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2 weeks ago, 04/02/2013 at 15:47 | 0 comments

3 weeks ago, 28/01/2013 at 15:31 | 0 comments

I spent a couple of good days in Bern, the capital of Switzerland last week. The Swiss, are -- of course -- famously neutral in terms of international politics.

02/01/2013 at 10:42 | 0 comments

As always, here are ten books I found enjoyable, informative, and interesting from my reading list in 2012. 

18/12/2012 at 11:48 | 0 comments

It wasn't so long ago that there were nearly 60,000 NATO troops in Balkan peacekeeping missions, often engaged in vigorous combat -- it was the Afghanistan of the 1990s.

14/12/2012 at 19:30 | 0 comments

We've had a busy several days at my headquarters in Mons, Belgium as we undertake the primary business of the Alliance: protecting our borders.

Given the continuing turbulence in Syria, the NATO nations -- acting upon the request of member Ally Turkey -- have decided to deploy purely defensive Patriot missiles to the Turkish-Syrian border.

01/12/2012 at 2:43 | 0 comments

I woke up early to the sound of hard rain pounding the side of the hotel in downtown Izmir, an ancient city on the Turkish Aegean coast. So much for the outdoor ceremony, I thought to myself.

19/11/2012 at 15:19 | 0 comments

Three days in Afghanistan -- and, as usual, I came away with a cautious sense that things are moving in the right direction, particularly in the security sector -- despite all the challenges.

13/11/2012 at 9:39 | 0 comments

A cold, rainy late fall day in Lask, Poland. On the well-maintained tarmac at the small Polish Air Force base here, two military bands -- one U.S., the other Polish -- are playing resolutely through the drizzle while sharp Polish Airmen march in time to the music.