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Jun 14, 2012

Anchoring the Alliance: The United States Must Lead

By R. Nicholas Burns, Damon Wilson, and Jeff Lightfoot, the New Atlanticist

From R. Nicholas Burns, Damon Wilson, and Jeff Lightfoot, the New Atlanticist:  Despite their importance, key European allies cannot sustain a vigorous and effective NATO without an involved and committed United States.

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Jun 13, 2012

US seeking war games and combined operations with allies in space

By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters

From Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters:  The United States wants more global cooperation in space including joint war games and combined operations with allies

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Jun 13, 2012

NATO Warns Australia ‘Regular’ Target of Cyber Attacks

By Enda Curran and Rachel Pannett, the Wall Street Journal

From Enda Curran and Rachel Pannett, the Wall Street Journal:  The North Atlantic Treaty Organization said Australia’s government and banks have become regular targets of cyber hackers

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Jun 13, 2012

Secretary General: ‘NATO and Australia are ideal partners’

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  From Gallipoli to Uruzgan, your men and women have been on the front line – fighting for freedom. 

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Jun 13, 2012

The 25th anniversary of Reagan’s “Tear down this wall” speech in Berlin

By Ronald Reagan, the Reagan Foundation

From Ronald Reagan, the Reagan Foundation:  We hear much from Moscow about a new policy of reform and openness.

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Jun 12, 2012

We isolate and overload Germany at our peril

By Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times

From Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times:  Of course, nobody questions modern Germany’s democratic credentials.

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Jun 12, 2012

Post-Stuxnet: The era of computer-mediated destruction has begun

By R. Scott Kemp, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

From R. Scott Kemp, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists:  While digital spying has taken place for decades, the era of computer-mediated destruction has only recently begun.

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Jun 12, 2012

Clinton: Russia sending Syria attack helicopters

By Bradley Klapper, the AP

From Bradley Klapper, the AP:  The Obama administration said Tuesday that Russia is sending attack helicopters to Syrian President Bashar Assad‘s regime and warned that the Arab country’s 15-month conflict could become even deadlier.

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Jun 12, 2012

Investigating NATO’s response to reported civilian casualties

By Marc Garlasco, the Washington Post

From Marc Garlasco, the Washington Post:  I investigated the organization’s actions in Libya last year while at the same time working with the United Nations’ civilian protection office in Afghanistan.

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Jun 11, 2012

How should the U.S. pick its allies?

By Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy

From Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy:  What if we were starting from scratch, and doing a "zero-based" assessment of U.S. alliance options?

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