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Monthly Archives: August 2012

Foreign Policy: Security and conflict in the Caucasus region

22 Wednesday Aug 2012

Posted by Bruce K. Anderson in Caucasus, European News, Foreign Policy, Military and Defense, Turkey

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Armenia, Azerbaijan, Best Defense, Caucasus, GAAT, Georgia, Mark Hertling, Middle East, Russia, Territorial dispute, Turkey, United States Army, US Army

U.S. Army Europe commander discusses current challenges and defense issues in the region with Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defense, Safar Abiyev (left). (Photo: Kelly Schloesser, U.S. Army Europe)

From Tom Rick’s blog The Best Defense, August 20, 2012:

By Lt. Gen. Mark P. Hertling, US Army, Best Defense guest columnist

The Caucasus — that historical causeway of conflict between Europe and the Middle East — remains a complicated tangle of security concerns. Ethnic tensions still affect long standing territorial disputes, internally displaced indigenous people align with or oppose powerful diasporas, and an increasing nouveau riche — an oil-fueled minority upper class — is growing in an area once known only for desperate poverty… (more) http://ow.ly/d8K0x

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  • U.S. Army Command develops Caucasus-linked military scenarios (phantomreport.com)
  • Flashpoint Between Turkey and Iran – The Caucasus Corridor (intelloverwatch.com)
  • U.S. Army Europe Commander travels to Caucasus countries
    (U.S. Army)

     

     

RFERL: Armenian Troops Flown To Germany For Training

22 Wednesday Aug 2012

Posted by Bruce K. Anderson in Balkans, Caucasus, European News, Foreign Policy, Military and Defense

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Armenia, Bulgaria, Germany, Kosovo, NATO, Romania, Russia, Ukraine

The commander of the U.S. Army in Europe, Lieutenant General Mark Hertling (R), inspects Armenian peacekeeping troops in Yerevan, 18Jul2012 (Photo: RFE/RL)

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, August 15, 2012

More than 100 Armenian soldiers flew to Germany on Wednesday to take part in training and exercises organized by the U.S. military for nations involved in the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.

The Armenian Defense Ministry said the 116 soldiers will train at a U.S. military base in Germany from August 16 through September 4 alongside U.S., Bulgarian, Romanian, Slovenian and Ukrainian troops… (more)

http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/24678060.html

 

Related articles
  • Armenian peacekeepers to participate in multinational maneuvers in Germany (panarmenian.net)
  • RFERL: Does Russia-Georgia-War Film Signal A Rift Between Putin And Medvedev? (brucekanderson.com)
  • Armenian peacekeepers leave for Kosovo (panarmenian.net)

RFERL: Does Russia-Georgia-War Film Signal A Rift Between Putin And Medvedev?

11 Saturday Aug 2012

Posted by Bruce K. Anderson in Caucasus, European News, Military and Defense, Russia

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2008 South Ossetia war, Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, Georgia, Russia, South Ossetia, Vladimir Putin, Yuri Baluyevsky

 

By Robert Coalson, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, August 10, 2012

 

English: Map of the South Ossetia war

Map of the South Ossetia war (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

A slickly produced film featuring some leading Russian military figures who accuse then-President Dmitry Medvedev of indecisiveness on the eve of Russia’s brief August 2008 war with Georgia continues to produce shockwaves among the country’s political elite… (more) ow.ly/1lUEEx 

 

Related articles
  • Was Putin in charge during Georgia war? Medvedev begs to differ. (csmonitor.com)
  • Putin, Medvedev Ratings Slide as Rift Threatens to Split Tandem – Bloomberg (bloomberg.com)
  • Medvedev accused of flinching during Georgia war (thehindu.com)
  • Putin Says Russia Had Plans For Georgian ‘Aggression’ In Late 2006 (rferl.org)
  • Georgia and Russia mark anniversary of South Ossetia War (euronews.com)

 

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