United States and Canada

Czech foreign minister: The West is losing to Putin

By Josh Rogin, the Cable

Clinton discussed Syria, Afghanistan, and ‘question of democracy in Europe’ at her farewell Transatlantic Dinner

By Department of State

From Department of State: The Transatlantic Dinner, as you all know, is something we do every year at the General Assembly, meeting of European Union foreign ministers, NATO foreign ministers, as well as Macedonia and Switzerland, plus the NATO Secretary General and the High Representative of the EU.

U.S. and NATO support for moderates can make a difference in the Middle East

By the Editors of the Washington Post

From the Editors of the Washington Post:  In the days since the riots, there has been a broad backlash against the violence in both countries — culminating Friday in Benghazi, where tens of thousands of people marched on the base of an Islamist militia suspected of involvement in the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. […]

Weaknesses of US and European models of cyber defense

By Chris C. Demchak, American Interest

From Chris C. Demchak, American Interest:  [F]ew of the strategic or institutional support elements of a security resilience strategy are in place today, either within or across the various democratic trading states.

Iraq ‘must stop’ allowing Iranian arms shipments to Syria

By the Editors of the New York Times

From the Editors of the New York Times:  Baghdad is showing a distressing willingness to side with the region’s most repressive regimes, not just Iran but also Iran’s chief ally, the brutal Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad. In recent months, the United States has accused Iraq of allowing Iran to fly weapons through its airspace to […]

NATO SecGen honors ‘service men and women who embody and reaffirm’ the transatlantic bond

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  As I’m here as Secretary General of NATO, please allow me to use this occasion to express my deep gratitude to everyone in the American armed forces.

Turkey’s miscarriage of justice

By Dani Rodrik, Washington Post

From Dani Rodrik, Washington Post:  After a patently sham trial, a Turkish court on Friday handed down lengthy jail sentences to more than 300 military officers convicted of planning a coup, code-named Sledgehammer, in 2003.

State Department’s Top Ten Answers on International Law in Cyberspace

By Harold Hongju Koh, Department of State

From Harold Hongju Koh, Department of State:  Everyone here knows that cyberspace presents new opportunities and new challenges for the United States in every foreign policy realm, including national defense.

Report: Iran behind “significant and ongoing” cyber attacks against U.S. financial institutions

By Robert Windrem and Jim  Miklaszewsk, NBC News

From Robert Windrem and Jim  Miklaszewsk, NBC News:  National security officials told NBC News that the continuing cyber attacks this week that slowed the websites of JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America are being carried out by the government of Iran.

China tells EU to end arms ban

By Andrew Rettman, EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, EUobserver:  Chinese leader Wen Jiabao has bluntly told the EU to drop its ban on arms sales. He made the call in his opening remarks to top EU officials Herman Van Rompuy and Jose Manuel Barroso at a summit in a stately home in Brussels on Thursday (20 September). "I have to […]