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Mar 5, 2013

Syria: Kerry’s Opening to the Free Syrian Army

By Frederic C. Hof

Last week in Rome Secretary of State John Kerry turned a page in US policy on Syria by announcing food and medical assistance to elements of Syria’s armed opposition. While critics of administration policy bemoaned the absence of night vision goggles and body armor from the inventory of non-lethal assistance to be provided, Kerry’s breakthrough […]

Syria

NATOSource

Mar 5, 2013

Britain to withdraw 11,000 troops from Germany by 2016

By Nick Hopkins, Guardian

From Nick Hopkins, Guardian:  More than 11,000 troops currently based in Germany will return to Britain within three years as part of a major restructuring of the army that will require ministers to spend £1bn on new military homes.

United Kingdom

New Atlanticist

Mar 5, 2013

Promoting the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

By Garrett Workman

With both the United States and Europe mired in economic stagnation, removing the remaining barriers to trade—both tariffs and divergent regulations—is critical to maintaining the leadership position the West has grown accustomed to. President Obama made clear in his State of the Union address that pursuing a comprehensive agreement with the European Union will be […]

Economy & Business European Union

NATOSource

Mar 5, 2013

Chairman of NATO’s Military Committee promoting Smart Defense in Portugal

By NATO

From NATO:  General Knud Bartels paid an official visit to Portugal, where he confirmed the strong relationship between Portugal and NATO and engaged with the Chief of Portuguese General Staff, General Luís Araújo, and the Portuguese Minister of Defence, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, to explore ways for enhancing NATO capabilities.

NATOSource

Mar 4, 2013

Chinese cyberspies have hacked most Washington institutions, experts say

By Craig Timberg and Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post

From Craig Timberg and Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post:  Start asking security experts which powerful Washington institutions have been penetrated by Chinese cyberspies, and this is the usual answer: almost all of them.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Mar 4, 2013

Policy making in Washington may be cyber resilient

By Haley Barobour and Ed Rogers, Foreign Policy

From Haley Barobour and Ed Rogers, Foreign Policy:  Last week, we learned that the Chinese government had hacked into the computers of some of Washington’s most prominent organizations

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Mar 4, 2013

Handicapping the Kenyan Election

By Bronwyn Bruton

As Kenyans go to the polls, observers are bracing for a replay of the country’s horrific 2007 presidential elections, which produced a wave of ethnic violence that killed more than a thousand people and displaced over a half a million.

East Africa Elections

New Atlanticist

Mar 4, 2013

Sequestration’s Credibility Costs

By Jeffrey Lightfoot

The debate over sequestration is focused nearly entirely on the impact of spending reductions on the U.S. economy. Far less attention is given to how the automatic spending cuts would undermine the credibility of American power abroad. As sequestration comes into force, the White House and Congress signal a dangerous lack of resolve to both […]

Politics & Diplomacy

NATOSource

Mar 4, 2013

Russia Plans to Keep 10 Warships in Mediterranean

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  A proposed Russian permanent naval task force in the Mediterranean Sea may consist of up to 10 combat and auxiliary ships, a high-ranking military source said.

NATOSource

Mar 4, 2013

Intelligence officials: Iran greater cyber threat to US infrastructure than China

By Nicole Perloroth, David E. Sanger, and Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times

From Nicole Perloroth, David E. Sanger, and Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times:  American intelligence officials believe that the greater danger to the nation’s infrastructure may not even be China, but Iran

Cybersecurity Energy & Environment
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