Time March 27, 2008 So it’s finally out in the open: French President Nicolas Sarkozy plans to send significant troop reinforcements to the NATO mission in Afghanistan. But while his long-anticipated decision to bolster the alliance’s struggling counterinsurgency mission will please the U.S., Britain and Canada, which had been urging their NATO partners to do […]
The Economist March 27, 2008 The Western alliance is in trouble in Afghanistan. But France is ready to help take on the Taliban, and others still want to join NATO. more
International Herald Tribune March 28, 2008 As leaders of NATO prepare to gather in Bucharest next week, sentiment is widespread in its six largest countries that the United States should cooperate with Russia over missile defenses in Eastern Europe. more
Los Angeles Times March 27, 2008 At next week’s NATO summit in Bucharest, Romania, history will be made when an American president, cowboy hat in hand, literally begs Europe for help in Afghanistan. For weeks, high-ranking U.S. officials have traversed the “old” continent, beseeching its capitals for anything in lace-up boots and camouflage. Spare a […]
New York Times March 27, 2008 With NATO set to hold its annual summit next week in Bucharest, there is concern that the failure of Germany and other members to carry a larger share of the burden in Afghanistan is threatening the alliance’s future. Critics complain that it has become an unequal, two-tiered alliance, with […]