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Canadian soldiers participating in NATO Exercise Cold Response 2012

NATOSource

Jan 15, 2014

Between A Rock and a Cold Place? NATO and the Arctic

By Page Wilson

At a press conference marking the visit of the North Atlantic Council to Norway in May, Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced that “at this present time, NATO has no intention of raising its presence and activities in the High North.”

Europe & Eurasia European Union
Swedish Defense Minister Karin Enstrom and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

NATOSource

Jan 14, 2014

Sweden Considers Broader Alliances with NATO, EU

By Gerard O’Dwyer, Defense News

Recognizing that its self-defense capabilities are becoming inadequate, Sweden is shifting its strategic policy to embrace partnerships beyond its Nordic neighborhood, including NATO and the European Union.

European Union International Organizations

External

Jan 14, 2014

IntelBrief: Unmanned Peacekeeping: Are Drones The New Blue Helmets?

By Amy Calfas

Bottom Line Up Front • On December 2, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) announced it will deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), popularly known as “drones,” to monitor rebel groups along the Congolese-Rwandan border.

Drones International Organizations
Cybersecurity and Stability in the Gulf

NATOSource

Jan 10, 2014

The Gulf is a Flashpoint for Cyber Conflict

By James Andrew Lewis, CSIS

Cyberattack is a new tool of national power. It provides a means of coercion, influence, and warfare.

Cybersecurity International Organizations

MENASource

Jan 6, 2014

Richard LeBaron on Opportunities for the Gulf in Egypt

By EgyptSource

Writing for MENASource, Richard LeBaron, a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, highlights the opportunities available to the Gulf countries, namely Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, to redefine their role in the Middle East, particularly when it comes to addressing the question of Egypt’s faltering economy. 

International Organizations North Africa

MENASource

Jan 6, 2014

Gulf Leadership Needed in Egypt, Not Just Cash

By Richard LeBaron

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates have been generous donors to Egypt over the last year, supporting the military efforts to neutralize the Muslim Brotherhood and allowing the Egyptian economy to limp along.

International Organizations North Africa
Euromaidan demonstration in Paris, November 24, 2013

NATOSource

Jan 2, 2014

Europe’s Ukrainian Blunder

By Joschka Fischer, Project Syndicate

After [Vladimir] Putin succeeded Boris Yeltsin as President of the Russian Federation, he followed three strategic goals, which he continues to pursue

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance
EU Security Summit, December 19, 2013

NATOSource

Dec 19, 2013

Key Conclusions from EU Security Summit

By Council of the European Union

The Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) will continue to develop in full complementarity with NATO

Cybersecurity European Union

Congressional Relations

Dec 19, 2013

Prepared Remarks by Senator John McCain on America’s Role in Europe’s East

Prepared remarks by Senator John McCain (R-AZ), delivered at the Atlantic Council event “Ukraine’s Opportunity Through Crisis: America’s Role in Europe’s East” on December 18, 2013.

European Union International Organizations
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy

NATOSource

Dec 19, 2013

Rasmussen: Europeans Must be Smarter and Stronger Together

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

On the other side of town, we truly appreciate the European Union’s focus on defence and security. Because we agree that defence matters.

European Union International Organizations

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