Category: Blogs

NATO AWACS Provide Security Support for Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague

By NATO

NATO E-3A ‘Sentry’ Airborne Warning & Control System (AWACS) aircraft based in Geilenkirchen, Germany are helping secure and monitor the airspace over The Netherlands in support of the Nuclear Security Summit being held in The Hague on 24-25 March 2014.

NATO Secretary General: Ukraine Crisis is a ”Game-Changer” for Allies

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

The crisis in Ukraine is a geo-political “game-changer” for NATO Allies who must strengthen their economic and military ties in wake of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in a speech

Internet as “Answer Engine,” Part II

By John Hanacek

The Perils In my previous blog, I outlined what living in an Answer Engine-powered Internet might look like. There is much to be excited for as we move toward the future where the Internet is woven into every facet of life. Think how far we’ve come already and how quickly it happened. Think about your […]

Video: Join the NATO Emerging Leaders Working Group

By Young Atlanticist Program

NATO Emerging Leaders Working Group – Call for Applications

International Community Slams Death Sentence for 529 Morsi Supporters [Update]

By Daniel Stoker

An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced 529 supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi to death for an assault on a Minya police station that left a senior police officer dead. The attack on the police stations occurred shortly after security forces cleared two large pro-Morsi sit-ins on August 14. Said Youssef, the head of the […]

The Week in Egypt – March 24, 2014

By Daniel Stoker

Catch up on the latest out of Egypt every week, with analysis, news updates, photos, videos, and more.

Social Bonds Hold Libya Together, But Stronger Political Bonds Needed to Prosper

By Fadel Lamen

Recent foreign reporting of Libya would suggest that we are on the brink of a civil war. The departure of Prime Minister Zeidan, the inability of the central government to prevent the escape of a mystery oil tanker laden with Libyan oil, the fighting in Sirte: taken together, these portend, in the eyes of outside […]

Are Russian Troops Preparing to Seize All of Southern Ukraine?

By James Rupert

As Kyiv Asks Citizens to Donate to the Army, its Military Weakness May Encourage Moscow Russia has massed an invasion-ready force on Ukraine’s eastern border and NATO’s top commander, US Air Force General Philip Breedlove, said Sunday that the deployment may be aimed at annexing a part of Moldova, to Ukraine’s west. To do so, […]

Fears of Further Russian Military Action Have the West on Edge

As Russian troops moved to occupy Ukraine’s last outstanding military bases in Crimea, Ukrainian leadership called for its forces to withdraw.  The West continues to worry over how far Russia will go and uncertainty abounds as to what, if anything, NATO will do in response.

NATO Commander Warns of Russian Threat to Separatist Moldova Region

By Washington Post and Reuters

U.S. and Ukrainian officials warned Sunday that Russia may be poised to expand its territorial conquest into eastern Ukraine and beyond, with a senior NATO official saying that Moscow might even order its troops to cross Ukraine to reach Moldova.