Category: Blogs

No Time to Turn Our Backs on Egypt

By Brent Scowcroft and Eric D.K. Melby

In the wake of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s eviction from office by the country’s military amid an unprecedented mass uprising, there have been calls for Washington to reduce or suspend its aid to this critical ally in the Middle East. Such action would be short-sighted and represent a vote of no confidence in Egypt, not […]

Russia Wants to Exchange Spies Jailed in Germany

By AFP

From AFP:  Moscow wants to exchange a married couple of Russian spies jailed this month in Germany for at least one convict jailed in Russia on charges of spying for the West, a report said Monday.

With Morsi Out, Uphill Battle for Independent Media Intensifies

By Miriam Berger

In the flash of a commercial break, the Egyptian military’s massacre of over fifty pro-Muslim Brotherhood  protestors at the Republican Guard headquarters on July 8 turned into a zealously polarized media affair. It was the latest in a series of reminders that—despite the newest round of political reshufflings—there is still little space for independent media […]

Top News: Presidency Calls on Brotherhood to Take Part in Reconciliation, Morsi Remains Detained

Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour met with the newly-formed cabinet on Tuesday evening after the ministers were sworn in. The meeting’s goal is to discuss the president’s assignments to the cabinet, the state-owned news agency MENA reported. Egypt’s new interim cabinet brings in a number of prominent figures from the country’s liberal and secular factions into top positions, particularly […]

The Role of CIA Covert Ops in Penetrating Foreign Computers and Communication Networks

By Matthew M. Aid, Foreign Policy

From Matthew M. Aid, Foreign Policy:  During a coffee break at an intelligence conference held in The Netherlands a few years back, a senior Scandinavian counterterrorism official regaled me with a story.

Governments Fuel Business of Selling Cyber Secrets

By Nicole Perlroth and David E. Sanger, New York Times

From Nicole Perlroth and David E. Sanger, New York Times:  On the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta, two Italian hackers have been searching for bugs — not the island’s many beetle varieties, but secret flaws in computer code that governments pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to learn about and exploit.