Atlantic Council blogs

China Urges Europeans to Snub Nobel Ceremony

By Michael Wines, the New York Times

From Michael Wines, the New York Times:  China is pressing European governments to boycott the ceremony awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to the Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo

Georgia Says It Broke Up Russian Spy Ring

By Ellen Barry, the New York Times

From Ellen Barry, the New York Times:  Georgia’s Interior Ministry announced on Friday that it used a former Soviet officer to infiltrate Russia’s military intelligence service

NATO holds talks on coping with limited finances

By the AP

From the AP:  An official says experts from NATO and its member countries are meeting in Prague to discuss how the alliance can remain a relevant force despite dwindling financial resources.

Cyber Command Achieves Full Operational Capability

By the U.S. Department of Defense

From the U.S. Department of Defense:  Department of Defense announced today [11/3/10] that U.S. Cyber Command has achieved full operational capability (FOC). Achieving FOC involved U.S. Cyber Command completing a number of critical tasks to ensure it was capable of accomplishing its mission.  U.S. Cyber Command is responsible for directing activities to operate and defend […]

EU runs major cyber-war exercise

By the European Union

From the European Union:  Europe’s cyber security experts are testing their responses today in the first ever pan-European cyber-attack simulation exercise.

Entente Suicidal

By Andrew Roberts, the Wall Street Journal

From Andrew Roberts, the Wall Street Journal:  Great Britain desperately needed to sign a 50-year defense pact with a close ally to protect her dwindling military resources and retain the power to project force in the world.

Avoiding the Next War in the South Caucasus

By Borut Grgic, the Wall Street Journal

Decoding Russia’s Contradictory Messages Toward NATO

By Jason Harmala

In the latest installment of the New Atlanticist Podcast Series, Atlantic Council senior fellow Sarwar Kashmeri interviews Juurd Eijsvoogel, international relations corespondent for the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad. Eijsvoogel and Kashmeri discuss Russia’s declaration of NATO as a mortal threat, its willingness to attend NATO’s Lisbon Summit this month, and the meaning behind Russia’s contradictory messages.

NATO head urges new start with Russia

By  Conor Humphries, Reuters

From Conor Humphries, Reuters:  NATO and Russia need to embark on a new relationship, the head of the Western military alliance said on Wednesday on a trip to Moscow to lobby for Russian help in Afghanistan. The visit by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will pave the way for a summit of the 28-nation alliance in […]

NATO Seeks Unity on Kabul

By  Yaroslav Trofimov, the Wall Street Journal

From Yaroslav Trofimov, the Wall Street Journal:  Coalition commanders in Afghanistan are pushing for a show of unity at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Portugal this month, concerned about the pressure by some European allies to speed up transition to Afghan control and leave.