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Oct 25, 2012

Dutch Warship Destroys Pirate ‘Mother Ship’

By Luis Martinez, ABC News

From Luis Martinez, ABC News:  Somali pirates may not be as active as they once were in the waters off of east Africa, but they still pose a significant danger to anyone who crosses their path. As a group of alleged pirates learned today, however, AK 47s are no match for the power of a […]

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Oct 25, 2012

Ukraine’s Troubling Trends

By Hillary Rodham Clinton and Catherine Ashton, New York Times

From Hillary Rodham Clinton and Catherine Ashton, New York Times:  Ukraine now stands at an important juncture.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Oct 24, 2012

U.S. Army wants to develop a new generation of cyber weapons

By John Reed, Killer Apps

From John Reed, Killer Apps:  The U.S. Army is conducting a new study to identify the cyber weapons it needs to develop, the service’s top cyber officer said today.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Oct 24, 2012

France joins NATO’s Cyber Defense Center

By Estonian Public Broadcasting

From Estonian Public Broadcasting:  A French employee will be transferred for work in summer 2013, according a statement released by the French Embassy. Rear Admiral Arnaud Coustillière, the head of the French Cyber Defense Unit, will visit Estonia in the coming weeks for a Cyber Defense Center board meeting to discuss cooperation between France and […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Oct 24, 2012

I Wish the Candidates Had Said That

By Harlan Ullman

More than a century ago, the eccentric writer Oscar Wilde overheard George Bernard Shaw make a particularly witty remark. Wilde slyly muttered, no doubt with malice aforethought, the compliment “I wish I had said that!” Shaw, a literary competitor and no friend of Wilde’s sensed a plagiarism in the making and retorted, “You will, Oscar. […]

Economy & Business Elections

New Atlanticist

Oct 24, 2012

Foreign Policy Debate: Between the Lines

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

It was a debate on foreign policy when the most urgent priorities are at home. Mitt Romney says he can restore the United States to its long-held image of the invincible superpower. But the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet empire were world-shaking events that are more than two decades […]

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

MENASource

Oct 24, 2012

Dismissals and Convictions Plague Egyptian Media

By Nancy Messieh

Initial concerns over media restrictions in Egypt have not subsided with two new incidents surfacing in the past two weeks indicating a continued clamp down on freedom of the press. Paired together with a draft constitution that does not go far enough to guarantee a free media, the outlook remains bleak.

NATOSource

Oct 24, 2012

Two legislators resign from SNP over change in NATO policy

By Guardian

From Guardian:  Two Scottish National party members of the Scottish parliament who led a rebellion against proposals for an independent Scotland to join Nato have resigned in protest.

United Kingdom

MENASource

Oct 24, 2012

Top News: Opposition Rebuffs President’s Invitation for Constitution Talk

By Egypt Source

Opponents of the Constituent Assembly have rejected President Mohamed Morsy’s invitation for a dialogue, arguing that his call "lacks the clarity and mechanisms that ensure its earnestness." 

NATOSource

Oct 24, 2012

Hague: If EU completed free trade negotiations, ‘GDP could be increased by up to $77 billion a year’

By William Hague, British Foreign Ministry

From William Hague, British Foreign Ministry:  Many European economies are stagnant. Weak public finances, and a recovering financial system mean we cannot rely on increased public or consumer spending for growth.

Economy & Business European Union
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