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All Posts Tagged With: "missile defense"
Daily News Brief
October 21, 2009
Daily News Brief: Iran, Afghanistan and the Chinese military
Nina Hachigian (blog)
September 21, 2009
Missile defense that will defend
Worldfocus blogger Nina Hachigian praises the Obama administration's shift on missile defense.
Week in Review (video)
September 18, 2009
Week in review: War crimes in Gaza and missile defense
Carla Robbins of The New York Times and David Andelman of the World Policy Journal discuss the week's top stories: Obama's reversal on a missile defense plan for Europe, the battle against Islamic militants and this week's United Nations report on the war in Gaza.
Interview (video)
September 17, 2009
Obama switches course on European missile defense
U.S. President Barack Obama announced that he is dropping a controversial plan for a missile defense system in Europe, intended to counter perceived threats from Iran. Heather Conley of the Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses how the decision will be received in Europe.
Blogwatch
March 17, 2009
Russia to re-arm on large scale as NATO expands
Russia announced a broad plan to modernize its army and navy on Tuesday. While Russia and the U.S. have been taking some first steps toward improving relations, the prospects of an expanding NATO and a possible U.S. missile defense system have the Russians on edge.
