A More Useful Germany

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After a failed attack, Hezbollah’s propaganda seeks to prevent a wider war with Israel

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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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A More Useful Germany

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Aug 21, 2024

How quickly can Taiwan integrate US weapon systems? Speed is essential to help deter China.

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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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A More Useful Germany

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Aug 21, 2024

Invasion? What invasion? Putin is downplaying Ukraine’s Kursk offensive

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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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President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, June 19, 2013

NATOSource

Feb 10, 2014

A More Useful Germany

By Editorial Board, New York Times

Addressing the opening session late last month of the Munich Security Conference, a yearly gathering of top Western diplomats and defense officials, President Joachim Gauck of Germany expressed sentiments that not many years ago would have brought demonstrators into the streets.

Germany
NATO
President Barack Obama and French President François Hollande, May 18, 2012

NATOSource

Feb 10, 2014

Obama and Hollande: France and the US Enjoy a Renewed Alliance

By Barack Obama and François Hollande, Washington Post

Today, American and French diplomats are preparing for talks with Iran that build on the agreement that has halted progress on and rolled back key elements of the Iranian nuclear program.

Africa
France
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Finnish President Sauli Niinistö

NATOSource

Feb 7, 2014

Enhanced Swedish-Finnish Defense Cooperation?

By Pauli Järvenpää, RKK/ICDS

When President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt met at the Sälen security conference on 12-14 January, they told the media they agreed on two things in particular: one, NATO membership for neither Finland nor Sweden was topical at the moment and, two, both of them supported enhanced defense cooperation between these two Nordic […]

NATO
Northern Europe
NATO and Cyber Defense

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Feb 6, 2014

NATO Must Get More Serious on Cyber Security

By Julianne Smith, Chatham House

These are important and critical parts of NATO’s cyber security work but they fail to do two things.

Cybersecurity
NATO
Canadian soldiers in Kabul, Sept. 11, 2011

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Feb 6, 2014

After Afghanistan, How Will We Fight the Next Multination War?

By Stephen Saideman, Globe and Mail

As 2014 seems to be the year that we look back and ponder what the Afghanistan war means for the future, the question becomes: what of NATO?

Afghanistan
International Security Assistance Force
EUFOR mission in Chad

NATOSource

Feb 5, 2014

The EU at War: CAR Mission Highlights Internal Tensions

By Maxime H.A. Larivé, National Interest

Four elements need to be reflected upon concerning the CSDP and CAR. First, despite the rapid European reactions to create a military mission, approved by the UN Security Council on January 29 of this year, the EU failed to use the EU Battlegroup concept

European Union
France

In the News

Feb 5, 2014

O’Reilly Quoted on NATO Missile Defense

By Patrick O'Reilly

InsideDefense.com’s “Inside the Pentagon” quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow and former Missile Defense Agency Director Patrick O’Reilly on NATO’s missile defense network:

Missile Defense
Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 5, 2014

Healey on National Guard’s Cyber Capabilities

By Jason Healey

Breaking Defense quotes Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey on the US National Guard’s cyber warfare capabilities:

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense
Flag of the Russian Ministry of Defense

NATOSource

Feb 4, 2014

Russia to Create Cyberwarfare Units by 2017

By RIA Novosti

Russia plans to create special cyber-defense units to protect the country against online warfare in the coming years

Cybersecurity
Russia
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and UK Prime Minister David Cameron, Feb. 3, 2014

NATOSource

Feb 4, 2014

UK Prime Minister and NATO Secretary General Discuss Future of the Alliance

By Office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Prime Minister met with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen this afternoon ahead of the forthcoming biennial summit which the UK will host in Wales in September.

NATO
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