Category: In the News

Saab on Importance of Trust in Global Missile Defense Initiatives

By Bilal Saab

Breaking Defense quotes Resident Senior Fellow Bilal Saab on the political–not just technical–hurdles that face Middle Eastern nations attempting to implement regional missile defense initiatives:

Adm. Winnefeld: “We’re Not Betting on Dennis Rodman as Our Deterrent” Against North Korea

Yonhap News features remarks made by Admiral James Winnefeld, the keynote speaker at the Atlantic Council’s annual conference on global missile defense:

Burden-Sharing is Key for Asian Missile Defense Says Adm. Winnefeld at Atlantic Council

Defense News features the Atlantic Council’s 2014 US and Global Missile Defense Conference:

US and Global Missile Defence Conference Featured

Janes features remarks made by Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral James Winnefeld at the Atlantic Council’s US and Global Missile Defense conference:

Adm. Winnefeld Cites North Korea and Iran as Leading Threats of Missile Attacks in Future

China Daily features the Atlantic Council’s annual conference on global missile defense:

Adm. Winnefeld Calls for Better Missile Defense Cooperation in Asia at Atlantic Council Conference

Agence France Presse (AFP) featured the Atlantic Council’s annual conference The US and Global Missile Defense:

Atlantic Council Global Missile Defense Conference Featured

The Washington Post featured remarks made by the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. James Winnefeld Jr. in its coverage of the Atlantic Council’s annual conference, The United States and Global Missile Defense:

Healey on New Report of Iranian Hackers Targeting US, Allies

By Jason Healey

Bloomberg and Tech Times quote Director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security regarding a new report released by intelligence firm iSight Partners about a recent, elaborate three-year effort by Iranian hackers to target US and allied government officials through social media:

Hawthorne on US Ambivalence Towards Egypt’s el Sisi

By Amy Hawthorne

The United Arab Emirates’ The National quoted Amy Hawthorne, senior fellow at the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, on US ambivalence in working with Egypt’s el Sisi government:

Pham on Criteria Necessary to Build Local Anti-Terrorist Squads

By J. Peter Pham

The UK’s The Week quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on why the US should be cautious in some of its recent foreign policy actions regarding Africa: