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Healey on New Cybersecurity Guidelines

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Apr 14, 2014

Healey on New Cybersecurity Guidelines

By Jason Healey

Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey is quoted by Bloomberg on new White House guidelines to limit the use of software flaws:

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, April 1, 2014

NATOSource

Apr 14, 2014

Head of NATO Says Ukraine Only Part of Putin’s Ambitions

By Sohrab Ahmari, Wall Street Journal

“I see Ukraine and Crimea in a bigger context,” Mr. [NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh] Rasmussen says. “I see this as an element in a pattern, and it’s driven by President Putin’s strong desire to restore Russian greatness

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Apr 14, 2014

US Ex-Ambassador to Ukraine Urges US Military, Intelligence Help for Kyiv

By James Rupert

A former US ambassador to Ukraine, John Herbst, is urging the Obama administration to begin providing direct military help to the government in Kyiv, saying new violence by Russian-backed gunmen in eastern Ukraine appears to reflect a Russian government escalation of the crisis. “The United States should provide Ukraine with anti-air and anti-tank equipment, along […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 14, 2014

How Washington’s Polarization Endangers Nuclear Arms Control

By Jofi Joseph

The Global Treaty Banning Nuclear Test Explosions is Increasingly at Risk Five years ago this month, President Obama won international applause for his landmark speech in Prague calling for a world free of nuclear weapons – a commitment intended as a central organizing principle of his national security framework. But progress on that “Prague Agenda” […]

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In the News

Apr 13, 2014

Post Editorial Cites Upcoming Cyber Report

The Washington Post’s editorial board cites forthcoming Cyber Statecraft Initiative report Beyond Data Breaches: Global Interconnections of Cyber Risk:

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In the News

Apr 11, 2014

Healey: NSA Will Be “Shredded” for Heartbleed Expose

By Jason Healey

Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey is quoted by Bloomberg on the revelation that the NSA used the Heartbleed security exploit for intelligence gathering:

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NATO was founded in 1949

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Apr 11, 2014

Happy Birthday, NATO

By Peter Westmacott

Not so long ago, many commentators were questioning whether NATO still had a role to play in today’s world.

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Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

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Apr 11, 2014

Report Criticizes Czech Contribution to NATO Defense

By CTK and NATO

From CTK:  According to yesterday’s daily Hospodarske noviny (HN), a highly critical NATO report concludes that the Czech Republic would not be useful for NATO if a real war broke out unless it adds money to the armed forces.

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Prague

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Apr 11, 2014

NATO Secretary General: Russian Forces Near Ukraine ‘Ready for Combat’

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

For the first time since countries like the Czech Republic won their freedom, and the Cold War ended, we see one state trying to grab part of another’s territory at gunpoint.

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Estonian President Toomas Henrik Ilves, Dec. 9, 2010

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Apr 10, 2014

After Russian Invasion of Crimea, Alliance Must Deter Incursions into NATO Members

By Matthew Kaminski, Wall Street Journal

“An aggressive, revanchist power,” in the Estonian leader’s words, makes the unthinkable thinkable. “We were already caught off guard with Crimea,” he [Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves] says.

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