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at The Heritage Foundation. EFTA_R1_02029345 EFTA02689720 Article 3. NYT Talking Truth to NATO Editorial June 10, 2011 -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoke bluntly to America's NATO allies on Friday. They needed to hear it. America's key strategic alliance throughout the cold war is in far deepe

w and old dangers. Without more and wiser European military spending — on equipment, training, surveillance and reconnaissance — NATO faces, as Mr. Gates rightly warned, "a dim if not dismal future" and even "irrelevance." The secretary is retiring at the end of this month, which is likely one of the

he campaign trail, the AKP's senior members have consistently championed the party's foreign outlook. At a speech in April, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, "Our ideal is to make this country a pioneer in the world, like our predecessors who carried out their goal of order for the whole world." Er

join the European Union.In late May, on the eve of the coming elections and just before the first anniversary of the storming of the Mavi Marmara, Davutoglu dismissed pleas by the United Nations and others to prevent a new flotilla from departing for Gaza. (Fifteen ships, including the Mavi Marmara, are

ken the agreement. Such a unilateral move without close coordination with western allies could be enough to undermine the entire sanctions regime. Robert Gates recently asserted that: "There is no international problem that can be addressed or solved without the engagement and leadership of the United Stat

to undermine the entire sanctions regime. Robert Gates recently asserted that: "There is no internationa

hile insisting that the United States would stay out of Turkish domestic politics and rhapsodizing on the bilateral relationship. Not surprisingly, Davutoglu agreed. Erdogan's denunciation of supposed U.S. meddling puts Washington in a difficult position: If the United States weighs in on the scandal, i

ken the agreement. Such a unilateral move without close coordination with western allies could be enough to undermine the entire sanctions regime. Robert Gates recently asserted that: "There is no international problem that can be addressed or solved without the engagement and leadership of the United Stat

to undermine the entire sanctions regime. Robert Gates recently asserted that: "There is no internationa

ile insisting that the United States would stay out of Turkish domestic politics and rhapsodizing on the bilateral relationship. Not surprisingly, Davutoglu agreed. EFTA00676569 Erdogan's denunciation of supposed U.S. meddling puts Washington in a difficult position: If the United States weighs in on

essage to President Assad that ... he should step down," said Ben Rhodes, Barack Obama's deputy national security adviser. In a series of statements, Davutoglu has insisted it is "no longer possible to trust the Syrian government" ". Adding provocation to insult, he underscored Ankara's support for the prote

d "help the Pakistani people strengthen their own society and their own government." Military spending: Backed by his then current defense secretary, Robert Gates, Obama announced last April that the Pentagon will lead a "fundamental review" of U.S. military capabilities in order to cut $400 billion in defense