Category: Blogs

NATO networks vulnerable to cyber threat: US

By AFP

NATO-Russia Council Chiefs of Defence approve the Work Plan for 2011

By NATO

From NATO:  On 26 January, the 29 Chiefs of Defence of the NATO-Russia Council Military Representatives (NRC-MR) met in Brussels.

Atlantic Update 1/28/11

By Jason Harmala

NATO and Russia discuss terrorism and missile defense, German and Dutch parliaments renew Afghanistan commitments, and discussion of the Euro takes center stage at Davos.

Where is Obama’s public support for Afghanistan?

By Danielle Pletka, the Washington Post

From Danielle Pletka, the Washington Post:  President Obama has done very little to support the war.

Dutch vote to return to NATO mission in Afghanistan

By Mike Corder, the AP

From Mike Corder, the AP:  The Dutch government won the support early Friday of a narrow majority of lawmakers for its proposal to send troops and police to northern Afghanistan to train police recruits. The proposal for the 545-strong training mission is now likely to go ahead within weeks, in a victory for Prime Minister […]

NATO: Afghanistan war won’t end like Vietnam

By Slobodan Lekic, the AP

From Slobodan Lekic, the AP:  The Afghan army will not collapse when international troops end their combat role, in the way that South Vietnam’s did in the 1970s, NATO’s top officer said Thursday. Italian Adm. Giampaolo Di Paola said the international community intends to remain committed to Afghanistan after NATO forces hand over responsibility to […]

Time to Think, Not Spend, Our Way Out of Danger

By Harlan Ullman

The traditional U.S. solution to military threats has generally been to spend rather than think our way clear of danger. With the wind down of the wars in Iraq and hopefully Afghanistan and the state of the economy with debts and deficits that seem endless, U.S. defense budgets will and must decline, probably dramatically. In […]

Tweeting Davos

By Frederick Kempe

Atlantic Council president and CEO Fred Kempe has been attending the World Economic Forum meetings in Davos.  In addition to his blog posts, he’s been sharing his thoughts via his Twitter account.

Atlantic Update 1/27/11

By Jason Harmala

The EU reinstates its visa ban on Belarusian President Lukashenko’s regime, Belgium’s political crisis deepens, and Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi faces increased pressure to resign in the face of new scandal details.