Europe & Eurasia

Pentagon: The global cyberwar is just beginning

By Anna Mulrine, the Christian Science Monitor

From Anna Mulrine, the Christian Science Monitor:  The Pentagon is rapidly preparing for cyberwar in the face of alarming and growing threats, say senior defense officials, who add that sophisticated attacks have prompted them to take the striking step of investigating the feasibility of expanding NATO’s collective defense tenet to include cyberspace.

French arrests expose multinational components of suspected terrorist network

By Reuters

From Reuters:  Anti-terrorist police arrested 11 people in several parts of France early on Tuesday in swoops on suspected Islamic extremists, police sources said. In one operation focused on a network supplying false papers for jihadists returning from Afghanistan, police arrested two men in the Mediterranean port of Marseille and a third in the city […]

UK Foreign Minister: Britain’s role in the world

By William Hague, the Telegraph

British Nukes vs. British Troops

By the Editors of the New York Times

From the Editors of the New York Times:  The pledge by Britain’s coalition government to drastically slash spending is bad economics and bad public policy. Budget tightening is needed, but not this much, this fast or this way.

EU looks to toughen up defenses against cyber warfare

By Deutsche Welle

From Deutsche Welle: The EU is preparing to strengthen defenses against large-scale online cyber attacks that could be used as a weapon. Meanwhile, a newspaper says NATO is planning to make online assaults a military alliance matter. European Union policymakers have proposed plans to strengthen defenses against the threat posed to its member states by […]

Bin Laden involved in Europe attack plot: report

By AFP

From AFP:  Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden is involved in an unfolding plot to launch attacks on European cities and may have even targeted the United States, a radio report said. Several months ago, bin Laden sent a directive to Al-Qaeda affiliates and partners that he wanted a Mumbai-style attack on at least three European […]

NATO Military Committee visits KFOR

By NATO's International Military Staff

From NATO’s International Military Staff:  NATO’s Military Committee (MC) visited KFOR on 28 September, where it was welcomed by Major General Erhard Bühler, Commander of the Kosovo Force (KFOR) and by Admiral Mark Fitzgerald, Joint Force Commander Naples (JFCN).

Liam Fox’s letter opposing defense cuts

By Liam Fox, the Telegraph

From Liam Fox, the Telegraph:  Frankly this process is looking less and less defensible as a proper SDSR (Strategic Defence and Strategy Review) and more like a “super CSR” (Comprehensive Spending Review).

Official: Germans, Brits behind Europe terror plot

By Asif Shahzad and Paisley Dodds, the AP

From Asif Shahzad and Paisley Dodds, the AP:  Eight Germans and two British brothers are at the heart of an al-Qaida-linked terror plot against European cities