Security & Defense

Charting NATO’s Next Chapter: From Afghanistan to Ukraine and Beyond

As NATO charts plans for its coming drawdown in Afghanistan and its future beyond the 2014 Summit, Russia will loom large on NATO’s agenda as the unfolding crisis in Ukraine alters US and European strategies. At the same time, NATO must confront a dearth of political and financial investment, threats emanating from Asia, the Middle […]

US Suggests Baltics War Games in Response to Russian ‘Land Grab’

By Roberta Rampton, Reuters

The United States is considering sending troops for war games in the Baltic states bordering Russia, Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday in an effort to reassure NATO allies alarmed at the Kremlin’s intervention in Ukraine.

Where’s NATO’s Strong Response to Russia’s Invasion of Crimea?

By Kurt Volker, Foreign Policy

As Russia completes its invasion and eventual annexation of Crimea — and possibly threatens more Ukrainian territory — one can be forgiven for asking, “Where’s NATO?”

Financial Sector Highlighted in Fifth Cyber Risk Wednesday

The fifth Cyber Risk Wednesday, a monthly series organized by the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, discussed the NIST framework’s impacts on the financial sector, the general risk environment, strengths and challenges, and mitigation methods currently in place. The discussion featured a well-balanced panel of speakers with experts from large financial institutions, small and community banking institutions, and government.

Italian Paper Reports Norway’s Stoltenberg Favored to be Next Secretary General of NATO

By The Local (Norway)

Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg [@jensstoltenberg] is the clear favourite to become the next Secretary General of NATO when Denmark’s Anders Fogh Rasmussen steps down in September

Report: Delays in Missile Defense for Poland, Romania

By Rachel Oswald, Defense One

The Defense Department presently intends to declare the second and third phases of the European Phased Adaptive Approach “technically capable” in 2015 and 2018.

Securing the Transatlantic Community: NATO is Not Enough

By Stanley R. Sloan and Sten Rynning

In Europe, many of the tools required for comprehensive security approaches are coordinated through the EU, some members of which have been unwilling to subordinate that organization to NATO.