United States and Canada

The Biden Doctrine

By James Traub, Foreign Policy

Russia won’t renew pact on nuclear weapons with U.S.

By David M. Herszenhorn, New York Times

Denmark criticizes NATO’s Libya operation

By Politiken

From Politiken:  A Danish Air Force Tactical Command (FTK) report criticises NATO for its inability to direct bombing raids in Libya last year.

U.S. Cyber Chief: ‘Either you know you’ve been hacked, or you’ve been hacked and you don’t know you’ve been hacked’

By Amaani Lyle,  American Forces Press Service

From Amaani Lyle,  American Forces Press Service :  Analyzing and solving the challenge of cybersecurity is critical to the global economy, the National Security Agency director said during the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Cybersecurity Summit here today.

NATO divided over partnership policy

By Julian Lindley–French, New Atlanticist

From Julian Lindley–French, New Atlanticist:  One of the many problems is that today’s distinction between NATO members and partners is entirely artificial.  Indeed, it is hard to imagine any sizeable NATO operation ever again taking place without partners.

Italian radar passes NATO missile defense test

By NATO Communications and Information Agency

From NATO Communications and Information Agency:  A successful ‘Ensemble Test 2’ conducted by the NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency confirmed the compatibility of a new Italian sensor with the Alliance’s ballistic missile defence architecture.

U.S. military task force sent to help Jordan with crisis in Syria

By Michael R. Gordon and Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times

From Michael R. Gordon and Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times:  The United States military has secretly sent a task force of more than 150 planners and other specialists to Jordan

NATO aims to help defend Turkey if requested: U.S. official

By Sebastian Moffett and David Alexander, Reuters

From Sebastian Moffett and David Alexander, Reuters:  NATO ambassadors threw their support behind Turkey in an emergency meeting last week after Syrian shells struck a border town in Turkey killing five civilians.

How should NATO respond to the crisis between Turkey and Syria?

By Ross Wilson, New Atlanticist

From Ross Wilson, New Atlanticist:  Just as Ankara took the June 22 Syrian downing of a Turkish F-4 fighter jet to Brussels as a way to galvanize NATO solidarity at a time of rising turmoil on its southern frontier, so it did immediately after the October 3 exchange with Syria.