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Saturday, November 20, 2010

As Summit Begins, NATO Refocuses Its Mission -- Washington Post


LISBON - The U.S.-led NATO alliance, charting a new course for the new century, declared Friday that it will focus on antimissile defenses and fighting terrorism in Afghanistan and "around the globe." It pledged to seek an end to nuclear weapons but resolved to maintain its nuclear deterrent as long as such arms exist anywhere in the world.

The alliance, President Obama said, is "fully united." White House officials, still smarting from foreign policy setbacks during the president's recent Asia trip, described the NATO vision statement - along with anticipated approval Saturday of a transition plan for Afghanistan - as a full "embrace" of Obama's agenda.

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More News On The Nato Summit In Lisbon

NATO members pledge to focus on antimissile defenses and fighting terrorism -- Washington Post
NATO adopts global reach on missile defence, terrorism -- The Age
NATO renews strategy to confront modern-day threats -- Xinhuanet

NATO and US differ over Afghan combat exit in 2014 -- Yahoo News/AP
U.S. says no decision yet on Afghan 2014 date -- Reuters
NATO pledges to hand command to Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AFP
NATO: We won't abandon Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
NATO adopts transition plan for Afghan war -- Washington Post
NATO to withdraw from Afghanistan by 2014 -- Deutsche Welle
Lisbon: Nato leaders endorse Afghanistan 2014 withdrawal date -- The Telegraph
NATO reassures Afghanistan on security handover -- Yahoo News/Reuters
NATO to start transferring control to Afghan forces in 2011 -- Xinhuanet
NATO Agrees to Hand Over Control of Security to Afghanistan in 2014 -- FOX News/AP
Nato Maps Out Afghanistan Eithdrawal By 2014 At Lisbon Summit -- The Guardian
Karzai and Nato agree Afghanistan exit strategy -- BBC
New Afghan war plans could cost US taxpayers an extra $125 billion -- Christian Science Monitor
NATO leaders push Karzai on Afghan corruption -- Toronto Star

NATO Won't Cite Iran in Missile Defense Plan -- Global Security Newswire
NATO plans to invite Russia to join missile shield -- Yahoo News/AP
Rasmussen says a NATO missile defense shield will 'bind' allies -- Deutsche Welle
Obama: NATO to erect missile shield for Europe -- Yahoo News/AP
NATO agrees on Europe-wide missile defence system -- Yahoo News/AFP
Obama: Missile defence shield for all Nato members -- BBC
NATO agrees to build missile defense shield -- Reuters
Obama announces U.S.-NATO deal on missile defense shield -- L.A. Times
NATO agrees on missile defense system for most of Europe, the U.S. -- CNN
President Obama pushes START, missile defense, at NATO Summit -- ABC News
Nato reaches missile shield deal -- Al Jazeera
Nato plans to build ballistic missile defence shield in face of scepticism -- The Telegraph
BACKGROUND: Missile defence: NATO's system -- M&C

Economic turmoil overshadows NATO -- Politico
Police detain 40 anti-NATO protesters in Lisbon -- Reuters
Obama checks out a GM electric car in Lisbon -- USA Today
Obama pauses at NATO summit to tout new GM hybrid -- Reuters
President Obama Takes Break from NATO, Afghanistan to Check out Hybrid Car -- ABC News
Nato is finally in transition, but what is it actually for? -- The Independent editorial
5 Reasons Why Russia Will Never Join NATO -- Michael Bohm, Moscow Times
A New NATO for a New World -- Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Huffington Post
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