NATO Allied Land Command activating next week in Turkey

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

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David Daoud

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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NATO Allied Land Command activating next week in Turkey

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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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To better prepare Taiwan to defend itself, the United States needs more transparency into Taipei’s weapons integration challenges.

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NATO Allied Land Command activating next week in Turkey

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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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Nov 23, 2012

NATO Allied Land Command activating next week in Turkey

By John Vandiver, Stars & Stripes

From John Vandiver, Stars & Stripes:  A new NATO land command headquarters, restructured to streamline costs and decision making, will be activated next week in Turkey as the new home for planning how infantrymen from the 28-nation alliance fight together.

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NATOSource

Nov 21, 2012

US rejects claims it participated in hacking of French presidential staff

By Jamey Keaten, AP

From Jamey Keaten, AP:  The U.S. Embassy in Paris on Wednesday "categorically" denied claims in a French magazine report that the U.S. government was behind a hacking attack against computers in the French president’s palace earlier this year.

Cybersecurity
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New Atlanticist

Nov 21, 2012

In Space, No One Can Hear You Pivot

By Aaron Burgstein

With all the recent discussion on the rebalance to Asia and how air, sea, and ground forces might play in that environment, one domain has been conspicuously absent. Space.

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NATOSource

Nov 21, 2012

French press accuse US of hacking computers in Presidential Palace

By Phil Muncaster, the Register

From Phil Muncaster, the Register:  US-sponsored snoopers hacked into the computers of the Élysée Palace earlier this year ahead of the French presidential election and lifted top secret information, using what appears to be the notorious Flame malware, a French newspaper has alleged. The attack, which occurred in May a few days before the second […]

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New Atlanticist

Nov 20, 2012

3-D Printing Revolution in Military Logistics

By Jon R. Drushal and Michael Llenza

The 3-D printing revolution is completely upending the global manufacturing base. Its potential impact on defense and national security is just as revolutionary but could be marginalized if the Defense Department fails to adopt a comprehensive vision and strategy.

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New Atlanticist

Nov 19, 2012

Obama Wise Not to Play Battleship

By Andrew L. Stigler

The 2012 presidential campaign, like most, was a frustrating one for national security.

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New Atlanticist

Nov 19, 2012

The Incredible, Shrinking Modern Military

By Magnus Nordenman

While military forces have grown ever more sophisticated, their size and density have been on the decline for decades.

National Security
Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Nov 16, 2012

Tet by a Thousand Cuts

By Robert Bracknell

The United States is engaged in a counterinsurgency in a faraway Asian nation. The language, climate, social and political culture, religion, and terrain are foreign to the American generals, their units, and most of the diplomats, civilians, and contractors advancing American interests.

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Nov 15, 2012

Strategy Session with Swiss State Secretary Yves Rossier

By Jason Harmala

On Thursday, November 15, the Atlantic Council hosted His Excellency Yves Rossier, state secretary of Switzerland, for an off-the-record strategy session. The session brought US and European experts together to discuss a number of issues, including transatlantic relations in light of the “pivot to Asia,” NATO partnerships, opportunities for transatlantic cooperation in the broader Middle […]

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New Atlanticist

Nov 15, 2012

The US Needs Courage Leadership from Obama to Avoid Conflict

By Harlan Ullman

In the United States, 9/11 won’t be easily forgotten as the day terror violated our shores. In Britain, on 7/7, English-born Pakistanis stunned Britain by attacking the London Underground. But, in Europe as a whole, 11/11/11 may have larger emotional impact even nearly a century after World War I ended.

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