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/31/10278441-us-maintains-full-control-of-turkish-based-radar-gannett-government-media-defensenewscom</link><guid>http://BruceKAnderson.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/31/10278441-us-maintains-full-control-of-turkish-based-radar-gannett-government-media-defensenewscom</guid><category>turkey</category><category>israel</category><category>iran</category><category>u-s</category><category>world-news</category><category>missile-defense</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:45:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>
