Category: Blogs

Cyber Command Achieves Full Operational Capability

By the U.S. Department of Defense

From the U.S. Department of Defense:  Department of Defense announced today [11/3/10] that U.S. Cyber Command has achieved full operational capability (FOC). Achieving FOC involved U.S. Cyber Command completing a number of critical tasks to ensure it was capable of accomplishing its mission.  U.S. Cyber Command is responsible for directing activities to operate and defend […]

EU runs major cyber-war exercise

By the European Union

From the European Union:  Europe’s cyber security experts are testing their responses today in the first ever pan-European cyber-attack simulation exercise.

Entente Suicidal

By Andrew Roberts, the Wall Street Journal

From Andrew Roberts, the Wall Street Journal:  Great Britain desperately needed to sign a 50-year defense pact with a close ally to protect her dwindling military resources and retain the power to project force in the world.

Avoiding the Next War in the South Caucasus

By Borut Grgic, the Wall Street Journal

Decoding Russia’s Contradictory Messages Toward NATO

By Jason Harmala

In the latest installment of the New Atlanticist Podcast Series, Atlantic Council senior fellow Sarwar Kashmeri interviews Juurd Eijsvoogel, international relations corespondent for the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad. Eijsvoogel and Kashmeri discuss Russia’s declaration of NATO as a mortal threat, its willingness to attend NATO’s Lisbon Summit this month, and the meaning behind Russia’s contradictory messages.

NATO head urges new start with Russia

By  Conor Humphries, Reuters

From Conor Humphries, Reuters:  NATO and Russia need to embark on a new relationship, the head of the Western military alliance said on Wednesday on a trip to Moscow to lobby for Russian help in Afghanistan. The visit by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will pave the way for a summit of the 28-nation alliance in […]

NATO Seeks Unity on Kabul

By  Yaroslav Trofimov, the Wall Street Journal

From Yaroslav Trofimov, the Wall Street Journal:  Coalition commanders in Afghanistan are pushing for a show of unity at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Portugal this month, concerned about the pressure by some European allies to speed up transition to Afghan control and leave.

Britannia: Bright Beacon or Bursting Bubble?

By Harlan Ullman

This is one of a few columns not preoccupied with Tuesday’s elections, either crowing or cowering over predictions and results and simmering with solemn pronouncements for the nation and world that lie ahead as consequences of how well or badly Republicans and Democrats fared. To many of us, these elections were more embarrassment than elixir […]

US Midterm Elections: The View From Europe

By James Joyner

 To the extent that the story was covered at all, it was mostly straight reporting of a changed domestic political landscape. Indeed, most of the reporting was little different from that in the American press. See, for example, Guardian’s "US midterm election results herald new political era as Republicans take House" and "The Tea Party has just […]

NATO open to Ukrainian role in missile defense – Rasmussen

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Ukraine may also take part in NATO’s missile-defense program, as the invitation to join should not be limited to Russia, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in Moscow on Wednesday. "I think this invitation should be open to our Euro-Atlantic partners, so it is also an invitation to Ukraine if Ukraine so […]