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Oct 9, 2014

Atlantic Council Survey: The Future of NATO

By Atlantic Council

Does the sixty-five-year-old alliance still matter today? We asked a select group of future transatlantic leaders from NATO member and partner Nations to weigh in. In advance of the 2014 NATO Summit in Wales, United Kingdom, the Atlantic Council asked a select group of future leaders (ages twenty-five to thirty-five) in NATO member and partner countries about […]

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, Jan. 19, 2004

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Oct 9, 2014

Is Russia Increasingly Relying on Cyber Warfare for Foreign Policy?

By Joel Mullish, Defence IQ

Recent developments in the Crimea have served as a timely warning to the West. Russian intervention was preceded by a cyber attack launched against Ukraine, causing havoc with their communication systems.

Cybersecurity
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Oct 8, 2014

Transcript: The Future of US Extended Deterrence in East Asia

By The Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council The Future of US Extended Deterrence in East Asia Welcome: Jon Huntsman, Chairman, Atlantic Council Moderator: Barry Pavel, Vice President and Director, Brent Scowcroft Center for International Security Speakers: Richard Armitage, President, Armitage International Kurt Campbell, Chairman and CEO, The Asia Group, LLC Location: 1030 15th Street, NW, 12th Floor (West Tower), Washington, […]

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US soldiers fire a Javelin guided missile, May 14, 2007

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Oct 8, 2014

State Department Approves Sale of 350 Javelin Missiles to Estonia

By Defense Security Cooperation Agency

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Estonia for Javelin missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $55 million.

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Oct 8, 2014

Online Voting: Rewards and Risks

By Peter Haynes

When it comes to elections, the vast majority of the world still votes on paper. Yet given the universal connectivity of services where almost every task can be completed online or electronically, this illustrates a curious anomaly. Why are those technologies that have revolutionized our daily lives not being used to bring the electoral process […]

Cybersecurity
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Soldiers in Hungary's 25/88th Light Mixed Battalion, April 13, 2012

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Oct 7, 2014

Hungary Hosts NATO Exercise in ‘Show of Strength’

By AFP

Hungarian and US soldiers took part in a joint military exercise Thursday, simulating “everyday” battle situations in Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.

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JP Morgan is the largest bank in the US.

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Oct 6, 2014

Report: Huge Cyber Attack on JPMorgan Linked to Russia

By Matthew Goldstein, Nicole Perlroth, & David E. Sanger, New York Times

The huge cyberattack on JPMorgan Chase that touched more than 83 million households and businesses was one of the most serious computer intrusions into an American corporation. But it could have been much worse.

Cybersecurity
Russia

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Oct 6, 2014

The future of US extended deterrence in Asia to 2025

By Robert A. Manning

US leadership, undergirded by the US military, has played a central role in ensuring the stability necessary to produce remarkable economic and political transformations in Northeast Asia. More specifically, American commitments to defend its allies in Northeast Asia, with nuclear weapons if necessary, have deterred major power war, prevented regional conflict, stemmed nuclear proliferation, and […]

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Russian President Vladimir Putin visiting Novorossiysk, Sept. 23, 2014

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Oct 6, 2014

Russian and Polish Analysts Concerned War in Ukraine Could Escalate and Approach Nuclear Level

By Gideon Rachman, Financial Times

In European capitals I have visited recently – in particular, Warsaw and Berlin – certain ideas about the Ukraine crisis are regarded as established facts.

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Nuclear Nonproliferation

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Oct 6, 2014

Healey on the “Tipping Point for the Future of the Free Internet”

By Jason Healey

The Bermuda Royal Gazette quotes Cyber Statecraft Director Jason Healey on the threats to a free internet:

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