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James Appathurai

James Appathurai is a Senior Planning Officer in the Political Affairs Division of NATO. His publications include Lessons Learned from the Zaire Mission (1997) and NATO Intervention in Kosovo: Ethical and Legal Rationales and Lessons Learned (2001).

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Europe's security priorities: a Nato perspective

The political-military environment of European states has been transformed by post-cold-war developments. A leading Nato policy official says that the Euro–Atlantic community now needs a confident Europe, in which Russia is a key partner, to take a more equal share of responsibility with the United States in meeting new challenges.

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