Mystery plane, part 2

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

By David Daoud

Committed as Hezbollah is to saving its Gaza-based allies, the group does not currently want a full war with Israel.
Conflict Israel
Mystery plane, part 2

New Atlanticist Aug 21, 2024

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

By Adam Kozloski

To better prepare Taiwan to defend itself, the United States needs more transparency into Taipei’s weapons integration challenges.
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Mystery plane, part 2

UkraineAlert Aug 21, 2024

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

By Peter Dickinson

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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Defense Industrialist

Oct 29, 2015

Mystery plane, part 2

By James Hasik and Rachel Rizzo

Is the price tag for the LRS-B feasible? As Lara Seligman wrote in Defense News overnight, there’s a lot “we still don’t know” about the LRS-B, and as  development moves forward, there’s a lot we still won’t know. Northrop’s just-up website features not even the shrouded plane of its Super Bowl advertisement, but just a zoomie with a buzzcut and aviator sunglasses. On his earnings […]

Defense Industry
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NATO military leaders at Trident Juncture exercise, Oct. 17, 2015

NATOSource

Oct 28, 2015

Europe Must Pay More of its Own Defense

By Editorial Board, Boston Globe

Russia’s military posture makes the NATO alliance between the United States, Canada, and Western Europe more crucial than at any time since the end of the Cold War.

Europe & Eurasia
NATO
US soldiers training in Lithuania, March 2, 2015

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Oct 28, 2015

NATO Looks at Stationing More Troops Along Eastern Flank

By Julian E. Barnes, Wall Street Journal

NATO countries are discussing increasing the number of troops stationed in members bordering Russia and putting them under formal alliance command, part of a new effort to deter aggression from Moscow,

Germany
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Defense Industrialist

Oct 28, 2015

Mystery plane

By James Hasik and Rachel Rizzo

The secrecy around the USAF’s LRS-B brings military value, but some ill-understood costs. Yesterday, Northrop Grumman won the contract from the US Air Force to develop and build its new Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B). For advocates of the big planes, the announcement came none too soon. The USAF’s bomber fleet today consists of 158 aircraft, […]

Defense Industry
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In the News

Oct 28, 2015

Ullman: Is NATO Relevant or Is It Finally a Relic?

By Harlan Ullman

Atlantic Council Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for United Press International on NATO’s future amid rising tensions with Russia:

NATO
Security & Defense
Former Prime Minister of Sweden Carl Bildt, Feb. 13, 2015

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Oct 27, 2015

Carl Bildt Warns of Continuous Cyber Conflict

By Carl Bildt, Project Syndicate

In a way, we are already in a low-level continuous conflict in cyberspace.

China
Cybersecurity
Sierra class Russian sub, June 1, 1994

NATOSource

Oct 26, 2015

Russian Ships Near Data Cables Are Too Close for US Comfort

By David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt, New York Times

Russian submarines and spy ships are aggressively operating near the vital undersea cables that carry almost all global Internet communications, raising concerns among some American military and intelligence officials that the Russians might be planning to attack those lines in times of tension or conflict.

Cybersecurity
NATO

In the News

Oct 25, 2015

New York Times Highlights Brent Scowcroft Center Event

By Brent Scowcroft Center

The New York Times highlights an event hosted by the Brent Scowcroft Center on NATO’s role at sea featuring Commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples, US Naval Forces Europe, and US Naval Forces Africa ADM Mark Ferguson:

NATO
Security & Defense

In the News

Oct 24, 2015

Healey on Risk Nexus Report

By Jason Healey

The Boston Globe quotes Cyber Statecraft Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Jason Healey on the costs and benefits of the internet and data as reported in the joint Atlantic Council and Zurich Insurance Group study, Risk Nexus: Beyond Data Breaches: Global Interconnections of Cyber Risk:

Cybersecurity
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Defense Industrialist

Oct 23, 2015

Three things Canada should want with its next fighter

By James Hasik

If DND does drop the JSF, think radar jammers, cruise missiles, and a second seat. This week’s federal electoral victory by Canada’s Liberals probably means the end of the F-35A as a prospective fighter jet for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The immediate bad news accrues to Lockheed Martin, which stands to lose $6 […]

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