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I just attended literacy training — in Wardak Province, Afghanistan. The class was full of Afghan National Police recruits. It is part of the ongoing effort to increase literacy in the Afghan Security Forces, led by the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan and US Army Lieutenant General Bill Caldwell. read more

I recently was lucky enough to win the Athenagoras Human Rights Award, presented annually for exemplifying “concern for the basic rights and religious freedom of all people. read more

  I’ve just returned home from several days in Russia, a country which has always fascinated me. We need to learn more about Russia if we are going to find ways to improve our cooperation with them in a NATO context. read more

This coming week, the 28 Ministers of Defense of the NATO alliance will gather in Brussels for meetings and discussions. They will be accompanied by another 22 Ministers from additional troop contributing nations in Afghanistan — in essence, the entire coalition will be represented. read more

Here are the remarks I delivered at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) awards dinner last night, Sept. read more

As everyone knows, this September eleventh marks the ten year anniversary of the attacks against the United States by Al Qaida, the so-called 9/11 attacks, carried out on 11 September 2001. read more

Some people say that there is nothing an admiral likes better than a few scurvy pirates to chase around. Take it from an admiral: not really. read more

I spent much of last night working on what appears to be the endgame of the Libyan campaign. By the morning of 22 August, it appears that the end was in sight for the Kaddaffy regime, although events are moving fast and nothing is ever sure until it actually occurs. read more

Today I gave the convocation speech afor the class of 2012 at the National Defense University. NDU is the premier center for Joint Professional Military Education with its main campus on Fort McNair in Washington, D. read more

Libya and Afghanistan seem to get all the headlines about NATO these days. But lately, I’ve been thinking and working on the Balkans. read more