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MENASource

Nov 14, 2012

Top News: Constituent Assembly Members Threaten Withdrawal

By Egypt Source

Conflicts broke out Tuesday during a meeting of secularists and liberals on the Constituent Assembly, as a number of members threatened to withdraw. 

New Atlanticist

Nov 14, 2012

Hurricane Sandy Sends a Message That More Storms Can Be Expected

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

Polish-born nuclear physicist Marcin Jakubowski and his small band of acolytes are holed up in rural Missouri working on a “civilization starter kit.”

Energy & Environment

NATOSource

Nov 14, 2012

Is China’s economic espionage the ‘most aggressive’ in the world?

By James A. Lewis, Foreign Affairs

From James A. Lewis, Foreign Affairs:  China is not the only country to use economic espionage, but it is the most aggressive. In key industries — telecommunications, aerospace, energy, and defense — the strategy has worked well. Now, the new Chinese leadership risks seeing the boost from spying undercut both China’s international leadership and its […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Nov 14, 2012

Obama signs secret directive to help thwart cyberattacks

By Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post

From Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post:  President Obama has signed a secret directive that effectively enables the military to act more aggressively to thwart cyberattacks on the nation’s web of government and private computer networks.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Nov 14, 2012

Vedrine Report: France Should Stay in NATO Command

By Gregory Viscusi, Bloomberg News

NATO Security & Defense

NATOSource

Nov 14, 2012

British submariner admits trying to sell secrets to Russia

By Sandra Laville, Guardian

From Sandra Laville, Guardian:  A Royal Navy submariner was caught trying to sell secrets to Russia in a sting operation led by the security services, the Guardian understands. Edward Devenney, 30, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to collecting secret coding programs used by the British and attempting to pass the classified information on to Moscow. Devenney, […]

United Kingdom

NATOSource

Nov 13, 2012

NATO chief says concerned over Georgia arrests

By Jan Lopatka and Jana Mlcochova, Reuters

From Jan Lopatka and Jana Mlcochova, Reuters:  NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen expressed concern on Monday over the arrests of opponents of Georgia’s new government following elections last month, and urged the authorities to ensure there was no political meddling in their trials.

NATOSource

Nov 13, 2012

NATO Secretary General: ‘We need a defence recovery’

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  Defence spending is declining across the Alliance. We need an economic recovery. And based on that, we need a defence recovery. We need to stop the decline. And then we need to reverse it.

Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Nov 13, 2012

Petraeus the Paper Tiger

By Joshua Foust

Friday’s resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus after admitting to an affair was a shock to the national security establishment in D.C. General Petraeus has enjoyed a reputation of untouchable integrity and vast achievement, and his sudden fall from grace took many by surprise.

New Atlanticist

Nov 13, 2012

Britain and France in Flanders Fields

By Julian Lindley-French

The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

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