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    29 Dec 2016

    The next Secretary General of should be . You heard it here first.

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  2. 18 minutes ago

    A little historical perspective helps us to see that NATO is not on the line.

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  3. 21 minutes ago

    In 1966 France was in the news: - France withdraws from NATO military command structure - France kicks out NATO’s HQ located in Paris at the time - France kicks out US troops from French territory (but not the 67,564 US troops buried there) NATO on the line?

    Today in Turkey news: -Turkey says it will deploy Russian S-400s in October -The Pentagon says there will be "grave consequences" if it does -Turkey begins joint patrols with Russia in Syria…
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    7 hours ago

    book recommendations: - Lady Sale, A Journal of the Disasters in Afghanistan 1841–2 - Emma Sky, The Unraveling & her new book In a Time of Monsters - , Farewell Kabul - Gertrude Bell, A Woman in Arabia: The Writings of the Queen of the Desert

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    6 hours ago

    This so called “cost plus 50” proposal is whack. US military presence in Europe is first & foremost about US interests. Of course, the presence of US troops in Europe contributes to collective defense of allies but this is a consequence of, not the reason for, the troops.

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    5 hours ago

    'You've had answers from a woman Prime Minister': Watch Theresa May respond to criticism of taking only one question from a female reporter on

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    5 hours ago

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    This is how socialism works. It looks nice at first, but in the end it's a tragedy.
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  8. 6 hours ago

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    EU and Cuba hold Dialogues on illicit arms trade and non-proliferation
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    6 hours ago

    Oooosh. ITV reporter yells at Theresa May that she only took one question from a female journalist. “You’ve had answers from a woman Prime Minister,” Mrs May yells back.

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  10. 6 hours ago

    Whether preparing for deployment, deterring Russia, or protecting a US embassy, the US can more quickly & effectively project power & react to the unexpected using its forward-based troops in Europe. Reducing this capability will only make US weaker on the world stage.

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  11. 6 hours ago

    I was based in Italy for 4 years as an army officer. We never trained to defend the Brenner Pass or to liberate Trieste. We trained to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq. A robust and capable presence of US forces in Europe is just as important today as it was during the Cold War.

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  12. 6 hours ago

    The huge garrisons of American service personnel in Europe are no longer the fortresses of the Cold War, but the forward operating bases of the 21st century. The US needs to have the tools available to react to events in America’s interests. Our force posture in Europe does this.

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  13. 6 hours ago

    Don’t look at Europe. Look around it. From the Arctic to the Levant, from the Maghreb to Caucasus, Europe is at one of the most important crossroads of the world. US bases in Europe provide American leaders with flexibility, resilience & options in a dangerous multipolar world.

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    6 hours ago

    A horrible idea sure to backfire and leave America less safe, less trusted, and with less global reach. The US military doesn’t station troops overseas out of the goodness of their hearts. It does so because it serves America’s interests.

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    7 hours ago

    Brexit is a VERY useful excuse.

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    7 hours ago

    Interesting: what Eurostar tried to bill as No Deal Brexit simulation is actually a work to rule protest French customs officers

    Les retards qu’Eurostar attribuait initialement à des simulations sur le Brexit sont désormais clairement imputés à la grève du zèle des douaniers.
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    17 hours ago

    Gibraltarian identity is nonnegotiable, Joseph Garcia writes.

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    24 hours ago

    This is such bullshit that even have fired people for saying this. 😂

    At its peak, the Soviet Union was an industrial powerhouse that was capable of rivalling the U.S. economy. All this despite the fact that unlike the United States, the USSR did not built its economy up through Indigenous genocide, stolen lands, and extensive use of slave labour.
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    Mar 7
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    Hi Clara, here's my article from two weeks ago, on the 75th anniversary of Stalin deporting half a million indigenous people from their land for the survivors to be forcibly employed in collective farms. I think that covers all three of your categories.

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