Category: NATOSource

Navy’s newest warship has cyber vulnerabilities: official

By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters

From Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters:  The computer network on the U.S. Navy’s newest class of coastal warships showed vulnerabilities in Navy cybersecurity tests

Is part-time national defense good enough for Europe?

By Martin Hurt, International Center for Defense Studies

EU says 500 Europeans fighting in Syria

By BBC

From BBC:  The EU’s anti-terror chief has told the BBC that hundreds of Europeans are now fighting with rebel forces in Syria against Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

Sharp rise in EU terror attacks and deaths in 2012: Europol

By Alexandria Sage, Reuters

From Alexandria Sage, Reuters:  The terrorism threat in Europe remains elevated, with a quarter more attacks in the European Union in 2012 than in the previous year, pan-European police force Europol said on Thursday.

If Assad used chemical weapons, what will Obama do?

By the Editors of the Chicago Tribune

From the Editors of the Chicago Tribune:  Concluding that Assad has indeed used chemical weapons would put immense pressure on Obama to follow through on his warnings.

New U.S. crisis-response force for Africa to be based in Spain

By Dan Lamothe, Military Times

From Dan Lamothe, Military Times:  The Marine Corps has begun deploying its new crisis-response force for Africa to an air base in Spain, and is now looking to develop a second force for use in the Caribbean Sea and Central and South America, said Commandant Gen. Jim Amos.

U.N. Security Council approves creation of Mali peacekeeping force

By Reuters

From Reuters:  The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved on Thursday the creation of a 12,600-strong peacekeeping force in Mali starting July 1, which will be supported by French troops if needed to combat Islamist extremist threats in the West African country.

Rasmussen desires to ‘strengthen the collective political commitment’ to NATO

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish Institute for International Studies

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish Institute for International Studies:  There is no doubt that the economic crisis is challenging for the defense ministers, and all of the alliance.