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Our experiment at manually aggregating breaking news of interest to Atlanticists has been interesting but not as successful as we'd have liked. While it's possible that we'll bring back Atlantic Update in a new form, for now we're signing off.

GBP Hits New Low Against the Euro

Neil Leslie — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:30:00 -0500

The British sterling has fallen to a new record low against the euro. BBC:

The pound stood at $1.4807 and at 1.1450 euros in London late morning trading.

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UK Troops to Start Iraq Withdrawal in March

Peter Cassata — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:00:00 -0500

According to the BBC, UK troops will begin pulling out of Iraq in March 2009:

Economic Pressure on Merkel Continues

Peter Cassata — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:00:00 -0500

The recent pressure on Angela Merkel to enact further stimulus measures for Germany's economy continues, the WSJ reports:

NATO Needs New Afghan Supply Line - Ukraine?

Neil Leslie — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:00:00 -0500

NATO forces are looking into alternative supply routes for their increasingly over-stretched forces in Afghanistan, and could turn to countries such as Ukraine and Belarus to provide them. The Guardian:

EU Kosovo Force Launched Tuesday

Peter Cassata — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:15:00 -0500

On Tuesday, December 9, the EU's policing and justice mission in Kosovo, EULEX, assumed responsibilities from UNMIK. The deployment met resistance in November when plans for a separate police force for ethnic Serbian towns within Kosovo were protested by Kosovar officials, who said the proposal was a violation of the country's sovereignty.

UK, France Snub Germany at Financial Meeting

Peter Cassata — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:00:00 -0500

On Monday, Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy urged coordinated European fiscal stimulus measures to curb a possible recession. The call came after a summit in London to which Angela Merkel was not invited, another example of the increasing disagreement between the two countries and Germany over an appropriate response to the financial crisis. The

Mumbai Terror Group Recruiting Westerners

Peter Cassata — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:23:31 -0500

The LA Times reported that Lashkar-e-Taiba, the group behind the Mumbai terrorist attacks, has been recruiting Westerners:

Greek Rioting Spreads

Peter Cassata — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:00:00 -0500

After a 15-year-old boy was shot and killed by police officers in Athens on Saturday, rioting has erupted throughout the country, spreading from Athens to several other cities. Reuters: