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All items tagged missile defenseOpen Think Tank ArticlesMay 9, 2008 | Poland-US: Drifting Apart on Missile ShieldMarek Swierczynski: The NATO-isation of missile defense at the Bucharest summit paradoxically carried away the Poland-US agreement on the issue. The once all-uniting idea of placing the interceptors on Poland’s Baltic coast is losing political support and negotiations are reported to be close to a stall. The current round of the talks is not expected to push things forward. ... MoreMarch 5, 2008 | Polish PM Due In DC: Managing Image and ExpectationsAnna Nadgrodkiewicz: When in Washington, Tusk will need to address the role of Polish troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, the necessity of easing visa requirements, and the proposed missile defense shield. Most importantly, Tusk should use his visit to build name recognition and focus on issues important to Poland. ... MoreFebruary 5, 2008 | Missile Defense: Poland Has Less Room to ManeuverWess Mitchell: I outline recent developments between the United States and Poland regarding the US missile defense program. Relations between Poland and Russia are likely to deteriorate and Tusk may have compromised himself by acting so decisively this early in his term. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesJuly 9, 2009 | Europe Needs Missile Defense Against a Real ThreatOpponents of missile defense argue unpersuasively that “there is no near-term, long-range Iranian missile threat and the proposed US system could not defeat such a threat anyway.” ++ Yet Iran continues to buy crucial materials and make progress in their missile tests. ++ The US plan includes state-of-the-art radar and interceptors, and there is no reason to believe they would not work ... MoreMarch 5, 2009 | Don't Criticize the President, He Knows BetterThe small glimpse of hope of potential Russian-US cooperation on curtailing Iran’s nuclear plans disappeared after an unsuccessful meeting between Russia and the US. ++ Obama stated that Russia would not determine America’s missile defense plans. ++ Although a setback, the statement is not without purpose; if not said Russia would have achieved its aim of creating a wedge between ... MoreAugust 22, 2008 | End of Stalemate in Missile Defence NegotiationsEven though both Washington and Warsaw deny it, it was the Russian attack on Georgia that broke the stalemate in negotiations and pushed Polish government towards signing the missile defence treaty on Wednesday. ++ A garrison of American soldiers who will protect the US Patriot air defense battery on the Polish territory is supposed to act as a tripwire - any Russian attack on the MD system ... MoreMay 14, 2008 | US Tries to Cover Up Its Nuclear AmbitionsThe National Nuclear Security Administration announced the US had reduced its nuclear warheads stockpile. ++ Yet the US continues to upgrade its nuclear arsenal which is the world’s largest. ++ Since the US has not ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and has never committed to “No First Use of Nuclear Weapons,” US policies could lead to an arms race with ... MoreMarch 14, 2008 | Proceeding Without Moscow on Missile DefenseEnergy exports are enabling Russia to be increasingly assertive and object to the US’ deployment of 10 missiles near its borders. ++ If it is possible concerning terrorism and nuclear energy, cooperation between the two countries may spread to more areas, but regarding European missile defense, the US should stand its ground. ++ Giving in would only lead to April 30, 2007 | CSS Analysis in Security Policy - US Missile Defense: A Strategic Challenge for EuropeThe US intention to extend parts of its missile defense system to Poland and the Czech Republic has ruffled feathers throughout Europe. The issue has been particularly divisive in Germany, where Merkel has tried to occupy the diplomatic middle ground by proposing a multilateral missile shield project under NATO auspices in its stead - a suggestion that the US has rejected. Daniel Möckli of the ... MoreApril 25, 2007 | Ronald Asmus on Healing Transatlantic Relations Through Missile DefenseThe creation of a legitimate US missile defense system requires a NATO framework, bipartisan support within the US, and Russian participation, argues Ronald Asmus of the German Marshall Fund. The Atlantic Initiative Advisory Board member sees danger of a new division into “Old” and “New” Europe unless these key elements are resolved. While influential US allies Angela Merkel and Jaap de Hoop ... MoreCommentsFebruary 8, 2008 | Dear Ms. Alizadeh, you raise a lot of...February 6, 2008 | I totally fail to understand how a system that...July 6, 2007 | The lively discussion on a missile defence...May 16, 2007 | Graf Lambsdorff is correct when he writes that... |
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