Category: Blogs

How the US Should Respond to Chinese Cyberespionage

By Jason Healey

A U.S. cybersecurity company has released details proving beyond any reasonable doubt that the Chinese military, through its Unit 61398, has intruded into at least 141 organizations over seven years, stealing terabytes of data from each. Now that attribution is clear (and, more importantly, public) the U.S. government has its best opportunity in years to […]

Are Syrian rebels now armed with heavy weapons from Croatia?

By Michael Weiss, NOW

From Michael Weiss, NOW :  In one of the most strangely neglected stories in the two-year Syria conflict, beginning on January 1, four new weapon models began appearing in large quantities in Daraa province, none used at any time by the Syrian military.

The United States Should Contain Threats and Embrace Dignity in the Middle East

By Michele Dunne and Barry Pavel

President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry have chosen wisely to visit the Middle East early in Mr. Obama’s second term, but when they go, will they have anything new to say? U.S. interests are at significant risk as the region continues to undergo profound changes and instability, and Arab and European allies […]

Top News: Civil Disobedience Spreads to Delta

By Egypt Source

The Cabinet’s spokesperson said “rumors” spread in the media and on social networking sites about a civil disobedience campaign are not true, contending that certain people are trying to force government employees to take to the streets, or else they will harm them. Meanwhile, protesters enter into civil disobedience in the Nile Delta city of […]

US and allies should prepare for the coming Middle East cold war with Iran

By Michele Dunne and Barry Pavel,  Atlantic

From Michele Dunne and Barry Pavel,  Atlantic:  U.S. strategy for the Middle East in Mr. Obama’s second term should be organized around two strategic imperatives: containing new and old threats to U.S. interests, and embracing the opportunities inherent in the calls for dignity (citizenship, rights, and economic opportunity) that emerged in the Arab uprisings.

NATO Patriots to cost Turkey $8.3 million annually

By Today's Zaman

NATO Defence Ministers visit Patriot deployment in Turkey

By NATO

From NATO:  The German, Dutch and Turkish defence ministers paid a joint visit to NATO Patriot batteries in Turkey on Saturday 23 February, in a signal of Alliance solidarity.

This Week in Egypt – February 23, 2013

Catch up on the latest out of Egypt every week, with analysis, news updates, photos, videos and more. The Coming Parliament: A New Crisis Looking forward to the parliamentary elections, and at the Shura Council’s decision to pass the electoral law, Yussef Auf reminds EgyptSource readers that we have to look back at the constitution […]