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May 6, 2010

NATO Exercise Countering Cyber Attacks

By  NATO's Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence

From NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence:  An International Cyber Defence Exercise on 10-11 May the Baltic Cyber Shield will give its participants a practical hands-on experience in defending computer networks. The event is jointly organised by the Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence and several Swedish governmental institutions. The aim of the Baltic Cyber […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

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May 6, 2010

VP’s Trip to Europe Billed as “a Big Freaking Deal in the Security Sphere”

By Josh Rogin, Foreign Policy

From Josh Rogin, Foreign Policy: President Obama had to cancel his most recent trip to Europe due to the huge ash cloud, but this week Europeans will get the next-best thing — a visit from Vice President Joseph Biden. The White House is billing the trip as a big freaking deal in the security sphere, […]

European Union International Organizations

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May 6, 2010

Russian Envoy: Baltic States Hinder Russia-NATO Cooperation

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are obstructing military cooperation between Russia and NATO, Moscow’s envoy to the military alliance said on Wednesday. "Certain countries, first of all the Baltic States, are still taking an approach that narrows our cooperation, which proves that they are still trying to portray Russia as some permanent threat […]

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May 6, 2010

Russian Commandos Release Hijacked Tanker

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russian commandos from the large anti-submarine ship Marshal Shaposhnikov released on Thursday a Russian tanker hijacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. A high-ranking official from the maritime coalition forces said Navy forces made the decision to release the Moscow University tanker as they were aware the sailors had taken […]

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May 5, 2010

NATO’s Fleet of E3A AWACS Grounded

By  Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations:  The NATO AWACS fleet operating out of Geilenkirchen stayed on the ground Thursday 29 April after corrosion was found on the nose wheel landing gear door mechanism. The corrosion has the potential to prevent proper deployment of the landing gear and was identified after a minor problem was experienced by one of […]

United Kingdom

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May 5, 2010

Missile Defence Would Cost Under 200 Million Euros, NATO Chief Says

By Deutsche Presse Agentur

From Deutsche Presse Agentur: It would cost NATO members less than 200 million euros (262 million dollars) over 10 years to set up an anti-missile screen capable of covering their entire territory, the alliance’s secretary general said Wednesday. NATO states are currently debating whether the alliance should take on as part of its mission defence […]

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May 5, 2010

Advancing Europe’s Security

By Vice President Joe Biden, New York Times

From Vice President Joe Biden, New York Times: This week I will sit down with NATO ambassadors to advance the ongoing dialogue among the United States and its closest allies on the future of European security. I do so because the United States is firmly committed to the view that any decisions about Europe’s security […]

United States and Canada

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May 5, 2010

Secretary General Rasmussen on Changing NATO’s Nuclear Policy

By NATO

From NATO: I would like to make three points. Firstly, I share the vision of having a world free of nuclear weapons. And I think we should keep that vision and work in that direction. That’s my first point. Second point, I do believe that as long as nuclear weapons exist in the world, then […]

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May 5, 2010

EU Mission Reports Russian Oil Tanker Seized by Pirates

By Interfax

From Interfax: The Russian oil tanker Moscow University has been seized by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the EU anti-piracy naval campaign (Operation Atalanta) said on Wednesday. The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Moscow University was hijacked by pirates early on May 5, it said. … Swedish Rear Admiral Jan Thornqvist, one of the Operation Atalanta […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

May 5, 2010

World Needs Strong, Independent Britain — And the Special Relationship

By Kurt Volker

It has become disturbingly fashionable to vow that Britain must not “slavishly follow America.” David Cameron has said it. Nick Clegg has said it. And I agree. Nor should Britain “slavishly follow” Luxembourg. Or Burma. Or even the Galapagos Islands, green as they may be. These latter examples are, of course, throw-aways. It is the […]

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