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The Great Game Continues

There is great euphoria among Pakistani liberals over the presumed 'return to democracy'. They are yet to discover Late Neo-colonialism. The manoeuvres against Musharraf bear uncanny resemblances to organised 'people's power' the CIA unleashed during 'colour revolutions' and upheavals against Hugo Chavez.

Bosnia-Herzegovina Moves Closer to NATO Membership

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro have been invited to join a group of countries seeking membership in the NATO alliance, the US State Department says.

US, Europe denounce Russian support for Georgian provinces' independence

The US and Western European powers have issued vitriolic denunciations of Russia's decision to recognize the independence of the two breakaway provinces of Georgia-South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Russian President Dimitry Medvedev signed a decree Tuesday backing independence for the provinces, just one day after both houses of the Russian parliament voted unanimously to call on Medvedev to take the action.

TheStar.com | Canada | Afghan detainees decision surprises allies

OTTAWA Canada's allies say they knew nothing about a Canadian decision to stop turning over battlefield detainees to the Afghan authorities, and opposition parties in Ottawa are charging cover-up over the whole affair.

Nato 'Must Do More In Afghanistan'

Britain's parliament has said Nato must commit more troops and aid to Afghanistan if it is to have a stable democracy.

236 Afghan civilians killed by NATO, U.S. - Focus on Afghanistan

U.S.-led coalition and NATO forces fighting insurgents in Afghanistan have killed at least 236 civilians so far this year surpassing the 178 civilians killed in militant attacks, according to an Associated Press tally.

6 Canadian soldiers killed in Afghan blast

Political deathwatch on PM Stephen Harper? Six Canadian soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan Sunday when their vehicle was blown up by a roadside bomb, a coalition spokesman said. At least one other soldier was injured.

5000 Against NATO Conference in Munich

Seen as a start into the anti-militaristic protest during the G8 in June, 5000 people gathered to protest against the NATO Conference in Munich last Saturday.

NATOs future | Predictions of its death were premature | Economist.com

IN THE mythologised history of NATO, the transatlantic military alliance has been so effective that it won the cold war without ever firing a shot. So it is one of history's ironies that NATO should now find itself waging its first ever ground combat operations in the very place where the Soviet armed forces finally came to grief: Afghanistan.

U.S.-led offensive against Taliban to wind down as NATO takes over

On Monday, fixing Afghanistan's biggest problem area falls to NATO, the Western military alliance. It promises to be the toughest combat mission in NATO's 57-year history, and a stern test for a powerful force with surprisingly little experience in fighting. "A lot of different forces are coalescing to drive the coalition out," said Joanna Nathan, an analyst with the International Crisis Group. "It's not just Taliban. It's a complex alliance of people who don't want to see the rule of law in Afghanistan."

Knitting together an Afghan strategy.

NATO's strategy in Afghanistan is analysed. Doesn't go into the theory of asymmetrical warfare deeply, but gives some honest assessments not seen much if at all in the mainstream media.

Depleted Uranium, Just The Tip of the Iceberg in Serbia

NATO released the map of 112 sites in Kosovo, most likely a fraction of the actual total. Now, almost two years after the bombing campaign started, the UN has begun analyzing the areas. But that s just Kosovo. The rest of Serbia remains in the dark because of NATO s refusal to make public the full extent of its DU use.

NATO Role in Darfur On Table

The Bush administration has settled on the idea of sending up to several hundred NATO advisers to help bolster African Union peacekeeping troops. The move would include some U.S. troops and mark a significant expansion of U.S. and allied involvement in the conflict.