Category: NATOSource

Cyber Chief: 17-fold increase in computer attacks on US infrastructure

By David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt, the New  York Times

From David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt, the New  York Times:  The top American military official responsible for defending the United States against cyberattacks said Thursday that there had been a 17-fold increase in computer attacks on American infrastructure between 2009 and 2011, initiated by criminal gangs, hackers and other nations.

A Euro-Atlantic free trade zone and economic renewal

By John Vinocur, the International Herald Tribune

From John Vinocur, the International Herald Tribune:  [A]n important initiative could take shape with enough credibility and ambition to make Europe look alive, bolder and in refocus mode: a trans-Atlantic free trade zone.  Advocacy of such a goal by E.U. leaders is a political dare because it exposes the time-wasting hollowness of Europe’s desires concerning […]

‘Twiplomacy’ study says only 30 world leaders send their own tweets

By John Heilprin, the AP

From John Heilprin, the AP:  The governments of almost two-thirds of the 193 U.N. member nations have joined the Twitterverse where President Barack Obama and his tweet on gay marriage are the most popular to date, says a new study Thursday. But the rise in so-called "Twiplomacy" among world leaders resembles something of an echo […]

Iran: US cyber attacks will face ‘teeth-breaking’ response

By Reuters

From Reuters:  The United States will face a "teeth-breaking" response if it continues to carry out cyber attacks against Iran, an Iranian official said Wednesday.

Ukraine and NATO: An On-Off Relationship

By Ian Shields, ISN

From Ian Shields, ISN:   [W]ith the return of Vladimir Putin to the Russian Presidency and a Ukrainian government that increasingly looks to Moscow it is perhaps unsurprising that enthusiasm for NATO membership has waned.

Panetta and Polish Defense Minister working to establish ‘missile interceptor site in Poland by 2018’

By the Department of Defense

Why Reinhold Niebuhr Matters for Transatlantic Relations Today

By William Inboden, German Marshall Fund of the United States

From William Inboden, German Marshall Fund of the United States:   [Reinhold] Niebuhr grounded his Atlanticism on three principles that still resonate today: shared values, shared interests, and shared obligations.

Why is There No New EU Security Strategy?

By Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Europe

 From Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Europe:  [W]hy hasn’t the EU come up with a trenchant security strategy instead of tinkering, as it did once before in 2008, with the first-ever strategy that was published back in 2003?

Russian spy ring penetrated U.S. consulting firm

By Devlin Barrett, the Wall Street Journal

From Devlin Barrett, the Wall Street Journal:  A Russian spy ring busted in the U.S. two years ago planned to recruit members’ children to become agents, and one had already agreed to his parents’ request, according to current and former U.S. officials. When the suspects were arrested in 2010 with much fanfare, official accounts suggested […]

Cyber war on Iran may continue

By AFP