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One of the tools Russia relies on is cyber espionage

NATOSource

Aug 28, 2015

The Many Variants of Russian Cyber Espionage

By Patrik Maldre, ICDS

Last week, the IT security firm Trend Micro shined a light on yet another case of alleged Russian cyber espionage as part of a report on Operation Pawn Storm.

Cybersecurity
NATO

Defense Industrialist

Aug 28, 2015

JLTV—Going slow to go fast

By James Hasik

A conversation with John Bryant of Oshkosh Defense  Yesterday morning I had the opportunity to sit down with John Bryant, a senior vice president at Oshkosh Defense, to talk about his company’s big win this week. Before retiring from the Marines, the colonel was an acquisition program manager; afterwards, he taught program management at the […]

Defense Industry
Security & Defense
Supreme Allied Commander Transformation General Jean-Paul Palomeros, March 24, 2015

NATOSource

Aug 28, 2015

General Palomeros: NATO Troops Preparing for Maneuver Warfare

By Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One

NATO is preparing to hold its most complex military drills in decades — perhaps since the Cold War — as it readies allied troops for a range of hybrid combat scenarios that they might face in coming years.

France
NATO

New Atlanticist

Aug 28, 2015

NATO, EU Need Political Will from Europe to Tackle Challenges

By Bogdan Klich

In recent years we have witnessed significant changes in Europe’s eastern and southern neighborhood that have had a profoundly negative impact on our security. The threat from the East, whose nature could be described as traditional or conventional, stems from Russia’s aggressive posture. The illegal annexation of Crimea and the armed intervention in the eastern […]

European Union
International Organizations
Soldiers in the 173rd Airborne Brigade, May 11, 2015

NATOSource

Aug 27, 2015

The Case for NATO’s Military Presence in Central and Eastern Europe

By Artur Kacprzyk, PISM

Calls for a permanent NATO presence will not die down any time soon, given the persistence of Poland and the Baltic States both before and after the Wales summit.

Central Europe
NATO
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and staff, Aug. 27, 2015

NATOSource

Aug 27, 2015

NATO Opens Joint Training and Evaluation Center in Georgia

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

Today marks an important moment in the NATO-Georgia relationship.

NATO
NATO Partnerships

News

Aug 27, 2015

Cohen on the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Ariel Cohen

On September 4, Global Energy Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Ariel Cohen will join the Center on Global Interests for a discussion on the Iran nuclear deal entitled “Iran Nuclear Deal: Stability or Threat?”:

Iran
Nuclear Nonproliferation
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, Aug. 15, 2014

NATOSource

Aug 26, 2015

Finland ‘In No Position’ to Defend Baltic States: President

By AFP and YLE

From AFP:  Finland is in no position to help defend its Baltic neighbours and fellow EU members Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania should it become necessary, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Tuesday.

NATO
Northern Europe

Defense Industrialist

Aug 26, 2015

JLTV

By James Hasik

If it can hold on, Oshkosh’s win may restructure the military truck industry. The US Army and the US Marine Corps have chosen their supplier for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs), their replacement for Humvees, and supplement to MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATVs). For now, and presumably the next decade, that supplier is Wisconsin’s Oshkosh […]

Defense Industry
Security & Defense
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft, Jan. 5, 2013

NATOSource

Aug 25, 2015

For the First Time, US Deploying F-22 Stealth Fighter Jets to Europe

By Department of Defense, Defense News, and Washington Post

From Deborah Lee James and Mark Welsh, Department of Defense.  Secretary James:  Russia’s military activity in the Ukraine continues to be of great concern to us and to our European allies.

Europe & Eurasia
NATO

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