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Oct 2, 2012

The International Community Must Aid Libya

By Karim Mezran and Eric Knecht, U.S. News & World Report

From Karim Mezran and Eric Knecht, U.S. News & World Report:  Over the past few weeks, a series of developments in Libya suggests that the country may be reaching a turning point in its protracted security crisis.

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Oct 2, 2012

New Georgin leader Ivanishvili: ‘something better than NATO has not been invented’

By Josh Rogin, the Cable

From Josh Rogin, the Cable:  In an interview last month with The Cable, [Bidzina] Ivanishvili pledged to continue close cooperation with the West, including the contribution of Georgian troops to the mission in Afghanistan. "That such a large military and political coalition as NATO is partnering with us and takes us as a young partner […]

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Oct 2, 2012

General Alexander: Hackers shifting from ‘disruption’ to ‘destruction’

By AFP

From AFP:  Hackers are stepping up the intensity of their attacks, moving from “disruption” to “destruction” of key computer systems, the top US cyber-defense official said Monday. General Keith Alexander, who is director of the National Security Agency and commander of the US Cyber Command, told a Washington forum that the new tactics could move […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

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Oct 2, 2012

Rasmussen: NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan could be speeded up

By Ian Traynor, Guardian

From Ian Traynor, Guardian:  The retreat of western forces from Afghanistan could come sooner than expected, the head of Nato has said as he conceded that the recent Taliban strategy of "green on blue" killings had been successful in sapping morale. In an interview with the Guardian Nato’s secretary-general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, responded to pressure […]

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Oct 2, 2012

Russia tells NATO to stay away from Syria

By Gabriela Baczynska, Reuters

From Gabriela Baczynska, Reuters:  Russia told NATO and world powers on Tuesday they should not seek ways to intervene in Syria’s civil war or set up buffer zones between rebels and government forces. Moscow further called for restraint between NATO-member Turkey and Syria, where violence along their shared border has strained relations between the former […]

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Oct 1, 2012

Will France impede NATO’s Smart Defense Initiative?

By Leo Michel, New Atlanticist

From Leo Michel, New Atlanticist:  Is “smart defense”—NATO’s effort to promote greater cooperation among the allies in military capabilities and training— a “Trojan Horse” at the service of the “war machine of the American defense industry?”

NATO Security & Defense

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Oct 1, 2012

European navies can support U.S. strategic rebalance

By Michael Hannan, Armed Forces Journal

From Michael Hannan, Armed Forces Journal:  The U.S. admires certain nations for their willingness to be involved in crises and contingency operations, but we rarely challenge them to lead.

United States and Canada

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Oct 1, 2012

White House confirms cyberattack

By Tim Mak, Politico

From Tim Mak, Politico:  The White House confirmed but sought to downplay a report by a conservative website on Sunday that it had been the victim of a cyberattack, volunteering to POLITICO that no harm had been done. The Washington Free Beacon reported that Chinese hackers had attacked a computer system in the White House […]

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Oct 1, 2012

Who Is Really Leading the EU?

By Ulrike Guérot, World Politics Review

From Ulrike Guérot, World Politics Review:  Throughout the European Union’s sovereign debt crisis, the conventional wisdom has portrayed Germany as leading the EU, in particular by imposing its economic policy preferences on the eurozone.

Economy & Business European Union

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Oct 1, 2012

Beware Russia’s hand in elections in Lithuania and Latvia

By Janusz Bugajski, Christian Science Monitor

From Janusz Bugajski, Christian Science Monitor:  Among the top priorities that Russian President Vladimir Putin set for his third presidential term is the reintegration of former Soviet republics – based on tighter economic links and culminating in a political and security pact centered around Russia.

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