Atlantic Council blogs

Russia to warn US over missile defence system

By Andrew Osborn, the Telegraph

From Andrew Osborn, the Telegraph:  Russia will on Wednesday warn US Vice President Joe Biden that it will beef up its own missile defences against the West if it is not made a full partner in a US-backed missile defence shield for Europe soon.

Libya employs different Internet denial strategy than Egypt

By James Cowie, Renesys

From James Cowie, Renesys:  Why did Libya put its Internet in ‘warm standby mode’ instead of just taking it down, as Egypt did? Perhaps because they’re learning from Mubarak’s experience.

Europe’s funding choices raise transatlantic concerns

By the Wall Street Journal

From the Wall Street Journal:  The London Telegraph reports that in 2009 the EU gave at least €2.6 million ($3.6 million) to groups lobbying against the death penalty in America.

Obama warns Gaddafi supporters ” they will be held accountable”

By Barack Obama, the White House

From Barack Obama, the White House:  Prime Minister Gillard and I both share a very firm conviction that the violence that’s been taking place and perpetrated by the government in Libya is unacceptable.

NATO launches 24-hr AWACS surveillance of Libya

By Ivo Daalder, U.S. Department of State

From Ivo Daalder, U.S. Department of State:  Ambassador Daalder: NATO has and owns a variety of different airlift assets which could be used, again, to varying assistance and bring out people and bring them to other parts of the world if necessary. And finally, looking at enhancing our surveillance capacity by deploying NATO-owned and operated […]

Atlantic Update 3/7/11

By Jason Harmala

France’s finance ministry reels from a massive cyber attack, NATO shows no intention of intervening in Libya, and the captured British MI6 and SAS officers were released by Libyan rebel commanders.

Libya is Europe’s Job

By Don Snow

NATO SecGen: Libya “is a humanitarian crisis on our door-step that concerns us all”

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  The whole world is watching events in Libya and the wider Middle East. Many of our Allies have been evacuating their nationals and helping other people in need.

Deterrence in the Age of Nuclear Proliferation

By George Shultz, William Perry, Henry Kissinger and Sam Nunn, the Wall Street Journal

From George Shultz, William Perry, Henry Kissinger and Sam Nunn, the Wall Street Journal:  The doctrine of mutual assured destruction is obsolete in the post-Cold War era. Recently, the four of us met at the Hoover Institution with a group of policy experts to discuss the possibilities for establishing a safer and more comprehensive form […]

Military alternatives to no-flight zone in Libya

By Thom Shanker, the New York Times

From Thom Shanker, the New York Times:  American military planners are sifting through a range of options as the United States, like other Western nations, weighs the response to the bloody Libyan military assaults on rebels trying to oust Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.