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Jun 3, 2013

Latvia Approves Proposal to Host New NATO Center of Excellence

By Sargs.LV

From Sargs.LV:  On May 13 Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia approved a report on the creation of the NATO Center of Excellence for Strategic Communication in Latvia.

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Jun 3, 2013

Defense Ministers to Discuss NATO’s Cyber Defenses

By Jerome Rivet, AFP

From Jerome Rivet, AFP:  Defense ministers from NATO’s 28 member states meet on Tuesday with cyber-defence top of the agenda, amid concerns about the threat posed by increasing cyber-attacks, many blamed on China. “The challenge evolves all the time, probably (much faster) than any other type of threat we face at the moment,” said one […]

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Jun 3, 2013

Merkel: German Military Unlikely to Become Part of European Force

By Spiegel

From Spiegel:  Excerpt from interview of German Chancellor Angela Merkel by Spiegel.

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Jun 3, 2013

Hagel and NATO Defense Ministers to Discuss Training Libyan Security Forces

By David Alexander, Reuters

From David Alexander, Reuters:  NATO defense ministers concerned about the growing presence of al Qaeda-linked rebels in southern Libya will this week discuss the possibility of training Libyan security forces, U.S. defense officials said on Monday.

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Jun 3, 2013

Libya Asks NATO to Help Build Security Sector

By Ali Zeidan, NATO

From Ali Zeidan, NATO:  Thank you to NATO for the important role it has played in protecting civilians in 2011 as of the beginning of the operation in March until the end of the operation in October.

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Jun 3, 2013

NATO Starts Security Drills in the Baltics

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  NATO countries start on Monday large-scale security cooperation exercises on the territory of the former Soviet republics in the Baltic region, the Estonian military said.

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Jun 3, 2013

White-Hat Hacker Fights Cyber Intrusions on NATO Systems

By NATO

From NATO:  Cyber attacks around the world are becoming more frequent, alarming and complex. Our interconnected societies depend on new technologies, which are constantly being probed for vulnerabilities to exploit.

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Jun 3, 2013

NATO’s Next War—in Cyberspace

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Wall Street Journal

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Wall Street Journal:  In the age of the firewall, borders are open, ideas are free and war can be virtual—but its consequences just as devastating and real.

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May 31, 2013

Obama Announces 2014 NATO Summit on Afghanistan (Video)

By Roberta Rampton, Reuters

From Roberta Rampton, Reuters: NATO countries will hold a summit next year to discuss troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday after a meeting with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

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May 31, 2013

Former SACEUR Worried about Adversaries Working Together

By Thom Shanker, New York Times

From Thom Shanker, New York Times:  As he rose through the ranks of command over a 37-year career in uniform, Admiral [James] Stavridis also came to be recognized as one of the military’s most prolific authors on strategy, operations and tactics. Today, though, ask what worries him most, and he answers in a single word: […]