Category: Blogs

German police arrest suspected NATO spy

By AFP

From AFP:  German police have arrested a civilian employee of NATO on suspicion of espionage at the US air base at Ramstein in the west of the country, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

NATO names Dutch diplomat as Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan

By NATO

Sinai: The Boiling Point for Security and Governance

By Nancy Messieh and Tarek Radwan

Islamist militants killed 16 policemen and injured seven in an attack on Egyptian border guards in Sinai on Sunday, in what is the latest in a string of violent incidents in the country since Mohamed Morsi’s election as president. The Egyptian military vowed a crackdown on the “infidels” responsible, while Morsi delivered a televised speech […]

Poland wants its own missile defense system, calls cooperation with US a ‘mistake’

By the Telegraph

Three Senators call for U.S. to intervene in Syria with airpower

By John McCain, Joseph I. Lieberman and Lindsey O. Graham, the Washington Post

From John McCain, Joseph I. Lieberman and Lindsey O. Graham, the Washington Post:  The U.S. reluctance to intervene in Syria is, first of all, allowing this conflict to be longer and bloodier, a radicalizing dynamic.

Top News: Egypt Vows Crackdown on “Infidels” after Border Massacre

By Egypt Source

Egypt branded Islamist gunmen who killed 16 police near the Israeli border as "infidels" and promised on Monday to launch a crackdown following the massacre that strained Cairo’s ties with both Israel and Palestinians. An Egyptian official has said "Jihadist elements" crossed from the Gaza Strip into Egypt before leading the assault on a border […]

Mongolia strengthening cooperation with NATO

By J. Berkshire Miller, Defense News

From J. Berkshire Miller, Defense News:  Ulan Bator has long been part of Washington’s strategic calculus in Central Asia and its importance has been magnified by the war in Afghanistan.

European defense cooperation dependent on success of Franco-British security relationship

By Julian Lindley-French, the New Atlanticist

From Julian Lindley-French, the New Atlanticist:  [T]he London-Paris axis is Europe’s only true strategic defense relationship and thus critical to the future defense of Europe.

Russia’s Baltic Fleet to hold large-scale drills in Kaliningrad exclave

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia’s Baltic Fleet battleships and combat aircraft will take part in large-scale tactical drills in the country’s westernmost exclave of Kaliningrad on August 8 to land marines in rough terrain, the press office of the Western Military District reported.

Russia to set up naval infrastructure in Arctic – Patrushev

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia will create several infrastructure hubs along the Northern Sea Route in the Arctic to be used as temporary stations for Russian warships and border guard vessels, Security Council chief Nikolai Patrushev said on Monday.