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GEORGIA: Saakashvili reliance on Washington continues
Kosovo's declaration of independence has raised fears in Tbilisi that the breakaway regions of...
GeorgiaFRANCE/EU: Paris plans EU elite defence force
France is preparing a proposal to establish a European elite defence force, it was reported...
FranceUS/NATO: Gates seeks stronger backing on Afghanistan
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates yesterday sought to convince European leaders that their...
United StatesAFGHANISTAN: Kabul, allies are divided on drugs
Poppy cultivation can be cut by 25% this year, Afghan Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta said...
AfghanistanAFGHANISTAN: Tensions bubble around UN envoy search
The United Kingdom yesterday urged its NATO partners to share the burden of operations in...
AfghanistanPOLAND/US/RUSSIA: MD comes with air defence upgrade
Poland has reached agreement in principle to accept US missile defence (MD) interceptors on its...
PolandUKRAINE/NATO: Kiev's bid to join presents dilemma
Kiev's application to join NATO presents the alliance with an early warning of the dilemma it...
UkraineAFGHANISTAN/UK: Ashdown refuses UN envoy role
UK politician Paddy Ashdown at the weekend said that he no longer wishes to serve as UN special...
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