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Jun 13, 2013

European Cyber Cop Declares Microsoft Victorious Over Global Cybercrime Ring

By Thomas Escritt and Jim Finkle, Reuters

From Thomas Escritt and Jim Finkle, Reuters:  Europol said a global effort led by Microsoft Corp to stop one of the world’s biggest cybercrime rings has succeeded in wiping out the malicious computer networks that the gang used, known as the Citadel Botnets.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

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Jun 13, 2013

NATO Week Raises Awareness of Georgia’s Path to Integration

By NATO

From NATO:  The annual NATO Week in Georgia was launched in the capital Tbilisi on Monday 3 June. The opening ceremony was followed by a seminar involving representatives from three Western Balkans countries that, like Georgia, aspire to NATO membership.

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Jun 13, 2013

Finland Accuses Russia of Airspace Violation

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Two Russian military aircraft are suspected of having violated Finland’s airspace, the Finnish Defense Ministry said in a statement Wednesday.

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Jun 13, 2013

NATO Official: Turkish Authorities Should Recognize the Demands of the People

By Sinem Cengiz, Today's Zaman

From Sinem Cengiz, Today’s Zaman:  ‘Turkish protests do not have direct impact on NATO alliance’ NATO officials also had comments about the ongoing Gezi Park demonstrations, which began at the end of last month in Turkey in protest of government plans for the redevelopment of a park in İstanbul’s Taksim Square, when asked their view. […]

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Jun 12, 2013

EU Refuses to Cooperate on Security

By Judy Dempsey, New York Times

From Judy Dempsey, New York Times:  Germany and most other E.U. countries still do not think and act strategically when it comes to strengthening Europe’s foreign and security policy.

European Union International Organizations

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Jun 12, 2013

NATO Proposes 2 Joint Missile Defense Centers with Russia, but Separate Chains of Command

By Alexander Vershbow, NATO

From Alexander Vershbow, NATO:  Our goal in NATO remains a combined missile defence architecture that can protect both the Alliance and Russia.

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Jun 12, 2013

NATO Missile Defense is ‘True Transatlantic Teamwork’

By Alexander Vershbow, NATO

From Alexander Vershbow, NATO:  NATO takes collective defence seriously.  Missile threats to our Alliance territory and populations are real and growing. Our defence against these threats must be real, too, and able to adapt to the threat in the future. And that’s the approach we are taking.

United States and Canada

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Jun 12, 2013

The 26th Anniversary of Reagan’s ‘Tear Down this Wall’ Speech in Berlin (Video)

By Ronald Reagan, Reagan Foundation

From Ronald Reagan, Reagan Foundation:  We hear much from Moscow about a new policy of reform and openness. Some political prisoners have been released. Certain foreign news broadcasts are no longer being jammed. Some economic enterprises have been permitted to operate with greater freedom from state control. Are these the beginnings of profound changes in […]

United States and Canada

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Jun 12, 2013

Lithuania Sees Dependence on Gazprom as Main Threat to Energy Security

By Baltic News Service

From Baltic News Service: Dependence on the Russian gas concern Gazprom poses the biggest threat to Lithuania’s energy security, and the natural gas sector is the most vulnerable energy sector

Energy & Environment

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Jun 12, 2013

Moscow Desires Russian Missile Shield over the Baltic States, Finland, Poland, Sweden, and Norway

By Baltic News Service

From Baltic News Service:  Russia still wants to avoid elements of NATO’s anti-aircraft and anti-missile defence in close vicinity and proposes to the Alliance to divide Europe into responsibility areas

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