Security & Defense

One of the most fundamental responsibilities of governments is to protect their citizens from all threats, internal or foreign. Policy makers must prepare for potential conventional warfare, terrorism and other asymmetrical attacks, and the repercussions of natural disasters and climate change to ensure the safety of their citizens. The motivation to protect against future threats must also be partnered with regular dialogue and partnership with allies and neighbors to prevent the triggering of violent conflict or destabilizing arms races.

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Sep 11, 2016

Watts joins 1+1 TV Ukraine to discuss terrorism and counterterrorism

By John Watts

Watch the full interview here.

Terrorism Ukraine

Defense Industrialist

Sep 9, 2016

Who should own the rights to the software in the JSF?

By James Hasik

The economics of intellectual property rights in weapon systems make for challenging managerial problems, and mandate some detailed legal work. Who owns the intellectual property rights to weapon systems? Who should? In a notable essay in Foreign Affairs on “The End of the Military Industrial Complex,” former Deputy Defense Secretary Bill Lynn once wrote of […]

Defense Industry Economy & Business
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Russian President Vladimir Putin, March 22, 2016

NATOSource

Sep 8, 2016

Finland and The Unpredictable Neighbor

By René Nyberg

Great empires do not go away quietly.

NATO NATO Partnerships

Event Recap

Sep 8, 2016

Transition Seminar for Rose Gottemoeller, NATO’s Next Deputy Secretary General

By Marija Vaicekauskaite

On September 8, the Atlantic Council hosted a transition seminar for Rose Gottemoeller, NATO’s Next Deputy Secretary General and current Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security at the US Department of State. After more than a decade of distinguished public service, Under Secretary Gottemoeller will assume her new position at a critical time […]

Europe & Eurasia NATO

Defense Industrialist

Sep 8, 2016

How to man the unmanned

By James Hasik

With enthusiastic recruits, from all corners, and with a lot of cash. In the New York Times this past Tuesday, Michael Schmidt wrote of how the the US Air Force, “Running Low on Drone Pilots,” is turning to contractors to reconnoitre battlefields. Many of these are “former drone or fighter pilots who are making double or […]

Afghanistan Conflict
Logo of European BattleGroups

NATOSource

Sep 6, 2016

Post-Brexit, EU Moves Toward Deeper Military Integration

By Bruno Waterfield, The Times (London)

EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini told ambassadors yesterday she would table the “road map” to take advantage of “political space” opened by the Brexit vote.

European Union International Organizations
EU High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini, June 28, 2016

NATOSource

Sep 6, 2016

Mogherini: We Need to Change the ‘Institutional Structure’ of EU Defense and Security

By Federica Mogherini, European External Action Service

I see the focus on implementation on four specific areas.

European Union International Organizations
EU High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini, Sept. 3, 2016

NATOSource

Sep 6, 2016

Mogherini Dismisses Likelihood of European Army, But Seeks Deployment of EU Battlegroups

By Federica Mogherini, European External Action Service

Today there was a general agreement, actually a unanimous agreement, on the fact that not only that the Global Strategy is excellent, but also the plans for implementation are what we need now.

European Union International Organizations

FutureSource

Sep 6, 2016

Risk Nexus Revisited: What is the Internet’s Future?

By Kathryn Taylor

This is a critical moment for the Internet. Mass government and commercial data collection have weakened public trust. Uncertainty is rising as nations disagree over Internet governance and new technologies disrupt existing markets and mechanisms. The Internet of Things (IoT) is developing rapidly and creating new economic opportunities, but manufacturers are consistently failing to incorporate […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense
Russian President Vladimir Putin, August 31, 2016

NATOSource

Sep 5, 2016

Intelligence Community Investigating Covert Russian Influence Operations in the US

By Dana Priest, Ellen Nakashima, and Tom Hamburger, Washington Post

U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are probing what they see as a broad covert Russian operation in the United States to sow public distrust in the upcoming presidential election

Intelligence Russia

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