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New Atlanticist

Oct 27, 2015

US Trade Representative Froman Confident Congress Will Back TPP

By Ashish Kumar Sen

A trade deal negotiated by the Obama administration and eleven other Pacific Rim countries, while not perfect, will eventually win bipartisan support from members of Congress, US Trade Representative Michael Froman said at the Atlantic Council on Oct. 27. “We are heading into a critical period for this effort,” Froman said. “At the end of […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs
Former Prime Minister of Sweden Carl Bildt, Feb. 13, 2015

NATOSource

Oct 27, 2015

Carl Bildt Warns of Continuous Cyber Conflict

By Carl Bildt, Project Syndicate

In a way, we are already in a low-level continuous conflict in cyberspace.

China Cybersecurity
Sierra class Russian sub, June 1, 1994

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Oct 26, 2015

Russian Ships Near Data Cables Are Too Close for US Comfort

By David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt, New York Times

Russian submarines and spy ships are aggressively operating near the vital undersea cables that carry almost all global Internet communications, raising concerns among some American military and intelligence officials that the Russians might be planning to attack those lines in times of tension or conflict.

Cybersecurity NATO

Defense Industrialist

Oct 23, 2015

Three things Canada should want with its next fighter

By James Hasik

If DND does drop the JSF, think radar jammers, cruise missiles, and a second seat. This week’s federal electoral victory by Canada’s Liberals probably means the end of the F-35A as a prospective fighter jet for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The immediate bad news accrues to Lockheed Martin, which stands to lose $6 […]

Defense Industry Security & Defense
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, Sept. 18, 2015

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Oct 23, 2015

Top US Admiral Says NATO Should Rework Maritime Strategy

By Julian E. Barnes, Wall Street Journal

Russia’s stepped up naval operations and other threats mean that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization should reexamine maritime strategy, the new head of the U.S. Navy said Thursday.

NATO Russia

In the News

Oct 23, 2015

Slavin on Benghazi, Biden, Assad, and Canada

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Voice of America’s Issues in the News to moderate a discussion on US domestic politics, Assad’s visit to Moscow, and the Canadian elections: 

Russia United States and Canada
US AN/TPQ-36 radar system, April 20, 1996

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Oct 22, 2015

US to Ship Modified Radar Systems to Ukraine

By Julian E. Barnes and Gordon Lubold, Wall Street Journal

Advanced radar systems being shipped to Ukraine to counter artillery strikes by pro-Russia separatists have been modified to prevent them from peering into Russia, according to U.S. officials.

Russia Ukraine
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Oct. 15, 2015

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Oct 21, 2015

Ash Carter Calls on Congress to End Defense Budget Turbulence

By Ash Carter, Wall Street Journal

For the seventh year in a row, Congress has failed to pass a defense appropriations bill in time to start the fiscal year.

United States and Canada

In the News

Oct 21, 2015

Slavin: A Tale of Two Elections: Canada and Egypt

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Voice of America on the recent elections in Canada and Egypt:

North Africa United States and Canada
German soldiers in Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2009

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Oct 20, 2015

NATO Nations to Keep Presence in Afghanistan, Officials Say

By Robin Emmott, Reuters

Germany, Turkey and Italy are set to keep their deployments in Afghanistan at current levels, senior NATO officials said on Monday after the U.S. government decided to prolong its 14-year-old military presence there.

Afghanistan Germany

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