NATO Watch Observatory No.24

Monthly newsletter focused on NATO policy-making and operational activities.

In this August 2011 edition: 

NATO Watch Editorial:

Who to believe?            Three conflicting narratives from the NATO front lines

• Is Afghanistan safer or less secure as the NATO drawdown begins?
• Is the bombing of the Tripoli TV satellite transmitters a war crime or a necessary part of NATO’s mission to protect civilians?
• Is NATO conducting a civilian casualty-free air campaign in Libya, or are civilian casualties beginning to rise

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