Every citizen a sensor

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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.
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Every citizen a sensor

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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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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

Aug 21, 2015

Every citizen a sensor

By James Hasik

NATO needs more tiny technologies for hybrid warfare. Our experience with counterinsurgency is not done, David Petraeus once said, because insurgents are not done. Some of those recently have been state-sponsored and Russian-speaking, but those highly empowered and malevolent insurgents have been wreaking havoc around the world with the tools of “Democratized Destruction.” Two can play that game, but in […]

Defense Industry
NATO
Swedish Marines participating in BALTOPS exercise with NATO units, June 17, 2015

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Aug 21, 2015

A Powerful Case for Swedish Membership in NATO

By Tomas Bertelman, Johan Molander, and Sven-Olof Peterson

This image of a Russia encircled by hostile forces, including an aggressive and growing NATO and European Union, was created to legitimize the regime’s actions.

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New Atlanticist

Aug 20, 2015

Hacks and Attacks: How Do You React When China Conducts a Cyber Attack?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

World had similar feeling of being violated after Snowden’s revelations, says Atlantic Council’s Jason Healey When the news broke earlier this summer that hackers had breached the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and accessed the records of more than twenty million current and former federal employees, it prompted calls to punish China, which was believed […]

China
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Defense Industrialist

Aug 20, 2015

Kasich wants carriers

By James Hasik

A fleet of fifteen Fords is infeasible, but smaller ships could be added fast. On Saturday, Newport News Shipbuilding will hold a keel-laying ceremony for USS John F. Kennedy, the second of the Gerald Ford-class carriers. Ohio Governor John Kasich is running for president, and he wants yet more aircraft carriers. About five more super-carriers, though […]

China
Defense Industry
NATO leaders inaugurate new HQ for Strategic Communications Center of Excellence, August 20, 2015

NATOSource

Aug 20, 2015

NATO Leaders Participate in Riga Conference on Strategic Communications

By NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence

On 20th August some of the most influential minds from the world of strategic communications, media, defence and security, will gather in Riga to discuss how strategic communications can strengthen the defence capabilities of NATO in the new information environment.

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Aug 20, 2015

FCW Features Cyber Risk Wednesday

By Atlantic Council

Federal Computer Week features the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Risk Wednesday event on recent intrusions into sensitive US government systems such as the Office of Personal Management (OPM):

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Event Recap

Aug 19, 2015

US retaliation for OPM hack could set precedent in global cyberconflict

By Malena Carollo

After the recent string of high-profile breaches such as the one at the Office of Personnel Management, many experts and international policymakers are watching closely at how the US may retaliate against suspected hackers. When it comes to digital spying, international norms are noticeably absent; there’s little precedent for how nations should retaliate to each […]

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Aug 19, 2015

Cyber Risk Wednesday: Hacks, Attacks, and What America Can Do about It

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Please join the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative on August 19 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. for a discussion on appropriate responses to recent intrusions into sensitive US government systems, especially the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

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NATO headquarters in Brussels

NATOSource

Aug 19, 2015

NATO Warns Russia, Concerned about Escalation in Ukraine

By NATO

Today, NATO Allies discussed the situation in eastern Ukraine. Allies expressed their serious concern about the recent sharp escalation of violence.

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Polish President Andrzej Duda, August 6, 2015

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Aug 19, 2015

New President Wants Poland to be a Leader in Regional Security

By Jan Cienski, Politico Europe

Barely a week into his term, Poland’s new president is moving to realize a hallmark campaign promise: To pivot central Europe’s most important country to closer security ties with its immediate eastern neighbors.

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