Security & Defense

Transcript: Transatlantic Missile Defense – Phase II and the Lead Up to the NATO Chicago Summit – Panel on European Views

Full transcript of the fourth panel at the 2011 Atlantic Council Missile Defense Conference.

Why the US Explored “Cyber War” Against Libya, And Why It Backed Down

By Jason Healey

We should not be surprised that, according to the New York Times, the Obama administration and military commanders considered “a cyberoffensive to disrupt and even disable the Qaddafi government’s air-defense system.” Indeed there are three key reasons why military leadership would be negligent if they did not ask about cyber options:

Transcript: Transatlantic Missile Defense – Phase II and the Lead Up to the NATO Chicago Summit – Panel on Assessing Progress

Full transcript of the second panel discussion at the 2011 Atlantic Council Missile Defense Conference.

Transcript: Transatlantic Missile Defense – Phase II and the Lead Up to the NATO Chicago Summit – Ellen Tauscher Conversation

Full transcript of Ellen Tauscher’s keynote address and conversation at the 2011 Atlantic Council Missile Defense Conference.

Transcript: Transatlantic Missile Defense – Phase II and the Lead Up to the NATO Chicago Summit – Patrick O’Reilly Conversation

Full transcript of the first panel on European Phased Adaptive Approach at the 2011 Atlantic Council Missile Defense Conference.

Looking Ahead to The London Conference on Cyberspace

By William Hague

The advent and development of cyberspace is transforming our world and revolutionising our everyday lives. This may become a global challenge and require a global, co-ordinated response. However, until now, the debate around what form this response should take has been fragmented and lacked focus. The UK believes this must change. More international consensus is […]

Georgia’s Path to the West

By James Joyner

At a time when “Russia has been going backwards, not forwards in democratic reforms,” it is vital that the United States and Europe work together to bolster emerging democracies like Georgia.