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Jun 9, 2012

US to transfer operational control of some Aegis ships to NATO for missile defense

By Frank A. Rose, Department of State

From Frank A. Rose, Department of State:  In order to augment the defense of the United States against a future long-range threat and provide more comprehensive and more rapid protection to our deployed forces and European Allies against the current threat

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Jun 9, 2012

Why NATO Is a Pacific Power

By Barry Pavel and Jeffrey Reynolds, the New Atlanticist

From Barry Pavel and Jeffrey Reynolds, the New Atlanticist:  Amid angst over the euro and a resurgent Russia, the west coast of North America may be the most overlooked piece of NATO’s real estate.

United States and Canada

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Jun 8, 2012

Anchoring the Alliance: A Path to Turkish Leadership in the Alliance

By R. Nicholas Burns, Damon Wilson & Jeff Lightfoot, the New Atlanticist

From R. Nicholas Burns, Damon Wilson & Jeff Lightfoot, the New Atlanticist: If NATO hopes to maintain a central role in shaping its strategic neighborhood, it will need Turkey to take on a position of leadership within the Alliance.

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Jun 8, 2012

Reagan’s Westminster speech is still a reminder of the power of words

By the Editors of the Washington Post

From the Editors of the Washington Post: Thirty years ago, on June 8, 1982, President Reagan delivered an address to the British Parliament that stands as one of the greatest of his presidency and a milestone in the final years of the Cold War.

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MENASource

Jun 8, 2012

Judges Abandon Political Neutrality to Thwart Islamist Victory

By Mara Revkin

In recent weeks, the lines between Egypt’s legal and political realm have become increasingly blurred. Controversial verdicts in the trials of Hosni Mubarak and other former regime officials have brought protesters back to Tahrir Square by the thousands. Meanwhile, the Supreme Constitutional Court is expected to issue two potentially game-changing decisions on June 14: One […]

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Jun 8, 2012

Germany reveals offensive cyberwarfare capability

By DPA

From DPA:  German authorities confirmed Tuesday in a parliamentary document that their military possesses a top secret cyberwarfare unit which is already operational

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

MENASource

Jun 8, 2012

Competing Fears Will Determine Egypt’s Next President / صراع المخاوف يحدد رئيس مصر القادم

By Haitham Tabei

The first round of the presidential election has set the stage for a decisive run-off between the Freedom and Justice Party’s candidate Mohamed Morsi and former Prime Minsiter Ahmed Shafik – a race viewed as a worst case scenario for millions of supporters of the revolution and bewildered voters who cannot envision voting for two […]

New Atlanticist

Jun 8, 2012

Why NATO Is a Pacific Power

By Barry Pavel and Jeffrey Reynolds

European members of NATO view America’s pivot toward Asia anxiously, seeing it as the beginning of a U.S. withdrawal from Europe. They should not be concerned. Instead, European members should see America’s turn to the Asia-Pacific region for what it is: the most consequential opportunity to bolster the trans-Atlantic link since the attacks of September […]

NATO Security & Defense

MENASource

Jun 8, 2012

Top News: Judges Break Neutrality to Oppose Islamist Victory in Election

By Mara Revkin

The president of the association of Egyptian judges said Thursday that they were abandoning their neutrality toward the coming presidential runoff in an effort to guard against an Islamist monopoly of power.

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Jun 8, 2012

Obama’s friend in Turkey

By David Ignatius, the Washington Post

From David Ignatius, the Washington Post:  As President Obama was feeling his way in foreign policy during his first months in office, he decided to cultivate a friendship with Turkey’s headstrong prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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