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NATOSource

Apr 15, 2013

New NATO Air Command and Control System passes test and begins deployment

By Bernard Garot, NATO Communications and Information Agency

From Bernard Garot, NATO Communications and Information Agency:  On 3 April the NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency and Thales Raytheon Systems (TRS) have signed the Certificate of Test for ACCS software.

NATOSource

Apr 15, 2013

DOD requests $4.7 billion to help fund offensive cyber teams

By John Reed, Killer Apps

From John Reed, Killer Apps:  Despite a climate of what defense officials love to describe as "fiscal uncertainty," the Pentagon’s 2014 budget request includes $4.7 billion for increased "cyberspace operations," including dozens of cyber attack teams

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

MENASource

Apr 15, 2013

Top News: Mubarak to Remain in Custody on Corruption Charges

By Egypt Source

Egyptian television announced that the South Cairo Criminal Court has released former president Hosni Mubarak pending retrial over charges of complicity in murdering protesters during the January 2011 uprising Monday. Mubarak will however remain in custody pending investigations over other corruption charges related to the misuse of funds allocated for the renovation of presidential palaces.

New Atlanticist

Apr 15, 2013

Euro-Realism: A British-German Axis?

By Julian Lindley-French

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder once said, “They have it wrong if they ask if Schroeder favors Britain over France or France over Britain. Schroeder favors Germany.”  Watching David Cameron with family enjoying a German weekend break with Angela Merkel one could be forgiven for thinking all is well in the British-German relationship.

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Apr 15, 2013

Create Jobs, or Kiss the Revolution Goodbye

By Nathan Field

There were many reasons that Egyptians supported the revolution when it occurred in early 2011.  Lawyers usually did so out of a desire to reform the legal system or draft a new constitution.   Others were angry about the use of torture by the police and security forces.   But for many – perhaps even the majority […]

NATOSource

Apr 15, 2013

West has ‘evidence’ of chemical weapons used in Syria, diplomats say

By AFP

From AFP:  Western diplomats say they have "hard evidence" chemical weapons have been used at least once in the Syrian civil war, but the Assad regime is refusing to let international experts into the country to investigate the claim.

United Kingdom

New Atlanticist

Apr 15, 2013

How to Handle North Korea: The Pageant of Proposals

By Rajan Menon

By now, those of you who have been following the Korean crisis have encountered plenty of proposals from pundits. Let’s consider some of them.

China Korea

MENASource

Apr 15, 2013

Consent of the Governed: A New Middle East Political Order?

By Frederic C. Hof

Despite the grim realities we face on so many fronts in the Middle East today, there is reason to be optimistic about the long-term political trajectory of the Arab world. Arabs—especially young Arabs—are finally beginning to answer, on their own and from the ground up, the key question of the past century: what will follow […]

Middle East

NATOSource

Apr 15, 2013

NATO and Japan sign Political Declaration for a stronger partnership

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  This Declaration highlights our shared values and our shared interests.  And it indicates areas where we can develop closer cooperation.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Apr 15, 2013

Rasmussen: ‘NATO and Japan – natural partners’

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  My visit to Asia is about partnerships. It is an opportunity to showcase these partnerships and to make them stronger. Because our partnerships are in the interest of peace.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense
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