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Mar 15, 2013

Polish president’s network attacked by hackers

By Karolina Slowikowska and Dagmara Leszkowicz, Reuters

From Karolina Slowikowska and Dagmara Leszkowicz, Reuters:  Hackers broke into the computer network of the Polish president‘s [Bronisław Komorowski] office and attempted to spread a computer virus in the form of an email attachment, the president’s press office said on Thursday.

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Mar 14, 2013

Viktor Orbán’s Hungarian power grab

By Editorial Board of the Washington Post

From Editorial Board of the Washington Post:  Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán triggered alarm bells around Europe in 2011 when he used a two-thirds majority in parliament to push through a series of measures that concentrated political power, weakened checks and balances and restricted the freedom of the media, religious groups and minorities.

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Mar 14, 2013

A Nordic defensive shield

By Edward Lucas, European Voice

From Edward Lucas, European Voice:  In Iceland, after much haggling and delay, Finland and Sweden are to take part in a new Nordic Air Policing mission, led by NATO members Norway and Denmark, from 2014.

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Mar 14, 2013

After 61 years, NATO headquarters in Heidelberg deactivates

By Matt Millham, Stars and Stripes

From Matt Millham, Stars and Stripes:  As part of NATO’s transformation to a more flexible and affordable force, the alliance on Thursday deactivated its Headquarters Allied Force Command Heidelberg, ending a 61-year history that tracks largely alongside that of the U.S. Army’s in this old German city.

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Mar 13, 2013

The Value of NATO to Canada

By Steve Saideman, Canadian International Council

From Steve Saideman, Canadian International Council:   Canada’s security almost entirely hinges on the efforts of only one NATO member – the United States, of course.  But if Canada is concerned about the Arctic, then other players such as Denmark (via Greenland) and Norway matter as well.

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Mar 13, 2013

Russia starts preparing Zapad-2013 war games against deployment of NATO missile shield

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  This week the Russian Defense Ministry will start  preparing for large-scale joint strategic military exercises with Belarus, scheduled for fall of 2013, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday.

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Mar 13, 2013

Russian Navy to receive 24 submarines and 54 surface warships by 2020

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  The Russian Navy will receive 24 submarines and 54 warships of various classes by 2020, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday. “As a result of the implementation of the state rearmament program to 2020, the navy should receive eight nuclear-powered strategic submarines, 16 multirole submarines and 54 warships of various classes,” […]

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Mar 13, 2013

Video: First European theater missile interceptor system achieves NATO interoperability

By NATO Communication and Information (NCI) Agency

From NATO Communication and Information (NCI) Agency:  On 6 March, the French/Italian SAMP/T surface-to-air missile system successfully engaged and destroyed a theatre ballistic missile target in a live-fire test at the French Firing Range in Biscarrosse and proved its ability to work with NATO’s interim Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) command and control system.

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Mar 13, 2013

Pentagon creating thirteen teams to launch cyberattacks as threat grows

By Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post

From Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post:  The Pentagon’s Cyber Command will create 13 offensive teams by the fall of 2015 to help defend the nation against major computer attacks from abroad, Gen. Keith Alexander testified to Congress on Tuesday

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Mar 13, 2013

The transatlantic community needs a common vision

By Isabelle Francois, New Atlanticist

From Isabelle Francois, New Atlanticist:  Eminent American strategic thinkers indeed consider that their country is at a crucial juncture of human history and have advised the Obama administration to seize the opportunity towards collaborative partnerships with its most stalwart allies in Europe

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