Atlantic Council blogs

Scandinavia wants cyberwar weapons

By SC Magazine

From SC Magazine:  Finland has joined Sweden in plans to build an offensive capability as part of its national online defence arsenal.

Taiwan investing in new ‘cyberwarfare’ capabilities

By Lo Tien-pin and Jake Chung, the Taipei Times

From Lo Tien-pin and Jake Chung, the Taipei Times:  With increasing numbers of cyberattacks targeting Taiwan, the US and Japan being traced back to China, the government has increased its budget for cyberwarfare capabilities, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said in a report on Friday.

Iran’s supreme leader says Nonaligned Movement, not NATO, should help resolve Syria crisis

By the AP

The NATO Global Hub

By Richard Weitz, Project Syndicate

From Richard Weitz, Project Syndicate :  NATO is, in a way, going global, as it forges partnerships with countries as distant as Japan and Australia to engage in security activities in places as remote as Central Asia, Africa, and the Arctic.

Germany and China: The New Special Relationship

By Stephan Richter, the Globalist

From Stephan Richter, the Globalist:  Now that the German Chancellor is once again visiting China, accompanied by scores of her top ministers and an outsized contingent of CEOs, the world is beginning to take note.

Afghan police recruits’ training halted after attacks on ISAF soldiers

By the BBC

From the BBC:  The US says it is suspending training for new recruits to the Afghan local police (ALP) while checks are carried out on possible ties to the Taliban.

Europe’s September Phoenix

By Fran Burwell and Nicholas Dungan

As European leaders return to work after their summer holidays, they will find many of the same problems they left behind: the sovereign debt crisis, a vulnerable banking system and an unreconciled division over austerity vs growth. Amid the doom and gloom, however, it is worth pausing to celebrate how far Europe has come. 

Armenia breaks diplomatic relations with Hungary over Safarov case

By Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:  Within hours of the pardon, Armenian President [Serzh] Sarkisian told an emergency meeting of that country’s National Security Council that Hungary had made a "grave mistake," and soon after he announced the interruption in diplomatic ties.

US ‘extremely troubled’ Azerbaijan pardoned soldier that killed Armenian officer during 2004 NATO exercise

By the White House

From the White House:  President Obama is deeply concerned by today’s announcement that the President of Azerbaijan has pardoned Ramil Safarov following his return from Hungary.

The Final Draft Wording of the Articles on Defense and National Security in the New Constitution

By Tarek Radwan

The rapporteur for the Defense and National Security Committee, a subcommittee of the Committee on the System of Government in the Constituent Assembly, Dr. Mohammed Mohieddin, said that “[the Committee] completed the final draft for the articles pertaining to defense and national security. The Committee on the System of Government approved the final draft after […]