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After a failed attack, Hezbollah’s propaganda seeks to prevent a wider war with Israel

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Committed as Hezbollah is to saving its Gaza-based allies, the group does not currently want a full war with Israel.

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Outlook for Security and Integration of Albania and the Western Balkans

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Aug 21, 2024

How quickly can Taiwan integrate US weapon systems? Speed is essential to help deter China.

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To better prepare Taiwan to defend itself, the United States needs more transparency into Taipei’s weapons integration challenges.

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Outlook for Security and Integration of Albania and the Western Balkans

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Aug 21, 2024

Invasion? What invasion? Putin is downplaying Ukraine’s Kursk offensive

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Vladimir Putin’s efforts to downplay Ukraine’s invasion of Russia have severely dented his strongman image and make a mockery of the West’s escalation fears, writes Peter Dickinson.

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Apr 12, 2016

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Manning in East Asia Forum: What Might a New Asian Order Look Like?

By Robert A. Manning

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Apr 11, 2016

Navy Espionage for an A2AD Age

By Steven Horrell

US Navy Flight Officer may have jeopardized intelligence gathering capabilities News trickled out this weekend about a US Navy Officer charged with espionage who may have jeopardized significant intelligence collection capabilities and sensitive operations because of the access he had to patrol and reconnaissance aircraft. The Officer, who has been identified (although not officially confirmed […]

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Apr 11, 2016

Innovation, leadership, and national security

By Franklin D. Kramer and James A. Wrightson, Jr.

This report proposes that both the US government and the American private sector take significant steps to encourage innovation beyond what the United States, already an innovative society, has successfully accomplished.

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Apr 11, 2016

Stein in World Politics Review: Can the European Union and Turkey Finally Close Intelligence Gaps After Brussels?

By Aaron Stein

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Apr 11, 2016

Brzezinski Interviewed by The Ukrainian Week on the Stance of the Obama Administration on Russia and the Upcoming NATO Summit in Warsaw

By Ian Brzensinski

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Apr 11, 2016

Ullman in UPI: Trump v. NATO, Round Two

By Harlan Ullman

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Apr 8, 2016

Atlantic Council Names Joshua Corman as Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director

By Atlantic Council

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council announced today that Joshua Corman will lead the Cyber Statecraft Initiative of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security as its new Director. Joshua Corman is a world renowned security researcher and leading cyber security strategist.

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Apr 8, 2016

The 2016 European Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge

By Cyber Statecraft Initiative

The Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, in partnership with the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), hosted the second annual European Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge in Geneva, Switzerland on April 7-8, 2016. The competition brought together 150 students representing twenty-eight teams of bachelors, masters, and PhD students from eleven different countries across Europe, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The students represented thirty different university or military college affiliations and were judged by panels of experts in the field of cybersecurity.

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Ft. Bragg, April 5, 2016

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Apr 7, 2016

NATO Chief Proposes Rapid-Deployment Training Force

By Paul Sonne, Wall Street Journal

The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization outlined plans to create an at-the-ready crew of trainers prepared to deploy at a moment’s notice to help local forces aligned with the military alliance.

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