Posts Tagged ‘ NATO ’

A European Army??

May 24, 2010
By Stephen
A European Army??

Image via Wikipedia Last Tuesday I attended the Alliance Francaise de Cork/UCC European Symposium. In the afternoon we split into round-tables. I went along to the round-table entitled “The Question of the European Army”. This round-table was led by Quentin Perret of Atelier Europe, Nevin Power and Frank O’Callaghan. Quentin seemed to be on his own on the Pro-Army side. He based his arguments around four points. Security Influence Military Division Efficiencies from Commonalities On the other hand the...

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Kosovo declares itself independent as an EU Colony

February 17, 2008
By Stephen

Today the Kosovar Assembly voted unamimously for Independence from Serbia. What does this actually mean for the province is something else entirely. Independence here is entirely symbolic as the EU will be running the Administration, the Courts and the Police Service, with NATO being the Army. Not exactly an “Free, independent and sovereign state”? Pristina will be able to pass laws and sign treaties but will depend on EU Officals to implement them. The EU mission, when it is...

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The Future of NATO?

January 19, 2006
By Stephen
The Future of NATO?

NATO is at a crossroads. Since the end of the cold war NATO has been trying to reinvent itself to give it meaning in the 21st century. Since 1990 NATO has re written its strategic concept twice as the 90’s has seen NATO only beeing involved in the European Area. But since the rewtrite of their strategic concept in 1999 more reference of ‘out of area’ activities have taken place. A major problem for NATO is over dependence on...

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