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20Castle, S. (17 September, 2011). Meetings on European Debt Crisis End in Debate, but Little Progress. The New York Times. Retrieved from: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/business/global/meetings-on-european-debt-crisis-end-in-debate-but-little-progress.html21Chon, J. (2012). US Lessons for the Eurozone: Restoring Confidence through Transparency.(issue brief). The Bertelsmann Foundation. Retrieved from:http://www.bfna.org/publication/us-lessons-for-the-eurozone-restoring-confidence-through-transparency22Cave, T. (2 September, 2012). EU Mulls European Jobs Act to Ease Capital Access. Marketwatch. Retrieved from: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/eu-mulls-european-jobs-act-to-ease-capital-access-2012-09-0223Kollatz-Ahnen, M. (September 2012). A Growth Programme for Europe. (policy analysis). p. 13. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Retrieved from: http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/id/ipa/09306.pdfMEMO ON POST-AFGHANISTAN NATO1See Chicago Summit Declaration. (20 May, 2012). Retrieved from: http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_87593.htm2As of 8 October 2012, ISAF still has 104,905 troops in Afghanistan, representing fifty different countries. For the exact breakdown by country, seeInternational Security Assistance Force (ISAF): Key Facts and Figures. Retrieved from: http://www.nato.int/isaf/docu/epub/pdf/placemat.pdf3Current plans see a force of 228,500 for the ANSF, with an estimated annual budget of $4.1 billion. Fact Sheet. (21 May, 2012). See White HouseOffice of the Press Secretary (21 May, 2012). Fact Sheet: Chicago Summit- Sufficient and Sustainable ANSF. (press release). Retrieved from: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/05/21/fact-sheet-chicago-summit-sufficient-and-sustainable-ansf4NATO’s toppling of the Gaddafi regime proved controversial since the UN resolution 1973 (2011), retrieved from http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/sc10200.doc.htm, adopted by the Security Council on 17th March 2011, had only authorized the use of force to protect civilians.5The Future of NATO: Bad Timing. (31 March 2012). The Economist. Retrieved from: http://www.economist.com/node/21551491; NATO’s Sea of Troubles.(31 March 2012). The Economist. Retrieved from: http://www.economist.com/node/215514646“Green-on-blue” attacks (using the military code in which blue refers to friendly forces and green to neutral forces) by ANSF troops against ISAFsoldiers have significantly increased in the last two years, leading to the suspension of certain joint ISAF-ANSF training missions and combatoperations. Starr B. (17 September 2012). US restricts Afghan operations after ‘green-on-blue’ killings. CNN. Retrieved from: http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/17/world/meast/us-afghanistan-attacks/index.html7Sperling, J. and Webber, M. (2009). NATO: From Kosovo to Kabul. International Affairs, 85(3), p.508.8Sheridan, M. B. and Wilson, S. (19 March 2011). US actions in Libya may speak louder than words. Washington Post. Retrieved from: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-actions-may-speak-louder-than words/2011/03/19/ABVWsZx_story.html9Labbot, E. (18 May 2012). NATO’s post-Afghanistan future unclear. CNN. Retrieved from: http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/18/natos-postafghanistan-future-unclear/10US Department of Defense. (5 January, 2012). Sustaining US Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense. Retrieved from: http://www.defense.gov/news/Defense_Strategic_Guidance.pdf11NATO’s Sea of Troubles. The Economist; see Grissom, A. (July 2012), The United States, in The Implications of Military Spending Cuts for NATO’s LargestMembers. (Analysis Paper). Ed. by Clara Marina O’Donnell, Brookings Institution. Retrieved from: http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/papers/2012/7/military%20spending%20nato%20odonnell/military%20spending%20nato%20odonnell%20pdf, p.25. Even after the withdrawal of forcesfrom Germany, about half of American troops stationed abroad will be located in Europe.12Gienger, V. (4 February, 2012). Panetta Pledges Troops for NATO Response Force to Assure Europe. Bloomberg. Retrieved from: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-04/panetta-pledges-troops-for-nato-response-force-to-assure-europe.html13See Krepinevich Jr., A. (2012). Strategy in a Time of Austerity. Foreign Affairs, 91(6), pp. 58-69.14O’Donnell, C. M. (6 July, 2012). Are Europeans a Better Transatlantic Security Partner than Meets the Eye? Brookings Institution (Opinion). Retrievedfrom: http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2012/07/06-security-partner-odonnell15Gates, R. (10 June, 2011). The Security and Defense Agenda (Future of NATO). (speech). Retrieved from: http://www.defense.gov/speeches/speech.aspx?speechid=158116Murphy, J. (10 November, 2011). A future for UK and NATO defense. NATO Source (weblog post). Retrieved from: http://www.acus.org/natosource/future-uk-and-nato-defense17Molling, C. (July 2012). Trends within the European Union, in The Implications of Military Spending Cuts for NATO’s Largest Members. (Analysis Paper).Ed. by Clara Marina O’Donnell, Brookings Institution. Retrieved from: http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/papers/2012/7/military%20spending%20nato%20odonnell/military%20spending%20nato%20odonnell%20pdf, pp.6-718Burns N., Lightfoot, J. and Wilson, D. (14 May, 2012). Anchoring the Alliance. Atlantic Council. Retrieved from: http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/403/051412_ACUS_Burns_AnchoringAlliance.pdf19Dorman, A. (July 2012). The United Kingdom. in The Implications of Military Spending Cuts for NATO’s Largest Members. (Analysis Paper). Ed. by ClaraMarina O’Donnell, Brookings Institution. Retrieved from: http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/papers/2012/7/military%20spending%20nato%20odonnell/military%20spending%20nato%20odonnell%20pdf, pp.10-12. The UK’s October 2010 Strategic Defense Review decided to scrapwith immediate effect its existing aircraft carrier. Two new vessels will be built, but the first one will not be fully operational before 2020 at the veryleast.8 0Citations