Atlantic Council blogs

The Year of the Worm

By David Smith

In a few days, we usher out the year of the tiger and welcome the year of the rabbit.  But we could as well dub 2010—and 2011 also—the year of the worm.  Stuxnet and Wikileaks are just two examples of how worms—computer and human—are crawling into our lives.  The repercussions will resonate throughout 2011 and […]

Secretary General thanks NATO personnel for “performing an exceptional service for peace”

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

Davutoğlu defends NATO missile shield decision

By Zaman

Germany’s Responsible Military Reform

By the Editors of the New York Times

From the Editors of the New York Times:  Germany, like most European countries, is under pressure to cut military spending.

Terror Suspects Appear in Danish Court

By Christina Anderson and J. David Goodman, the New York Times

From Christina Anderson and J. David Goodman, the New York Times:  Three men arrested in Denmark on Wednesday on suspicion of planning to attack a newspaper that had published satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad appeared in court on terrorism and weapons charges in Copenhagen on Thursday, and a fourth was set to appear in […]

Germany Plans a New Cyber Defense Agency

By Spiegel

From Spiegel:  The number of cyber attacks in Germany and abroad has skyrocketed in recent years, costing the economy upwards of 10 billion euros annually.

Sale of French warships to Russia raises alarm in NATO

By Kim Willsher, the Los Angeles Times

From Kim Willsher, the Los Angeles Times:  France is selling at least two warships to Russia in an unprecedented military deal that has angered the United States and other NATO countries.

Russia expels two Spanish diplomats in ‘spy’ tit-for-tat

By RIA Novosti

France’s spy service bulks up amid terror threats

By Jamey Keaten, the AP

NATO and Russia’s Tactical Nuclear Weapons Policy

By Walter Pincus, the Washington Post

From Walter Pincus, the Washington Post:  [C]oncern was ignited across Europe recently when stories appeared about Russia moving tactical nuclear weapons near the border of NATO countries.