US increasing cyber cooperation with key allies

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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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US increasing cyber cooperation with key allies

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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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US increasing cyber cooperation with key allies

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Aug 21, 2024

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

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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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Sep 11, 2012

US increasing cyber cooperation with key allies

By John Reed, Killer Apps

From John Reed, Killer Apps:  The Defense Department has reached what Pentagon officials describe a key agreement with some of the United States’ closest international allies to share information in the cyber realm.

Cybersecurity
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NATOSource

Sep 11, 2012

Army and Marines developing offensive cyber support ‘for the most forward, tactical commanders’

By John Reed, Killer Apps

From John Reed, Killer Apps:  The Army and Marine Corps are developing procedures that allow front-line troops to request offensive cyber support the same way they currently request artillery and air support.

Cybersecurity
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New Atlanticist

Sep 10, 2012

NATO: Raising the Titanic or Lowering the Atlantic?

By Julian Lindley-French

Each time I enter NATO’s sprawling complex I cannot help but think of doomed British film producer Lord Grade. Having staked his future on one of Hollywood’s great flops, “Raise the Titanic”, he lamented afterwards that it would have been cheaper to lower the Atlantic than raise the Titanic. The eclipsing of the 2010 NATO […]

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Sep 10, 2012

Cyber Weapons: A New Kind of Warfare

By the Editors of the New York Times

From the Editors of the New York Times:  [F]aced with rising intrusions against computers that run America’s military systems and its essential infrastructure — its power grid, for instance, and its telecommunications networks — the military here (and elsewhere) sees disruptive software as an essential new tool of war.

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NATOSource

Sep 7, 2012

‘Patriotic hackers’ in Armenia and Azerbaijan escalate crisis with cyber attacks

By Gohar Abrahamyan, ArmeniaNow

From Gohar Abrahamyan, ArmeniaNow:  The August 31 extradition and further pardon of Azeri murderer Ramil Safarov serving a life sentence in Hungary for killing an Armenia officer has been met with many acts of protest, including cyber attacks.

Cybersecurity
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New Atlanticist

Sep 7, 2012

Internal Conflicts and Defense Planning

By Derek Reveron

There are 27 active conflicts in the world today; only one of them is a traditional interstate war. 

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National Security

New Atlanticist

Sep 7, 2012

A New Low for the Hungarian Government?

By David Koranyi

There has not been much positive to read about Hungary in the news lately, but the country’s embattled government really hit rock bottom last week.

NATO
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Event Recap

Sep 6, 2012

ACT Roundtable with Major General Peter Bayer

By Jason Harmala

On September 6th, the International Security Program convened the defense attachés from NATO member countries and other key partners along with selected experts for an off-the-record roundtable discussion with Major General Peter Bayer, deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and policy at Allied Command Transformation.

NATO
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New Atlanticist

Sep 6, 2012

National Security and Defense: How Much and for What Purpose?

By Harlan Ullman

“How much is enough?” is a perennial question often put to national security and defense requirements. The largely invisible and more important extension of that question is understanding what purposes military force must serve in the first place. “For what” must be the starting point for any excursion on future military capability and where, why […]

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NATOSource

Sep 6, 2012

Coming soon on demand: Cyber weapons

By John Reed, Killer Apps

From John Reed, Killer Apps:  Last month, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) gave six firms contracts valued at up to $300 million under a program called Agile Cyber Technologies (ACT), which will essentially keep these companies on retainer to provide cyber weapons on-demand under a form of contracting known as Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ).

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