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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May 22, 2013

Hungary’s Defense Minister: NATO Will Not Abandon Afghanistan Overnight

By James Morrison, Washington Times

From James Morrison, Washington Times:  “In together, out together,” Hungarian Defense Minister Csaba Hende explained when asked how long his country’s combat troops would stay in Afghanistan after U.S. forces leave next year.

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May 21, 2013

Digital Warfare: North Korean Cyber-Rattling

By Economist

From Economist:  Earlier this month the Department of Defence delivered a report to Congress accusing the hermit kingdom’s expanding army of “cyber-warriors” of using foreign infrastructure, such as broadband networks, to launch cyber-attacks on American allies, most notably South Korea. Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s fresh-faced dictator, is said to have 4,000 loyal cyber-warriors at […]

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May 21, 2013

Three Benghazi Myths

By R. Nicholas Burns

The Benghazi controversy’s return to Washington’s raging partisan wars continues to portray our political culture at its worst.

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May 21, 2013

France to Buy Two US Reaper Drones for Mali

By Leigh Thomas, Reuters

From Leigh Thomas, Reuters:  France is in talks with the United States and Israel to buy intelligence-gathering drones to build up a modern fleet, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Sunday.

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May 20, 2013

NATO MPs to Visit Israel to Examine Weapons R&D

By Lahav Harkov, Jerusalem Post

From Lahav Harkov, Jerusalem Post:  A NATO Parliamentary Assembly committee will examine Israeli research and development in the field of security technology, MKs learned Sunday in Luxembourg.

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May 20, 2013

The Unique Characteristics of Cyber Weapons

By Panayotis A. Yannakogeorgos, National Interest

From Panayotis A. Yannakogeorgos, National Interest:  Cyber events breaching the threshold of armed attack require the use of cyberweapons. These differ substantially from other malicious code.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

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May 20, 2013

Obama on Turkey: A Partnership that Delivers

By Barack Obama, White House

From Barack Obama, White House:  Turkey and the United States have been partners since shortly after the birth of the modern Turkish Republic.

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May 20, 2013

Obama’s Turn Inward Poses Risk for US Interests Abroad

By Fred Hiatt, Washington Post

From Fred Hiatt, Washington Post:  [T]he dominant impression among foreign officials is of a policy of retrenchment. They see a steady reduction in the size of U.S. armed forces that will mean less ability to intervene and influence.

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May 17, 2013

NATO Will Not Become a Global Organization: Alliance Legislator

By Xinhua

From Xinhua:  NATO would not seek to become a global security organization and its focus will remain in the traditional Euro-Atlantic region, NATO Parliamentary Assembly President Hugh Barley (sic) said on Friday.

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May 17, 2013

Russia Sends More Advanced Missiles to Aid Assad in Syria

By Michael R. Gorden and Eric Schmitt, New York Times

From Michael R. Gorden and Eric Schmitt, New York Times:  Russia has sent advanced antiship cruise missiles to Syria, a move that illustrates the depth of its support for the Syrian government led by President Bashar al-Assad

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