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NATOSource

Apr 2, 2012

Dutch arrest Foreign Ministry official for spying for Russia

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Police in the Netherlands arrested a 60-year old employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who is suspected of taking bribes and transferring classified information to Russian spies, local media reported on Monday.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 2, 2012

Experts suspect cyberattacks have taken major Al Qaeda websites offline

By Ellen Nakashima and Joby Warrick, the Washington Post

From Ellen Nakashima and Joby Warrick, the Washington Post:  Al-Qaeda’s main Web forums have been offline for the past 11 days in what experts say is the longest sustained outage of the sites since they began operating eight years ago.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Congressional Relations

Apr 2, 2012

Senate aide: ‘The NATO security alliance remains the greatest combined force for good in world history’

Senate Resolution 395 expressing support for NATO and the upcoming summit in Chicago was passed by a voice vote. The resolution had four bipartisan co-sponsors, Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL], Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL], Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH], and Sen. Richard Lugar [R-IN].

New Atlanticist

Apr 2, 2012

The mess in Mali

By J. Peter Pham

In less than two weeks, the West African nation of Mali has gone from being a rare oasis of democracy and stability to a near failed state whose troubles threaten to ripple across the Sahel where the security situation, always delicate even in the best of times, is especially stressed in the wake of the […]

Conflict Politics & Diplomacy

NATOSource

Apr 2, 2012

Senate passes resolution supporting NATO and the Chicago summit

By the U.S. Senate

From the U.S. Senate:  Resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the NATO summit to be held in Chicago, Illinois, from May 20 through 21, 2012.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 1, 2012

Turkey’s PM: NATO radar could be dismantled if conditions not respected

By Today’s Zaman

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 1, 2012

A new doctrine of intervention?

By Henry A. Kissinger, the Washington Post

From Henry A. Kissinger, the Washington Post:  Not the least significant aspect of the Arab Spring is the redefinition of heretofore prevalent principles of foreign policy.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Mar 31, 2012

Ukraine considering role in NATO’s missile defense system

By Russia Today

From Russia Today:  The North-Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is holding talks with Kiev over Ukraine’s possible participation in the alliance’s planned missile defense system n Europe.

Ukraine

NATOSource

Mar 31, 2012

Alliance and Partnership

By Kenneth Weisbrode, the New Atlanticist

From Kenneth Weisbrode, the New Atlanticist:  The language of partnership has become so popular, even contagious, that several, mainly American, officials have described the Atlantic Alliance itself as an important, if not the most important, partnership to the United States.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Mar 30, 2012

Spain to cut government ministries by 17%, Foreign Ministry by 54%

By Al Goodman, CNN

Economy & Business