Category: Blogs

Secretary General Opens NATO Energy Security Center of Excellence in Lithuania

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

It is a great honour to open this NATO Centre of Excellence on Energy Security. When we wrote our new Strategic Concept three years ago, we emphasised the importance of energy security.

Sweden Lashes Out at Russian ‘Economic Warfare’ in East Europe

By Justyna Pawlak and Adrian Croft, Reuters

Sweden accused Russia on Friday of waging “economic warfare” against former Soviet republics that have been considering closer trade relations with the European Union and said the EU needed a strategy to resist Moscow.

Syria: Keeping Hope For Peace Alive

By Fred Hof

There can be no prospect for a negotiated end to the Syrian nightmare so long as Syrian civilians are targeted by Bashar al-Assad’s regime for terror, death, injury, and flight.

No More Baby Steps: Pentagon Needs a Real Strategic Review

By Barry Pavel and James Joyner

The United States must fundamentally rethink its defense strategy in light of major changes in both funding and the security challenges we face in the world.

This Week in Egypt – September 6, 2013

By Amira Mikhail

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

Muslims and Islamists in Syria

By Faysal Itani

A recent exchange between Senator John McCain and Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade reflected a disturbingly popular view of the Syrian uprising: that it is a jihadist phenomenon, dominated by groups just as or even more hostile to the US than the regime.

Muslim Brotherhood Leader Arrests

Immediately in the wake of former President Mohamed Morsi’s ouster, Al-Ahram reported that security services were working to arrest approximately hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood members across the country. Since the August 14 sit-in dispersal, authorities have been undertaking a massive crackdown on Brotherhood leaders. 

NATO Secretary General on Europe’s Defense Needs

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

Excerpts from speech by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the Inter-parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Vilnius.