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New Atlanticist

May 10, 2012

Needed Now: An Intellectual Revolution in Strategic Thinking

By Harlan Ullman

Toward the end of the Cold War, Soviet military thinkers coined the phrase “Military-Technical Revolution.” Based on a combination of extraordinary advances in precision strike and in information and surveillance technologies, the MTR was successfully transformed by the Pentagon into the “Revolution in Military Affairs.” Meant to defeat the Red Army, the RMA was a […]

MENASource

May 10, 2012

Top News: Four Ministers Replaced in Limited Cabinet Reshuffle

By Tarek Radwan

A limited cabinet reshuffle may help diffuse rising tensions between government and the Islamist-dominated parliament.

NATOSource

May 10, 2012

NATO inviting ‘thirteen partner nations to Chicago for an unprecedented meeting’

By the White House

From the White House:  The President met today with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in the Oval Office in order to discuss preparations for the May 20-21 NATO Summit in Chicago.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

May 10, 2012

NATO Chief discusses Chicago summit with Obama: ‘We agreed we’re in good shape’

By NATO

From NATO:  NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen held talks to prepare for this month’s Chicago Summit with US President Barack Obama at the White House on 9 May 2012.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

May 9, 2012

Puppet music video welcomes NATO to Chicago

By NBCChicago

From NBCChicago: Using a 1978 tune from the Village People that also has just four letters, YouTube users calling themselves Squirehogg and Sillypuppetdude have created a 94 second video and tune that just might get stuck in your head.

New Atlanticist

May 9, 2012

Cyber Security and the Need for New Approaches

By Franklin Kramer

Cyber as a critical facilitator of the global world is well recognized and the concomitant importance of a safe and secure cyber system is equally understood. But the continued and highly successful attacks on cyber systems in recent years have undercut any sense of real security.  Just to state a few: the US Department of Defense […]

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New Atlanticist

May 9, 2012

The True Meaning of Solidarity, M. Hollande

By Julian Lindley-French

Cher M. Hollande, First, let me congratulate you on your victory. You are about to become president of a great country which is at the heart of European affairs and a major influence on world politics.

European Union France

MENASource

May 9, 2012

Of Puppets and Presidents: Egypt’s Leading Candidates Face Off in Campaign Videos

By Mara Revkin

With only two weeks until the presidential election, the three frontrunners —  Mohamed Morsi, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, and Amr Moussa — are targeting voters with a series of colorful and at times comedic video advertisements, collected by The Lede.

MENASource

May 9, 2012

Top News: Brotherhood Criticizes Salafis for Endorsing Aboul Fotouh

By Tarek Radwan

Official Brotherhood spokesperson Mahmoud Ghozlan published a 6 May op-ed entitled ‘A Message to our Brothers in the Salafist Call’ on the Muslim Brotherhood official website, blaming Salafists for endorsing Abul-Fotouh.

New Atlanticist

May 9, 2012

Ballistic Missile Defense Cooperation: How the US Can Kick-Start Smart Defense

By Michael Hannan

With the shift in priorities to the Pacific and the Arabian Gulf outlined in the president’s new Defense Strategy Guidance, it is critical for the US to operationalize its international partnerships in order to further our national interests. With growing fiscal constraints faced by the United States military, we must call on historic allies and […]

Europe & Eurasia