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Feb 4, 2013

Rasmussen: What will NATO do next?

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  [W]hat will NATO do next?

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Feb 4, 2013

Map of Al Qaeda’s global network

By Max Fisher, Washington Post

From Max Fisher, Washington Post:  The map tells two big, important stories: First, there’s al-Qaeda’s global decline, apparently accelerated by an aggressive U.S.-led campaign against them

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Feb 4, 2013

NATO chief dismisses Russian missile defense worry

By David Rising, AP

From David Rising, AP:  NATO‘s secretary general said Saturday the alliance has no intention of backing down on its plans for a European missile defense system, despite ongoing criticism from Russia.

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Feb 4, 2013

Rasmussen urges Russia to be open with NATO about its Baltic wargames

By Bryan Bradley, Bloomberg

From Bryan Bradley, Bloomberg:  Russia should share more information with NATO about military exercises the country conducts in the Baltic region, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.

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Feb 4, 2013

Cyberwar, out of the shadows

By Editorial Board, Washington Post

From Editorial Board, Washington Post:  [N]ow that the United States is going beyond defense, expanding forces for offensive attack, there’s a crying need for more openness. So far, forces exist almost entirely in the shadows.

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Feb 4, 2013

Secret legal review argues that Obama has power to launch a pre-emptive cyber strike

By David Sanger and Thom Shanker, New York Times

From David Sanger and Thom Shanker, New York Times:  A secret legal review on the use of America’s growing arsenal of cyberweapons has concluded that President Obama has the broad power to order a pre-emptive strike if the United States detects credible evidence of a major digital attack looming from abroad, according to officials involved […]

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Feb 4, 2013

NATO Chief: Mali and Libya exposed gaps in European defense capabilities

By James Blitz, Financial Times

From James Blitz, Financial Times:  France’s military intervention in Mali has provided a fresh indication of how European states rely heavily on the US when trying to conduct their own operations, Nato’s secretary-general has warned.

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Feb 2, 2013

US preparing intelligence assessment of cyber threat from China

By Lolita C. Baldor, AP

From Lolita C. Baldor, AP:  The Obama administration is considering more assertive action against Beijing to combat a persistent cyber-espionage campaign it believes Chinese hackers are waging against U.S. companies and government agencies.

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Feb 1, 2013

NATO Secretary General strongly condemns attack on US Embassy in Turkey

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  I strongly condemn today’s bomb attack on the Embassy of the United States in Ankara, which killed and injured a number of people.

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Feb 1, 2013

Turkey, Weary of the EU, Tiptoes Towards the Shanghai Five

By Yavuz Baydar, Huffington Post

From Yavuz Baydar, Huffington Post:  Turkey’s popular, charismatic and impulsive prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, never ceases to surprise. His recent bombshell was about Turky’s flirtation with the "Shanghai Five," The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

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