The better angels of NATO
In Africa, NATO has provided escort services to UN vessels traveling through the pirate-infested seas in the Gulf of Aden, and assisted the African Union Mission in Sudan as it worked to mitigate the Darfur crisis. Through a virtual proof of concept …
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For the US and China, a Test of Diplomacy on South Sudan
Now, more than a year after South Sudan's leaders plunged their country into a nasty civil war, the nation has become something of a test of diplomacy between the United States and China, raising the question: Can Washington and Beijing turn their …
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