Category: Blogs

Remember, Remember November 11

By Harlan Ullman

Thursday marks the anniversary of the end of World War I. Originally Called Armistice Day, it’s now Veteran’s Day in the United States. In Britain the end of the Great War is Remembrance Day celebrated with the wearing of red crepe paper poppies inspired by Canadian John McCrae’s solemn poem of that war “Flanders Field” […]

Guess Hu’s in Europe?

By Jeffrey Lightfoot

Chinese President Hu Jintao opted not to sit idly in Beijing and watch President Obama circle the Middle Kingdom in his ‘post-shellacking’ tour of Asia. Hu showed that two could enhance the influence of their countries far from home. While both leaders are strengthening long-term ties through their visits, the victor of the flurry of […]

US-China Game Not Zero Sum

By Patrick deGategno

The media in China, Europe, and the U.S. would have their audiences believe America’s increased engagement of Asia and China’s expanding relations with Europe constitute a fearsome, new Great Game. American and European analysts allege that China is out to eat the West’s lunch, and the Transatlantic Community must do something to stop it. Chinese […]

Did Britain and France Make the Wrong Deal?

By the Editors of the New York Times

Canada to remain in Afghanistan past 2011

By Rob Gillies, the AP

New Director appointed to the NATO Information Office in Moscow

By NATO

From NATO:  The Secretary General of NATO, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, has appointed Mr. Robert Pszczel as Director of the NATO Information Centre in Moscow. The Office, inaugurated in 2001, provides information on NATO and NATO-Russia cooperation to the Russian public. From the Moscow Times:  NATO has appointed a new head of its Moscow Information […]

Stuxnet: First Physical Weapon in Cybered Conflict Age

By Chris Demchak

Stuxnet is the first publicly known crossover cyber-to-concrete weapon and, with its success, the era of cybered conflict has officially arrived.  This malicious software hit Iran’s nascent contested nuclear reactors in situ this year, disrupting their final completion into full operations. In so doing, and unlike other viruses and malware, Stuxnet has shown the path […]

Avoiding the Next War in the South Caucasus

By Borut Grgic

While most European governments are cutting defense spending to balance their budgets and curtail debt, there are at least two countries on the Continent that are doing the exact opposite: Azerbaijan and Armenia are both ramping up their defense spending, and have been doing so for the last several years. The two countries are locked […]