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Secretary General: “If NATO did not exist, it would have to be invented”

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Nov 19, 2010

Secretary General: “If NATO did not exist, it would have to be invented”

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the Huffington Post

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the Huffington Post:  [W]hile we were celebrating the benefits of peace, our definition of ‘security’ began to change.

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NATOSource

Nov 19, 2010

Britain’s Vision for Lisbon

By  Nigel Sheinwald, the Hill 

From Nigel Sheinwald, the Hill :  Tomorrow, President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron join other NATO leaders in Lisbon for a Summit meeting that will define the future of the Alliance.

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Issue Brief

Nov 18, 2010

NATO Missile Defense: Is Europe Ready?

By Edgar Buckley

Edgar Buckley, Atlantic Council Strategic Advisors Group member and former NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defense Planning and Operations, published a Transatlantic Missile Defense issue brief titled “NATO Missile Defense: Is Europe Ready?” Download the PDF

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Nov 18, 2010

NATO and Territorial Missile Defense

By Simon Lunn

In a series of issue briefs on Transatlantic Missile Defense, Simon Lunn, Associate Fellow of RUSI, and former Secretary General of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, penned “NATO and Territorial Missile Defense: A ‘No Brainer’ or More Questions than Answers?” Download the PDF

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Issue Brief

Nov 18, 2010

Missile Defense in NATO: A French Perspective

By Bruno Gruselle

Bruno Gruselle, Senior Fellow at the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique in Paris, published a Transatlantic Missile Defense issue brief titled “Missile Defense in NATO: A French Perspective.” This issue brief explores the evolution of France’s stance towards a NATO missile defense collective. Download the PDF

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Nov 18, 2010

NATO Mobilizes for Cyber Warfare

By Pascal Mallet, AFP

From Pascal Mallet, AFP:  In 1989, before the Internet revolution, Suleyman Anil was the lone man in charge of the security of NATO’s IT system, armed with a single computer. Two decades later, with the threat of cyber attacks on the rise, Anil oversees two teams tasked with protecting the networks of the alliance’s political […]

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Nov 17, 2010

There is still life in NATO

By John Kerry, POLITICO

From John Kerry, POLITICO:  The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s summit in Lisbon this week is one of the most crucial in the Western alliance’s 61-year history.

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Nov 17, 2010

The Obama Administration’s European Agenda

Atlantic Council held a two-part NATO Forum public discussion on the future of the Alliance on the eve of the NATO Lisbon Summit.

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Nov 17, 2010

Transcript: The Obama Administration’s European Agenda – Panel Discussion

Full transcript from a NATO Forum public event with General Bantz Craddock, Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and The Honorable Robert Hunter, Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO.

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Issue Brief

Nov 16, 2010

Save NATO: Merge it with CSDP

By Sarwar Kashmeri

In this issue brief, Sarwar Kashmeri, Atlantic Council Nonresident Senior Fellow and recent author of “NATO 2.0: Reboot or Delete?”, proposes the responsibility of managing NATO be turned over to the Europeans through a merger with the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy.Download the PDF

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