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Apr 18, 2013

Germany honors SACEUR Stavridis with medal

By SHAPE

From SHAPE:  Adm. James Stavridis, Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander United States European Command, receives the “Grand Merit Cross with Star” from the German Minister of Defence, Dr. Thomas de Maiziere

NATOSource

Apr 17, 2013

Should the U.S. use autonomous cyber weapons?

By Jason Healey, New Atlanticist

From Jason Healey, New Atlanticist:  Stuxnet, part of the "Olympic Games" covert assault by the United States and Israel on Iranian nuclear capability, appears to be the first autonomous weapon with an algorithm, not a human hand, pulling the trigger.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Apr 17, 2013

Congressional Report: U.S. footing greater bill for overseas bases

By Donna Cassata, AP

From Donna Cassata, AP:  The United States is footing more of the bill for overseas bases in Germany, Japan and South Korea even as the military reduces the number of American troops in Europe and strategically repositions forces in Asia, a congressional report says.

NATOSource

Apr 17, 2013

Deputy Prime Minister Rogozin: NATO missile shield ‘poses no military threat’ to Russia

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia’s strategic forces are capable of penetrating the US missile shield and it poses no military threat to the country, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Tuesday.

NATOSource

Apr 17, 2013

Israelis say their planes tracked by NATO-power Turkey

By Dan Williams, Reuters

From Dan Williams, Reuters:  Not only Syrian air defences worried Israel when its warplanes bombed a suspected Hezbollah-bound arms convoy near Damascus on Jan. 30. Also probing the skies were the potent radars of an unfriendly NATO member close by: Turkey.

NATOSource

Apr 17, 2013

Estonia bestows Medal of Honor on NATO Commander Stavridis

By Estonian Public Broadcasting

From Estonian Public Broadcasting:  President Toomas Hendrik Ilves presented admiral James Stavridis, NATO’s supreme allied commander in Europe, the first class Order of the Cross of the Eagle.

MENASource

Apr 17, 2013

Top News: Political Forces Rally to Bring Down Cabinet

By Egypt Source

Informed sources within the Salafi Nour Party said Tuesday that leaders are mobilizing forces to demand the government dismiss Hesham Qandil’s Cabinet and the prosecutor general. The Freedom and Justice Party also called for a major government shuffle on Tuesday. The Conscience Front and al-Wasat’s parliamentary bloc also called for the resignations of Minister of Information Salah […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 17, 2013

Stuxnet and the Dawn of Algorithmic Warfare

By Jason Healey

Though autonomous, destructive robots are a long-time, hackneyed science fiction plot, for some time, this new kind of warfare has been shifting from yesterday’s movie to today’s reality. But unforeseen by the imaginations of both headline and science fiction writers, it was not a missile-laden drone or humanoid Terminator that introduced this new kind of […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Apr 17, 2013

Coming Soon: the Un-Pivot to Asia

By Sarwar Kashmeri

The re-balancing of United States interests in the Far East, the so called “pivot to Asia” that was announced two years ago by the Obama administration, is now stuck in neutral. That is because what the world is witnessing on the Korean Peninsula is good old-fashioned power politics: A move by China to re-balance its […]

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Apr 16, 2013

NATO’s Evolving Partnership Portfolio in Asia

By Richard Weitz, World Policy Review

From Richard Weitz, World Policy Review:  NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen recently undertook a week-long visit to Japan and South Korea, highlighting NATO’s growing role in Asian security in partnership with nonmember governments.

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