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Robert Diamond Named President and Deputy Chief Group Officer of Barclays PLC
Atlantic Council Board member Robert E. Diamond Jr. will succeed John Varley as President and Deputy Chief Group Officer of Barclays PLC, effective 1 October 2010.
Senator Hagel Interview: Hagel May Have Left Senate Behind, But Not His Candor About Politics
Atlantic Council chairman Chuck Hagel was featured in an article by Michael Coleman of The Washington Diplomat, providing insight Senator Hagel's post-Senate career, and opinions on Iraq, Afghanistan, and the upcoming elections.
Nawaz Offers Views on Changing Pakistani Perceptions of U.S.
Shuja Nawaz, Director of the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center, was interviewed on The Takeaway morning radio news program on the Pakistan flood situation. The discussion focused on the U.S. being the single largest donor of aid, and the potential for Pakistanis to shift their perceptions of America. Nawaz insists that the U.S. should stay the course with aid to Pakistan, but warns of the long-term effects of America's goodwill, stating that "changing image takes a long time."
Atlantic Council Board Member Tom Blair Releases Book "Poorer Richard's America"
In his new book "Poorer Richard's America: What Would Ben Say?", Atlantic Council Board member Tom Blair writes as Ben Franklin on a wide range of issues affecting America today: the national deficit, Wall Street, health care, and many others.
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Wars fundamentally change militaries. For example, the bloody and muddy stalemate of World War I led defeated Germany to invest in the innovative use of armor and firepower to break that stalemate. The U.S. experience in Vietnam led to the rise of the professional and all-volunteer force that is now fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq.
NATO Vehicles Burned in Pakistan Attack
James Joyner | December 07, 2008A raid on poorly secured supply depots left 160-plus NATO vehicles burned today.
Militants blasted their way into two transport terminals in Pakistan on Sunday and torched more than 160 vehicles destined for U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan, in the biggest assault yet on a vital military supply line, officials said.
The U.S. military said its losses in the raid near the northwestern city of Peshawar would have only a "minimal" impact on its operations against resurgent Taliban-led militants in Afghanistan. However, the attack's boldness will fuel concern that Taliban militants are tightening their hold around Peshawar and could choke the supply route through the famed Khyber Pass. Up to 75 percent of supplies for Western forces in landlocked Afghanistan pass through Pakistan after being unloaded from ships at the Arabian sea port of Karachi. NATO is already seeking an alternative route through Central Asia.
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The attackers fled after a brief exchange of fire with police, who arrived about 40 minutes later, [Terminal manager Kifayatullah] Khan said. The nine other guards who were on duty but stood helplessly aside put the number of assailants at 300, Khan said, though police official Kashif Alam said there were only 30.
Naturally, the enemy is going to attack at the weakest point in the chain. Depots guarded by a token force of unmotivated security forces are an obvious choice. One presumes security will be stepped up in the future.
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