• The US announces the withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Germany, to begin in six months and last one year.
  • Professor Robert Barić believes irreversible changes have already occurred and that NATO needs to be Europeanized.
  • The withdrawal is not new; the US has announced it several times before.
  • Discussions include the content of the agreement, including the issue of atomic bombs and enriched uranium.
  • It is argued that Iran, despite losses, did not lose the war and dealt serious blows in the Gulf.