Strategy Session with Macedonian Foreign and Defense Ministers

MENASource
Aug 25, 2024

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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Israel

Strategy Session with Macedonian Foreign and Defense Ministers

New Atlanticist
Aug 21, 2024

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

Strategy Session with Macedonian Foreign and Defense Ministers

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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Event Recap

Feb 2, 2012

Strategy Session with Macedonian Foreign and Defense Ministers

By Jason Harmala

On Thursday, February 2, the Council hosted Minister Nikola Poposki and Minister Fatmir Besimi for an off-the-record strategy session to discuss Macedonia’s prospects for Euro-Atlantic integration in advance of May’s NATO Summit and in light of the recent International Court of Justice ruling on the name issue.

Eastern Europe
European Union

NATOSource

Feb 1, 2012

Panetta: U.S. plans to end combat missions in Afghanistan in 2013

By Craig Whitlock, the Washington Post

From Craig Whitlock, the Washington Post:  The United States and NATO will seek to end their combat mission in Afghanistan next year and shift to a role of providing support and training to Afghan security forces

NATO
Security & Defense

NATOSource

Feb 1, 2012

Panetta faces tough NATO meeting after budget shift

By David Alexander, Reuters

From David Alexander, Reuters:  The NATO meeting in Brussels on Thursday and Friday comes a week after [Defense Secretary Leon] Panetta previewed a defense budget that calls for slashing American force numbers in Europe, part of a new U.S. military strategy that puts Asia and the Middle East as top priorities with Europe a lowly […]

NATO
Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jan 31, 2012

French decision to accelerate exit causes some Afghans to question NATO

By Jon Stephenson, McClatchy

From Jon Stephenson, McClatchy:  The announcement by France last week that it would speed up the exit of its troops from Afghanistan has been greeted with a mixture of cynicism, disbelief and concern by politicians here. "It may have a bad impact on other NATO allies," said Shukria Barakzai, an Afghan parliamentarian and chairwoman of […]

NATO
Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jan 31, 2012

Euro-Atlantic security ‘is vitally important for the entire world’

By Wolfgang Ischinger, Igor Ivanov, and Sam Nunn, the International Herald Tribune

From Wolfgang Ischinger, Igor Ivanov, and Sam Nunn, the International Herald Tribune:  At the close of the Cold War, hopes were high for a more organized and peaceful international system. Two decades later, there is not much sign of one emerging. The focus of governments is shifting away from the Euro-Atlantic community — the heart […]

Cybersecurity
Economy & Business

Event Recap

Jan 31, 2012

Strategy Session with the Norwegian Atlantic Committee

By Jason Harmala

On January 31, the International Security Program hosted a delegation from the Norwegian Atlantic Committee to discuss a range of issues including the NATO Chicago Summit in May and prospects for greater multilateral defenses and international cooperation in light of major fiscal stress on Western economies.

NATO
Northern Europe

NATOSource

Jan 31, 2012

Most security experts believe cyber arms race is on

By Rachel King, ZDNet

From Rachel King, ZDNet:  The digital arms race is already underway, according to many global experts and their opinions included in McAfee’s global cyber defense report. At least 57 percent of the study participants concurred with this point, while another 36 percent went so far as to argue that cyber security is more important than […]

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jan 31, 2012

U.S. Ranked 4th in Cyber Defense

By Zachary Fryer-Biggs, Defense News

From Zachary Fryer-Biggs, Defense News:  The U.S. ranked behind Finland, Israel and Sweden in a new report analyzing the ability of countries to defend themselves against cyber attacks.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jan 29, 2012

Russia Must Be Ready for Space, Cyber Wars

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia must be ready for wars in space and in networks, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Nikolai Makarov said on Saturday.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Jan 27, 2012

The Path Towards Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy: Convergence of US-Kazakh Interests

By Douglas Townsend

In the Patriciu Eurasia Center issue brief “The Path Towards Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy: Convergence of US-Kazakh Interests,” Douglas Townsend, a UK-based business consultant and former Australian diplomat with extensive experience in the Eurasia region, explores opportunities for bilateral cooperation between the US and Kazakhstan on issues of nuclear non-proliferation. Download the PDF

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Nuclear Nonproliferation
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Oleksiy Honcharuk

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Kristina Hook

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Richard D. Hooker, Jr.

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Tony Housh

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Congressman John Moolenaar on deterring aggression against Taiwan

AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT—Moolenaar, chairman of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, discusses how the United States and Taiwan can strengthen deterrence in the Taiwan Strait.
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Mapping Putin’s next moves—and how Europe must prepare for them
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Turkey’s evolving role in a new global geopolitical and security order
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