United States and Canada

The United States has enjoyed an unparalleled period of peace and prosperity since the end of the Second World War, due to its construction of a rules-based international order and maintenance of close alliances and partnerships. Canada has been a key partner for the United States, both due to their close economic links and their shared border, the world’s longest at 5,525 miles. Canada is also a key NATO ally for the United States and is active in international diplomacy around the world.

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Feb 5, 2010

NATO Defence Ministers Decide to Focus on Three Priorities

By NATO

From NATO: It has been a very positive meeting. Ministers have agreed measures to ensure that our books are balanced. That we have balance between resources and requirements, balance between revenue and expenditures. We will now focus on implementing the package. And that includes doing more together – an issue which we discussed in depth. […]

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Feb 4, 2010

EU Summit Scrapped After Obama ‘Snub’

By the BBC

From the BBC: The European Union has scrapped a summit with the US, after President Barack Obama decided not to attend. The event in Madrid in May was to have been the highlight of Spain’s six-month EU presidency, and the cancellation is seen as a humiliating blow. Officials say the summit may take place later […]

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Feb 1, 2010

Navy Stands Up Fleet Cyber Command, Reestablishes U.S. 10th Fleet

By the U.S. Navy

From the U.S. Navy: The chief of naval operations (CNO) officially established U.S. Fleet Cyber Command (FCC) and recommissioned U.S. 10th Fleet during a ceremony at Fort George G. Meade, Md., Jan. 29. At the ceremony, Adm. Gary Roughead, CNO, also named Vice Adm. Bernard J. McCullough III the commander of both FCC and 10th […]

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Feb 1, 2010

Obama to Skip Annual EU Summit

By the Wall Street Journal

From the Wall Street Journal: The White House has decided that President Barack Obama will not attend what has been an annual summit with the European Union this spring, as Mr. Obama scales back from his record-setting foreign travel last year… The decision to skip the EU summit will likely disappoint many Europeans, especially in Spain, […]

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Feb 1, 2010

Secretary Clinton on the Future of European Security

By the U.S. Department of State

From the U.S. Department of State: [T]he institutions that guarded Europe’s and North America’s security during the 20th century were not designed with 21st century threats in mind. New dangers have emerged, such as global terrorism, including cyber terrorism and nuclear terrorism; climate change; global criminal networks that traffic in weapons, drugs, and people; threats […]

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Jan 29, 2010

New Russian Stealth Fighter Makes First Flight

By Reuters

From Reuters: Russia test-flew a long-awaited new fighter aircraft on Friday, determined to challenge the United States for technical superiority in the skies and impress weapons buyers. The “fifth-generation” stealth fighter — Russia’s first all-new warplane since the collapse of the Soviet Union plunged the defense industry into poverty and disarray — flew for 47 […]

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Jan 29, 2010

China, US, Russia in Cyber Arms Race: McAfee

By AFP

From AFP: China, the United States and Russia are among 20 countries locked in a cyberspace arms race and gearing up for possible Internet hostilities, according to the head of web security firm McAfee. Dave DeWalt, chief executive and president of the US firm said the traditional defensive stance of government computer infrastructures has shifted […]

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Jan 28, 2010

U.S. Navy Establishes Cyber Forces

By defpro.com

From defpro.com: Navy Cyber Forces (CYBERFOR) was established in a ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base, Little Creek-Fort Story Jan. 26. Vice Adm. H. Denby Starling II, assumed command of CYBERFOR and continues to serve as commander of Naval Network Warfare Command (NETWARCOM)… “It is warfighting battle space and supremacy in this battle space will ensure […]

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Jan 27, 2010

U.S. to Back Taliban Reintegration

By the AP

From the AP: The U.S. said Wednesday that it will support a plan to reintegrate Taliban fighters set to be announced by Afghan President Hamid Karzai at an international conference in London. U.S. special representative Richard Holbrooke said Mr. Karzai will outline the plan Thursday to convince low-level and midlevel Taliban fighters who don’t back […]

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Jan 26, 2010

US Urges Shared Cyber-Attack Defence

By the Financial Times

From the Financial Times: The US and its Nato allies have been urged to collaborate more intensely to fend off the threat of cyber-attacks in the aftermath of the alleged Chinese assault on Google. The Pentagon’s top cyber-strategist said shared warning systems had to be established and government contacts broadened. In an interview with the […]

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