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Global Aggregation of Cyber Risk

Apr 28, 2014

Beyond Data Breaches: Industry Risk Reports

By Cyber Statecraft Initiative

As the Internet increasingly connects with real life and permeates all facets of society, it can be a source of global shocks for which risk managers, corporate executives, board directors, and government officials might not be prepared.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense
US paratroopers arriving in Poland, April 23, 2014

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Apr 25, 2014

Estonia Wants, Expects More NATO Troops on its Territory

By David Mardiste, Reuters

Estonia expects to see more NATO troops on its territory in reaction to what it fears will be Russian attempts to destabilize the former Soviet republic, the country’s defense minister said on Tuesday.

NATO
Northern Europe
Rafale fighter jet

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Apr 25, 2014

France Sending Four Rafale Fighter Jets to Poland

By Michel Rose, Reuters

France will send four Rafale fighter jets to Poland next week as part of a show of NATO commitment to Central Europe and the Baltic states

France
NATO
President of Estonia Toomas Henrik Ilves and Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Dec. 9, 2010

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Apr 24, 2014

Central Europe Frets About NATO’s Ability to Curb Russia

By Steven Erlanger, New York Times

Today’s NATO, hollowed out by years of European military cuts and deployed mostly to help fight far-off battles in places like Afghanistan and Libya, is no longer as prepared to counter a newly assertive Kremlin, its own leaders acknowledge.

NATO
Northern Europe
Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in Prague, Feb. 4, 2014

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Apr 24, 2014

US Calls For Senior Russian Official to Help OSCE Negotiate Disarmament of Separatists in Ukraine

By Victoria Nuland, Department of State

[W]e have not seen the kind of major de-escalation that we’re looking for, nor have we seen serious Russian efforts to help the OSCE, or to speak out against the separatists since Geneva.

OSCE
Russia
Gandhi and Jinnah

Report

Apr 24, 2014

India and Pakistan: The opportunity cost of conflict

By Shuja Nawaz and Mohan Guruswamy

A report released today by the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center argues that heavy military spending in India and Pakistan has in fact been detrimental to the citizens of both countries in terms of security and economic growth, and calls on leaders to reinvest in trade and confidence building. In India and Pakistan: The Opportunity […]

Defense Policy
India

In the News

Apr 23, 2014

Brattberg on Russian Warning of Military Response

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg joins BBC Radio 5 to discuss Russia’s warning that it will respond military if it belives that Ukraine is using force against its own people: Watch the full interview here.

NATO
Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 23, 2014

Computer Business Review: New Report Highlights Seven Cyber Risks

By Atlantic Council

Computer Business Review mentions a new Atlantic Council report jointly written with Zurich Insurance Group which looks at cyber risks that have could potentially become system-wide risks:

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense
NATO preserves "Europe's peace and security"

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Apr 23, 2014

Europe’s Security Catalyst

By Ditmir Bushati, Project Syndicate

Russia’s annexation of Crimea and ongoing threats against Ukraine are a reminder to the countries of Eastern Europe, particularly those in the Balkans, of NATO’s centrality to national – indeed, European – security.

NATO
Russia
Finnish Defense Minister Carl Haglund, Jan. 23, 2014

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Apr 23, 2014

Finland Announces Cooperation Agreement with NATO

By Yle

Finland has agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding with NATO stating the nation’s readiness to receive assistance from foreign forces and to maintain military assets such as ships and aircraft.

NATO
NATO Partnerships

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