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Ten years ago this Thursday, the Czech Republic became one of three
post-communist countries that joined NATO. To commemorate the anniversary,
and to debate the future of the alliance, the Czech Senate is hosting a
high-profile conference entitled NATO Enlargement Ten Years On:
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Current AffairsBiden suggests US missile defence will go ahead if key conditions met
Recent days have seen increased uncertainty on the future of US missile
defence plans in Europe, including the deployment of a radar base in the
Czech Republic and interceptor rockets in Poland. Just last week some
reported that the US might drop its plans entirely – in return for an
nuclear arms reduction deal with Russia. But following a security
conference in Germany, attended by US Vice President Joe Biden, it is clear
the country is not giving up on missile defence yet.
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Current AffairsRussia offers olive branch on missile defence
Moscow has offered Washington an unexpected olive branch on US missile
defence, on Wednesday backing out of plans to deploy short-range missiles
in Kaliningrad. The threat that it would do so was made in response to
planned US missile defence systems in the Czech Republic and Poland, but
Russia has apparently suspended the idea in favour of a more constructive
dialogue with the US. Prague was quick to welcome the move.
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Current AffairsNATO backs US missile defense plan, but critics remain unconvinced
NATO foreign ministers on Wednesday affirmed their support for US plans to
install anti-missile defenses in central Europe saying that the deployment
of a tracking radar in the Czech Republic and interceptor missiles in
neighbouring Poland would make a "substantial contribution" to
protecting Europe from the threat of long-range ballistic missiles. Despite
the clear implication that the US missile defense components would be
incorporated into European defense structures, the statement has left
critics in the Czech Republic unconvinced.
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