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May 29, 2014

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:

Indo-Pacific Missile Defense

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May 29, 2014

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:

Indo-Pacific Missile Defense

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May 29, 2014

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:

Missile Defense Security & Defense

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May 29, 2014

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:

Missile Defense Security & Defense

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May 29, 2014

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:

Missile Defense Security & Defense

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May 29, 2014

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:

Iran

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May 28, 2014

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:

North Africa

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May 28, 2014

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:

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May 28, 2014

Report on Latin American Trade Policy Referenced

In a Bloomberg.com article examining differences among Latin American economies, a report from the Adrienne Arsht Latin American Center and the Global Business & Economics Program, “Global Trade Policy: Made in Latin America?” was cited:

Latin America

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May 28, 2014

Wilson: EU Parliament Foreign Policy Will Mirror National Parliaments’ Foreign Policy

By Damon Wilson

Carnegie Europe, a part of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, quotes Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson on what to expect from the newly elected European Union Parliament:

Elections European Union