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Feb 9, 2011

Two Russian intelligence chiefs fired over Moscow airport attack

By Adam Rawnsley, the Danger Room

From Adam Rawnsley, the Danger Room:  Two officials from Russia’s domestic security outfit, the Federal Security Service (FSB), were fired today.

NATOSource

Feb 9, 2011

NATO embraces cloud computing

By Teri Schultz, Deutsche Welle

From Teri Schultz, Deutsche Welle:  Cloud computing is a booming sector – a recent report from Gartner, an industry analysis firm, said that it would be worth almost 110 billion euros ($150 billion) by 2014.

NATOSource

Feb 9, 2011

The New Face of War? One in 50 Troops in Afghanistan Is a Robot

By David Axe, the Danger Room

From David Axe, the Danger Room:  There are more than 2,000 ground robots fighting alongside flesh-and-blood forces in Afghanistan, according to Lt. Col. Dave Thompson, the Marine Corps’ top robot-handler.

United States and Canada
Transatlantic

New Atlanticist

Feb 8, 2011

Atlantic Update 2/8/11

By Jason Harmala

NATO announces the cost of its new headquarters to be €1billion, Russia speaks against the militarization of the Arctic, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton plans a visit to Egypt.

New Atlanticist

Feb 8, 2011

Piracy Presents Opportunity for NATO-Russia Cooperation

By Ronak Desai

Combating the scourge of maritime piracy has emerged as a promising area of cooperation between NATO and the Russian Federation.  During last month’s annual NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting, Moscow’s Ambassador to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, called for “detailed discussions” on how best to coordinate counter-piracy efforts off the Somali coast, and proposed organizing NATO-Russian naval patrols […]

NATOSource

Feb 8, 2011

U.S. Has Secret Tools to Force Internet on Dictators

By Spencer Ackerman, the Danger Room

From Spencer Ackerman, the Danger Room:  When Hosni Mubarak shut down Egypt’s internet and cellphone communications, it seemed that all U.S. officials could do was ask him politely to change his mind.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Feb 8, 2011

Wildfire in the Middle East

By David Smith

Last December 17, fruit vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself aflame to protest his humiliation and beating at the hands of corrupt officials in Tunisia. This sparked a wildfire that smoked Tunisian strongman Zine el-Abedine Ben Ali out of office and, at this writing, appears to be spreading across the Middle East, from Mauritania to Yemen. Its extent […]

NATOSource

Feb 8, 2011

Russia against militarized Arctic

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia is opposed to the militarization of the Arctic, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

NATOSource

Feb 8, 2011

NYT: Europe should not “follow rules made in Germany, for Germany”

By the Editors, the New York Times

From the Editors, the New York Times:  [German Chancellor Angela] Merkel is finally engaging, but the proposals she, and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, presented to European Union leaders in Brussels on Friday ask too much and do not offer enough in return.

Economy & Business European Union

NATOSource

Feb 8, 2011

900 Afghans fighters quit Taliban for NATO program

By Deb Riechmann, the AP

From Deb Riechmann, the AP:  Despite Taliban threats against their lives, nearly 900 militants have quit the fight and enrolled in an Afghan government program luring insurgents off the battlefield, a NATO official said Monday.

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