World Leaders Aim To Hold Ukraine Summit In Minsk Wednesday
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was keen Sunday to dispel the notion of a trans-Atlantic rift, saying U.S. and its European allies are united in our diplomacy on Ukraine. Speaking at an international security conference in Munich, he said the U.S.
Atlantic Community:Open Think Tank Article Why NATO.
For more than a year, the situation in Syria has been one of the most troublesome issues in modern international relations. The Arab. A lot of experts in the field of international relations called for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to conduct humanitarian intervention in Syria in order to stop the violence and remove the dictatorial regime in a fashion similar to Libya. But this idea. It is situated not far from the Mediterranean borders of European states.
THE OBSTACLES TO DISARMAMENT THAT LIE IN GENEVAS PATHWAY; Territorial Disputes and Aspirations Created or Intensified by the Peace Treaties Complicate the Task of Reaching an Agreement
LONDON. A Geneva the representatives of sixty nations have assembled for the conference on disarmament. They have not come gladly, because their minds are full of the economic problems of the world crisis, and they really have had little time to prepare for the reduction of armaments.. Disarmament, obstacles to
David Carr, Influential New York Times Columnist, Has Died at 58
He had previously worked as a contributing writer to the Atlantic Monthly and New York magazine, and was also a media writer for Inside.com. Read More: TIMEs 2008 review of The. Mediterranean Becomes Mass Grave as Europe Struggles With Migrant.
Balkanalysis.com Special Report: The ISIS Expansion in Libya
While the European Union and member states, particularly Greece, Malta and Italy, have been taking some measures, in the event of a large-scale humanitarian crisis it is unlikely that they would have the capability to organize and execute. continually say that Allah is ordering them to erase non-Islamic sites, and this is considered a part of the ultimate narrative leading to the end of the world, and final victory of Islam, as explained the above article from The Atlantic.
Atlantic Council of Canada �� Migrants at Sea: Italys Mare.
Mare Nostrum is a humanitarian program operated by the Italian Navy which to date has rescued over 60,000 migrants fleeing across the Mediterranean from North Africa. The program costs the Italian navy over 9 million��.
Oil-rich Libya, torn by conflict, may be going broke
The countrys slow-motion collapse came to a head this week, when Islamic State militants were shown executing 21 Egyptian Christians on a Mediterranean beach. The next day, Egyptian warplanes pounded militant targets in retribution.. When they have.
UNHCR: Some 300 feared dead in fresh Mediterranean.
Frontex is only a paper-tiger in this and its mandate should be expanded to deal with such humanitarian crisis for instance through rescue at sea competences and more independence from EU member states. This is however.. The vast majority used to enter from the Croatian border (and thus by land) and now from Serbia through Slovenia and so on (not to mention those who enter with ferries coming from Greece, as the tragedy of the Norman Atlantic revealed).
Migrant wave threatens Mediterranean carriers crews.
Merchant ship operators have joined with seafarers unions urging European Union member states to take immediate action to curb the growing humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean, which they say is putting crews and��.
NATO - Official text: Statement - Meeting of the North Atlantic.
The North Atlantic Council met in special Ministerial session on 19 August 2008, expressed its grave concern over the situation in Georgia and discussed its wider implications for Euro-Atlantic stability and security.. working together, and in concert with international organisations and others in the international community, to ensure that the civilian populations affected by the conflict have the assistance they need to meet immediate and ongoing humanitarian needs.
Ukraine Crisis Sends NATO Back to Basics
More than two decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union brought an end to the Cold War, Ukraines crisis is driving the U.S.-led defense alliance back to its original purpose: To protect its members against a perceived Russian threat.
Stranded migrant vessel arrives in Italian port
. stranded Ezadeen to shore. Rome (CNN) A crewless, powerless ship that drifted in the Mediterranean with hundreds of migrants aboard has been towed to an Italian port.. However, once in Italian save and rescue operational waters, they launch a.
Remarks at the Atlantic Councils NATO Transformation Seminar 2015
Finally, in terms of strengthening our own space, continuing to lead together globally is vital, as we have when humanitarian crises like Ebola have overwhelmed developing nations and posed a widespread risk; as we have confronting global challenges.
Premature Summit; WASHINGTON
The Ford-Brezhnev meeting at Vladivostok was arranged-primarily on the urging of. Moscow-at a particularly awkward time for the United States. It may be useful in introducing Mr. Ford to the mysteries of. Soviet diplomacy, but there are at least three reasons why it is not likely to make much progress.. J Reston article suggesting Ford-Brezhnev meeting in Vladivostok is not likely to make much progress; discusses Israeli-Arab conflict and Middle East oil as key issues in East-West detente and doubts progress can be made in that area and in gen East-West relations until US coordinates its policy with W Eur states and Japan; sees US and USSR deeply divided on UN Security Council Resolution 242, designed to establish peace in Middle East; further, sees US Govt itself divided on what it intends to do and what it expects USSR to do under policy of detente; recalls Sec Kissinger warning of dire consequences unless US, W Eur and Japan develop common policies on oil and Middle East; notes tendency in US to assume any agreement with USSR is better than no agreement, and that easing of Soviet Jewish emigration following holding up of trade agreements and tech arrangements is cited in support of assumption; says question is whether US should not have been insisting on genuine and secure peace in Middle East as condition of its trade and tech; says Russians cannot be unhappy with present trend of world events; that under their conception of detente, they are free to operate at will in Middle East, patrol Mediterranean and threaten flow of oil to Eur, Japan and N Amer
Migrants in the Mediterranean: Europes new disappeared.
In Europe it seems little heed has been paid to the example from across the Atlantic.. Britain has a moral duty to support relief operations in the Mediterranean, and to publicise a clear and detailed strategy for tackling the crisis at its root.. with the Mediterranean catastrophe and reduce the death toll, regardless of the financial costs involved, the British government and all others turning a blind eye will be complicit in one of the gravest humanitarian crises of our time.
Silicon Valley Companies Give Tech Devices and Training to the Poor
Doctors Without Borders Plans Rescue Mission for Migrants at Sea. The humanitarian aid group will work with the Migrant Offshore Aid Station to save migrants trying to reach Europe by boat in the Mediterranean Sea, BBC reports. April 15, 2015 .
Dying at Europes Doorstep
In 2008, at 27, he moved his two-year-old multinational company, the Tangiers Group, to Malta, the island nation in the central Mediterranean thats been vital to various empires for more than two millennia, and where moorings are as common as parking.
Amnesty calls for European response to Mediterranean boat people crisis
As southern Italy braced itself for the arrival of more migrant ���boat people���, Amnesty International yesterday berated European governments for their ���ongoing negligence��� to a ���humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean that has contributed to a more.
Obama: US Cannot Be in Isolation
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Renzi said Italy does not want the Mediterranean Sea to become a cemetery and has already taken a leadership role to confront that humanitarian crisis. It also is the responsibility of all counties in the.
Letter from Turkey; Sultans and harems, perhaps? Allies, but still the odd men out The coarsest word is Greek Schoolboy hero: Attila the Hun The new Ataturk
ANKARA. I wonder what most people in the Western world think about when they hear the name of Turkey? The question washed about lazily in my mind not long ago as I sunned myself on a balcony on the European shore of the Bosphorus and watched the traffic of that lovely waterway sliding to and fro between me and the hills of Asia.. David Holden article on econ, pol and soc motivations behind Turkish Govts quest to find its identity through conflict; discusses present Cyprus crisis and Turkeys relations with Western world, including US mil and financial aid; Turkeys history detailed; illus (L)
Conflict, an Alleged Chemical Attack, and Fallout
President Barack Obamas administration insists that Syrian President Bashar Assads government carried out a chemical weapons attack last week against his own people, the latest turn in an ongoing conflict in the country. And Obamas team is laying the groundwork for an expected punitive military strike. But hes having trouble getting other countries to go along with him.
After Liberation, Nowhere to Run
Europe must face the human consequences of the war it waged in Libya and accept stranded and fleeing refugees.. Op-Ed article by journalists William Wheeler and Ayman Oghanna examines how the Libyan revolution has destroyed the lives of many of the more than one million African guest workers who came to the oil-rich country to seek their fortunes; notes that ordinary Libyans and rebels have singled them out as enemies, confusing them with the many sub-Saharan African mercenaries employed in Col Muammar el-Qaddafis army.
Cyprus Signs Deal Allowing Russian Navy Ships to Use Ports
Russia signed an agreement with Cyprus on Wednesday that allows its navy ships regular access to the Mediterranean island nations ports. Both countries downplayed the pacts significance. Russian president Vladimir��.
Twenty days in October; Kissingers triumph began in trauma
The part called for someone taller, slimmer, more adept at reviewing Arab honor guards, more traditional in his diplomatic style, a connoisseur of couscous and Casbah conventions, a WASP. No producer had ever dreamed of Henry of Arabia!. Marvin and Bernard Kalb article, Twenty Days in Oct, adapted from forthcoming book Kissinger, discusses Sec Kissingers handling of diplomatic crisis that followed Oct war between Arabs and Israel; events discussed in their chronological order; resistance of Pentagon to orders to resupply Israel immediately and calling of US troop alert to deter unilateral USSR move in Middle East described as highlights of period; Kissingers diplomatic maneuvering assessed (L)
A Humanitarian Crisis in the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Sea is one of the worlds most celebrated bodies of water, a cradle of European civilization and a place celebrated for its climate and cuisine. Its also the site of a large and growing humanitarian crisis. On Sunday morning, a boat.
Peace and War -- United States Foreign Policy, 1931-1941; KNEW JAPANESE MIND Warnings of Danger 1933=35; Hull in Conversation With German Ambassador Saw War Coming IN EARLY THIRTIES: LESSONS FOR NAZI YOUTH NO FAITH IN NAZIS President and Secretary of State in Addresses Tell of Growing Threats to World Peace 1935: ITALY INVADED ETHIOPIA REPORTED ON ITALY HEARD HULL EXPLAIN Japanese Attack on China in 1937, Our Statement of Principles and the Quarantine Address SECRETARY OF WAR NAVY SECRETARY CALLED BY HULL The War Starts in Europe; Czechoslovakia Invaded; President Appeals to Dictators RETURNED FROM REICH FOUR YEARS BEFORE PEARL HARBOR SENT TO EUROPE This Country Girds for Defense; Destroyers Traded for Bases; Trouble With Japanese 1938: THE MUNICH CONFERENCE WHICH ENDED IN A VICTORY FOR HITLER ASKED US FOR AID America Embarks Upon Aid to Nations Fighting Axis; the Atlantic Charter Is Proclaimed AFTER MUNICH: THE NAZI MARCH INTO CZECHOSLOVAKIA PROTESTED U.S. STAND Hulls Statement on Japanese Aggression; Arrival of Ambassadors Leads to Treachery EXODUS: THE HISTORI
The text which follows is an introduction to a collection of documents concerning the foreign relations of the United States during the years 1931-1941, especially the policies and acts of the United States toward promoting conditions of peace and world order and toward meeting the world-wide dangers resulting from Japanese, German, and Italian aggression.. Pol developments, 31-41, outlined in US State Dept White Book; illus
UNHCR - Dozens dead or missing in Gulf of Aden; boat.
Arrivals in mainland Spain and the Canary Islands [via the eastern Atlantic] up to the end of October (10,700) are also higher than during the same period last year (9,100), but still lower than during the whole of 2007 (18,000).. In addition to the Mediterranean, UNHCR has been drawing attention for some time to the humanitarian crisis in the Gulf of Aden, where every year tens of thousands of people flee the Horn of Africa ��� a region scarred by civil war, political��.
America and Europe Deeply Entwined - Atlantic Community
North Africa and the Middle East is another test, though some argue that the Straits of Gibraltar link the Mediterranean to the Atlantic after all, and Egypt is closer to the US than it may seem at first sight.. to get the other Nations for the aid on its board, Europe and United States in almost all 20 and 21 centurys Peacekeeping operations, have shouldered the main part of the economic and peacekeeping efforts, to de-escalate the Humanitarian crisis and the wars.
Retos Terr��colas: The Messinian Salinity Crisis (2/3) - The.
Did this outflow current not exist, thered be no mixing with the Atlantic, and all incoming salt would then concentrate in the Mediterranean as it did during the Messinian. In other words, if the outflow is cancelled then the Med would become a. He had the humanitarian aim of bursting economic exchange between Europe and Africa, taking the dubious advantage of a partially desiccated Mediterranean. Anyway, the German rulers at the time had different plans for both��.
Enhancing Regional Missile Defense Cooperation
With that, let me now take a few moments to discuss where we are with regard to overall implementation of the EPAA, the United States national contribution to the North Atlantic Treaty Organizations (or NATO) missile defense system. In 2009, the.
Letters to the Editor
. NAM Resources and Tech Asst Gen Counsel Stephanie Richmond lr disagreeing with Apr 20 ed which held virtue of Sens Hart and Nelsons environmental legis would be to shift burden of proof in environmental lawsuits aimed at shutting down plants to party creating alleged hazard; notes petitioner who alleges harm must prove existence of substantial threat to public health
Atlantic Community:Open Think Tank Article NATO.
Secretary General of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced recently that the organization was considering all possible options for addressing the situation in Libya, which he described as a humanitarian crisis on our door-step that concerns us all. Based on the new. Besides, NATO can use its already existing partnership, the Mediterranean Dialogue as well, which includes Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Mauritania and Morocco. In the process of��.
Washington Policy On Cyprus Assailed By Rep. Rosenthal
New York Congressman, Benjamin S. Rosenthal, today strongly criticized United States policies in the eastern Mediterranean, declaring that Washington shares responsibility for the crisis in Cyprus.. US Repr Benjamin S Rosenthal says that he has been surprised by depth of anti-Amer sentiment in Greece, news conf, Athens; expresses optimism about chances of repairing relations following talks with Premier Constantine Caramanlis; says US policy in area is based on outdated principles and asserts that US must understand that new maturity has developed in its relations with Greece (S)
Challenges and Responses to Conflictual Politics
With the war entering its fifth year this March, Assad still controls Damascus, the seat of power in Syria, and much of the populated regions along the Mediterranean coast and around the capital city. A substantial chunk of the population remains loyal.
The Secretary Generals Annual Report 2014
2014 was a black year for European security. And as we enter 2015, the terrorist attacks in Paris were a stark reminder of the threats and challenges we face. But we also saw millions standing up for our values and our open societies. Our security.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier: The Postwar System Is Under Challenge
Today, the trans-Atlantic bond is being tested again. Crises are erupting ever closer to the European Unions borders: the civil war in Syria, the upheaval in Libya, increasing refugee flows across the Mediterranean and, not least, the dangerous.
Influx of Migrants Across Mediterranean Nears Record Levels
The figures suggest that European officials are likely to be confronted again with a humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean, after a year in which more than 3,200 people died and more than 130,000 were rescued by Italian��.
Can Minsk 2.0 Save Ukraine?
More broadly, despite the highly charged situation in our country, Ukraine deserves a clear road map out of its current security grey zone and toward a Euro-Atlantic future. We have already paid a high price for our European ambitions; we should not.
James Appathurai on the NATO Mission - Atlantic Community
But I think what is clear is that the Libyan crisis made it obvious to everyone that if the international community didnt take action, there would be a massive humanitarian crisis. Colonel Gaddafi had lined up troops outside one��.
The careless, astonishing cruelty of Barack Obamas government
Let me introduce you to the worlds most powerful terrorist recruiting sergeant: a US federal agency called the office of the comptroller of the currency. Its decision to cause a humanitarian catastrophe in one of the poorest, most troubled places on.
Notable Books of the Year 1996
This list has been selected from books reviewed since the Christmas Books issue of December 1995. It is meant to suggest some of the high points in this years fiction, poetry, nonfiction, mysteries and science fiction. The books are arranged alphabetically under genre headings. FICTION & POETRY ANNAM. By Christophe Bataille. (New Directions, $15.95.) This austere, spooky short novel concerns an 18th-century French mission to Vietnam, which failed because of inflexibility and ignorance.. List of some notable books reviewed in past year, listed according to subject (M)
RULE OF ABDULS LINE FOR SIX CENTURIES; Each of His Proud Titles Records a Victory Won by His Ancestors. MANY NOW EMPTY NAMES Empire Carved Out by Their Swords Once Stretched from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic.
Every official title of Abdul Hamid is the record of a great victory won by one of Lis ancestors, but, since the decadence of the Turkish Empire, the first sign of which came after the death of Soliman the Magnificent, three centuries ago, not one of the Sultans has had so many titles which are historic and no more.. map showing points of attack on Constantinople
THE TRANSATLANTIC NEWS; IMPORTANT FROM FRANCE The Emperors Remarks on New-Years Day What was Said and what it Means No Present Plan of Mediation A Correspondence about the Alabama, & Co. THE AMERICAN ISSUE IN ENGLAND. A Perperual Crisis The Proclamation ProSlavery Reaction in England Apprehenhension-of Military Disaster What WillGov. Seymour Dot Europe Disappointed A Subrime Power Southern Generalsand Soldiers Important Revelation Another Rumer of Mediation The CottonInterest Flourishing French Distress Sale of the Sumter. Mr. Russell, the Times Correspondent, on American Fighting. The Sale of the Sumter, and What Followed. Preident Lincoln and the Emancipation Society.
. Paris Letter, Jan. 9
NATO Press Release(2008)053
The portrayed crisis will focus on a progressively deteriorating security situation beyond the Euro-Atlantic area, featuring an ongoing multi-national peacekeeping operation, a humanitarian crisis, terrorism, and threats by one nation against a neighbour. Sponsored by NATOs Secretary General, CMX 2008 is. For the first time, NATO Mediterranean Dialogue partners Israel and Morocco will also participate. Also for the first time, the NATO Liaison Officer at United��.
Atlantic Community:Open Think Tank Article Europe Must.
Atlantic Community Homepage RSS �� Home �� Our. Mediterranean migration has been problematic for years now, but this sudden influx has brought the crisis to a head. The failure to. By establishing and then ignoring a system of integrated protection for mass-influx, the EU holds thousands of migrants in an unacceptable state of limbo, damaging both their physical and mental well-being, and casting doubts on the humanitarian credentials of the EU. It is precisely��.