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Jan 28, 2013

Putin orders Russia’s intelligence service to expand cyber protection

By Andrei Soldatov, Moscow Times

From Andrei Soldatov, Moscow Times:  President Vladimir Putin recently ordered the Federal Security Service to create a system to allow the state to detect, prevent and disable cyberattacks in Russia and at diplomatic stations abroad.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

MENASource

Jan 28, 2013

Top News: President Morsi declares state of emergency in Canal cities, NSF rejects calls for dialogue

By Egypt Source

Egypt President Mohamed Morsi  Sunday declared a 30-day state of emergency in Port Said, Suez and Ismailia, and called for national dialogue. The NSF, along with other members of the opposition, have rejected these calls. 

NATOSource

Jan 28, 2013

Why France Can’t Fight

By Wall Street Journal

From Wall Street Journal:  The French armed forces field some of the world’s most sophisticated fighter jets, nuclear submarines, attack helicopters and armored vehicles.

United Kingdom United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Jan 28, 2013

NATO Demise Redux?

By Stephen M. Saideman

Harlan Ullman’s “NATO RIP” seemed like a bit of déjà vu, as people have been predicting the Alliance’s demise pretty much as long as it has been around. This obviously increased after the Soviet Union collapsed and with it NATO’s raison d’etre. However, the reality is that institutions are sticky, including international ones, and disappear […]

NATO Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jan 28, 2013

Managing Mali

By J. Peter Pham

Strategically ill-conceived as it might been in a moment of panic and almost stillborn as a result of its bumpy start (thanks to diminished European military logistics capabilities), the French military intervention in Mali has nevertheless altered the dynamics in the fight against al-Qaeda’s regional affiliate. As the United States broadens the hitherto limited assistance […]

Sahel

NATOSource

Jan 28, 2013

French colonel: France better off alone in Mali

By Andrew Rettman, EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, EUobserver:  A senior French military officer has said France is better off without Nato or EU help to "reconquer" north Mali.

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Jan 28, 2013

Yet Another Reason National Reconciliation in Libya Cannot Wait

By Karim Mezran

The famous Egyptian analyst and writer Mohamed Hassanein Heikal recently revived an old theory in an interview on Egyptian television: Egypt can claim a right to the fertile and oil-rich lands of the eastern Libyan provinces since millions of Egyptians are descendant from Libyan tribes that once lived on the Egyptian-Libyan border. Heikal also implied […]

Libya

NATOSource

Jan 28, 2013

Pentagon increasing its cybersecurity forces fivefold

By Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post

From Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post:  The Pentagon has approved a major expansion of its cybersecurity force over the next several years, increasing its size more than fivefold to bolster the nation’s ability to defend critical computer systems and conduct offensive computer operations against foreign adversaries, according to U.S. officials.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jan 25, 2013

The Strategic Implications of the Euro Crisis

By Jeff Lightfoot, Fletcher Forum of World Affairs

From Jeff Lightfoot, Fletcher Forum of World Affairs:  The crisis of the Eurozone is likely to have profound strategic implications that will impact Europe’s role in the world and the dynamism of the transatlantic alliance.

Economy & Business European Union

NATOSource

Jan 25, 2013

NATO’s ‘very urgent challenge’ on its southern border

By Alexander Vershbow, NATO

From Alexander Vershbow, NATO:  One very urgent challenge is the crisis on our south-eastern border. 

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