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Oct 11, 2012

U.S. Cyber Chief: ‘Either you know you’ve been hacked, or you’ve been hacked and you don’t know you’ve been hacked’

By Amaani Lyle,  American Forces Press Service

From Amaani Lyle,  American Forces Press Service :  Analyzing and solving the challenge of cybersecurity is critical to the global economy, the National Security Agency director said during the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Cybersecurity Summit here today.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Oct 11, 2012

Why Do We Need Armies?

By Julian Lindley-French

The Duke of Wellington once said “I mistrust the judgment of every man in a case in which his own wishes are concerned.”

United Kingdom

NATOSource

Oct 11, 2012

NATO divided over partnership policy

By Julian Lindley–French, New Atlanticist

From Julian Lindley–French, New Atlanticist:  One of the many problems is that today’s distinction between NATO members and partners is entirely artificial.  Indeed, it is hard to imagine any sizeable NATO operation ever again taking place without partners.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 11, 2012

Belgium suspends senior diplomat suspected of being Russian spy

By Andrew Rettman, EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, EUobserver:  The Belgian foreign ministry has suspended one of its people in Denmark due to a "security breach," amid reports he is a Russian spy.

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Oct 11, 2012

The Dismissal of Abushagur and Libya’s Leadership Crisis

By Karim Mezran

The dismissal of prime minister-elect Mustafa Abushagur by the General National Congress (GNC) on October 7 came as a shock. Just days earlier, the prime minister had revealed his much-delayed list of cabinet nominees – an unwieldy twenty-five in total – to the congress and public at large. The proposed government was widely scorned, and […]

Libya

NATOSource

Oct 11, 2012

Canadian naval officer admits to spying for Russia

By AP

From AP:  A former Canadian Navy intelligence officer who pleaded guilty to espionage on Wednesday was selling secrets to the Russians for about $3,000 a month.

United Kingdom United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 10, 2012

Turkish F-16s force Syrian plane to land in Ankara and be inspected for carrying arms

By Suzan Fraser, AP

From Suzan Fraser, AP:  State-run TRT television said an Airbus A320 coming from Moscow was intercepted by F16 jets as it entered Turkish airspace and escorted to the capital’s Esenboga Airport. The station said authorities grounded the plane on suspicion that it was carrying heavy weapons. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Selcuk Unal confirmed to the Associated […]

New Atlanticist

Oct 10, 2012

Unintended Consequences

By Harlan Ullman

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld coined the phrase “unknown unknowns,” a snappier way to describe “unintended consequences.” Both refer to events that are unanticipated, unexpected and unpredictable.

Russia Syria

NATOSource

Oct 10, 2012

EU and NATO to overhaul Kosovo security after German criticism

By Angelika Stricker and Sebastian Moffett, Reuters

From Angelika Stricker and Sebastian Moffett, Reuters:  NATO plans to refocus its security operation in Kosovo on a mostly Serb northern border region after major contributor Germany said the EU’s police force was "on the wrong track" and placing too great a burden on NATO forces there, officials said on Wednesday.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Oct 10, 2012

Italian radar passes NATO missile defense test

By NATO Communications and Information Agency

From NATO Communications and Information Agency:  A successful ‘Ensemble Test 2’ conducted by the NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency confirmed the compatibility of a new Italian sensor with the Alliance’s ballistic missile defence architecture.

United States and Canada
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