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

By David Daoud

Committed as Hezbollah is to saving its Gaza-based allies, the group does not currently want a full war with Israel.
Conflict Israel
First Cyber Wednesday Kicks Off Dynamic New Series

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

By Adam Kozloski

To better prepare Taiwan to defend itself, the United States needs more transparency into Taipei’s weapons integration challenges.
Conflict Defense Policy
First Cyber Wednesday Kicks Off Dynamic New Series

UkraineAlert Aug 21, 2024

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

By 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.
Conflict Defense Policy

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Oct 23, 2013

First Cyber Wednesday Kicks Off Dynamic New Series

On October 23, 2013, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative kicked off its Cyber Risk Wednesdays, an innovative series examining the ways that the public and private sectors are addressing the pressing issue of systemic cyber risks. Presented by the Atlantic Council and Zurich Insurance Group, the series provides an opportunity for government officials, business leaders, cyber security experts, and other stakeholders to discuss cutting-edge research and explore opportunities for collaboration in an informal setting.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense
Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, March 26, 2012

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Oct 23, 2013

Turkish PM Rebukes NATO over China Missile Deal Criticism

By Hurriyet Daily News and Anadolu Agency

From Hürriyet Daily News:  Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan rebuffed intensified international criticism over Turkey’s choice to agree a missile defense deal with China, a day after NATO declared that it wanted a say in the decision-making process.

China
Missile Defense
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, April 30, 2008

NATOSource

Oct 22, 2013

Time for Germany to Step Up to Its Responsibilities

By Constanze Stelzenmüller, Financial Times

The country’s very existence as an export nation relies on globalisation. So it has an overwhelming interest in the health of the international order that enables global trade and communication networks to function.

European Union
Germany
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and German Minister of Defense Thomas de Maizière, March 11, 2011

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Oct 22, 2013

German Plan to Reform NATO Faces Broad Opposition

By Matthias Gebauer, Gregor Peter Schmitz and Christoph Schult, Spiegel

German Defense Minister Thomas de Maizière wants to strengthen cooperation among NATO members and is calling for reform of the military alliance. But other countries are skeptical.

France
Germany
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Turkey's Minister of Defense Ismet Yilmaz, October 22, 2013

NATOSource

Oct 22, 2013

Turkey’s Chinese Missile Buy Overshadows NATO Meeting

By Brooks Tigner, IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

Senior NATO diplomats have again stressed that Turkey’s intention to buy a Chinese air defence system must not put its interoperability links to the alliance in question

China
Missile Defense
French Interior Minister Manuel Valls

NATOSource

Oct 21, 2013

New Report of N.S.A. Spying Angers France

By Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times

The National Security Agency has carried out extensive electronic surveillance in France, a French newspaper reported Monday, drawing an angry condemnation from an important American ally.

Cybersecurity
France
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

NATOSource

Oct 21, 2013

NATO Agrees to Help Libya’s Security Forces

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

Allies have agreed to respond positively to the request made by the Libyan Prime Minister for NATO to provide advice on defence institution building in Libya, as part of the overall efforts of the international community.

Libya
NATO
NATO summit in Prague 2002

NATOSource

Oct 18, 2013

NATO’s 2014 Summit Agenda

By Karl-Heinz Kamp, NATO Defense College

Instead of focussing on capabilities, on Syria or on issues singled out by individual nations, the summit should concentrate on those topics which are of overarching importance for NATO’s future in the post-2014 era

Cybersecurity
Missile Defense
The Swedish armed forces want to develop “offensive cyber capabilities”

NATOSource

Oct 18, 2013

Swedish Military Desires Cyber-Attack Capability

By Swedish Radio

The Swedish armed forces want to build their capability to attack other countries’ computer networks.

Cybersecurity
Northern Europe
NATO Missile Defense

NATOSource

Oct 18, 2013

Why Russia Keeps Moving The Football On European Missile Defense: Politics

By Joan Johnson-Freese and Ralph Savelsberg, Breaking Defense

The Russian Foreign Ministry has continually insisted on legally binding guarantees that US missile defenses are not aimed at it and that would allow Russia access to sensitive aspects of the system.

Iran
Missile Defense
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