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New Atlanticist

Jul 15, 2011

Nervousness About Ukraine Exaggerated

By Adrian Karatnycky

“I wear this wristband in solidarity with the people of Belarus. I sincerely hope that we will not be wearing similar bracelets in support of Ukraine.” This was the dramatic declaration by Freedom House Executive Director David Kramer at a recent Washington D.C. panel in which I also took part.

Ukraine

NATOSource

Jul 15, 2011

Hunt on for creators of Putin spy posters

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  City authorities vowed on Friday to "find and punish" the "hooligans" who put up posters in central Moscow depicting Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as a secret agent.

NATOSource

Jul 15, 2011

Fun with slopegraphs: NATO defense spending as a percentage of GDP

By Gulliver, Ink Spots

From Gulliver, Ink Spots:  [I]t happens that in a decade of unprecedented global military expenditures and increased operational tempo and warfighting demands on Western countries, the point of highest average proportional spending by the relevant sub-groups was in 2001 — prior to the start of those operations!

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jul 15, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on July 14

By NATO

NATOSource

Jul 15, 2011

Pentagon’s New Cyber Strategy

By Jason Healey, the New Atlanticist

From Jason Healey, the New Atlanticist:  The Department of Defense’s new cyber strategy is being released this afternoon and many cyber security professionals who read it may be disappointed that it does not say more.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jul 15, 2011

NATO and Strategic Cyber Capabilities

By Jason Healey, the New Atlanticist

From Jason Healey, the New Atlanticist:  NATO must transform itself in order to deal with cyber threats and opportunities.

Cybersecurity NATO

NATOSource

Jul 15, 2011

Who Ends the Libya War, the Rebels or NATO?

By Tony Karon, TIME

From Tony Karon, TIME:  Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, however, this week mocked the idea that the rebels have any say in the matter, telling an Algerian newspaper: "The truth is that we are negotiating with France and not with the rebels.

NATOSource

Jul 15, 2011

Why the EU should patrol Libya

By John Herbst and Leo Michel, European Voice

From John Herbst and Leo Michel, European Voice:  The international community should therefore be preparing itself to help maintain basic security in a post-Qaddafi era. But who, precisely, would lead the international community?

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Jul 14, 2011

Pentagon’s New Cyber Strategy

By Jason Healey

The Department of Defense’s new cyber strategy, (known as “Cyber 3.0” in the Pentagon) is being released this afternoon and many cyber security professionals who read it may be disappointed that it does not say more. While there is some validity to that concern the strategy does cover important new ground on the most pressing needs […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jul 14, 2011

The Death of Ahmed Wali Karzai – Filling the Void

By James Cook

When Sardar Mohammad murdered Ahmed Wali Karzai, the half-brother of President Hamid Karzai, on Tuesday, he created a security and political power void in the volatile southern region of Afghanistan. The reason why Mohammad, a close associate and police commander, killed Karzai remains unclear. While the Taliban immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, others have suggested that […]

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