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Feb 7, 2017

Bensahel and Barno in the War on the Rocks: The War on the Generals

By Nora Bensahel and David Barno

Read full article here.

National Security
Security & Defense
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Feb 7, 2017

Flynn to Recommend Trump Back NATO Membership for Montenegro

By Andrew Hanna, Politico

White House national security adviser Michael Flynn will recommend that President Donald Trump support allowing the small Balkan nation of Montenegro to join NATO

NATO
Russia

In the News

Feb 7, 2017

Healey Joins Lawfare Podcast to Discuss the Future of Cyber Defense

By Jason Healey

Listen to full interview here.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense
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Feb 7, 2017

Trump Pressuring NATO to Contribute More to the Fight Against Terrorism

By Julian E. Barnes, Wall Street Journal

[President Donald] Trump has called NATO obsolete and pushed allies to focus more on counterterrorism….

NATO
Security & Defense
President Donald Trump at MacDill Air Force Base, Feb. 6, 2017

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Feb 6, 2017

Trump To NATO: Allies Have To ‘Pay Their Fair Share… They Have To Do That’

By Donald Trump, White House

So importantly, also, let me thank all of the coalition partners and their representatives assembled here today. We proudly — very proudly — stand with you, and we will be fighting for your security.

NATO
Security & Defense

Strategy Consortium

Feb 6, 2017

The challenge of ascertaining a strategic surprise

By William Inboden

The challenge posed by strategic surprises is not just their unexpected nature, but also that they are often not evident when they first occur. This memo discusses criteria and indicators for determining when a strategic surprise is occurring.

Israel
National Security

In the News

Feb 6, 2017

Benitez Quoted by Politico on Montenegro’s NATO Membership

By Jorge Benitez

Read the full article here.

NATO
Security & Defense

Strategy Consortium

Feb 6, 2017

Conducting a pre-mortem

By Jim Miller, Todd Rosenblum

It is worth doing a quick pre-mortem on the idea of conducting a pre-mortem in the development of national security strategies and plans. Three potential pitfalls stand out.

National Security
Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Feb 3, 2017

Containing North Korea’s nuclear ambitions

By Ivy Yang

On January 25, a senior North Korean official told NBC News in an exclusive interview that North Korea is ready to test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) “at any time, at any place.” Choe Kang II, deputy director for North American affairs at North Korea’s foreign ministry, said the launch of the ICBM could be a major […]

Korea
Nuclear Nonproliferation
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Feb 2, 2017

Czech Foreign Ministry Hacked: Russia Suspected

By Reuters and the Guardian

From Robert Muller, Reuters: Hackers have breached dozens of email accounts at the Czech Foreign Ministry in an attack resembling one against the U.S. Democratic Party

Central Europe
Cybersecurity

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