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NATO achieves first step on theatre ballistic missile defence capability

By NATO

From NATO:  On 27 January 2011, NATO’s first ever theatre ballistic missile defence (TBMD) capability has been handed over to NATO’s military commanders. The handover took place at the NATO Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) in Uedem, Germany, in the presence of NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero, and civil and military authorities from […]

Stopping the Trans-Atlantic Drift

By Constanze Stelzenmüller and Tomas Valasek, the International Herald Tribune

NATO SEcGen welcomes Russian ratification of START

By NATO

From NATO:  Statement by the Secretary General on the Russian ratification of the new START Treaty I warmly welcome the ratification by the Russian Parliament of the new START Treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation. Following earlier ratification by the US Senate the entry into force of this important Treaty is good […]

China denies using US stealth fighter technology

By the AP/Guardian

Dept. SecDef meeting with NATO and EU to improve cyber security

By Jim Garamone, defense.gov

From Jim Garamone, defense.gov:  Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III is meeting with NATO and European Union officials here to strengthen cyberdefense capabilities. This is Lynn’s second visit to the alliance in four months to discuss cybersecurity. “It’s an opportunity for Deputy Secretary Lynn to meet and discuss with NATO and EU leaders ways […]

China’s new stealth fighter may use US technology

By Slobodan Lekic and Dusan Stojanovic, the AP

Still Fighting Russia, This Time With Words

By Clifford J. Levy, the New York Times

Turkey’s Kissinger

By James Traub, the New York Times

Nordic Alliance: Mini-NATO or Polar Fog?

By Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver:  Proposals for the five Nordic countries to create a mini-Nato alliance are "dreams in Polar fog" but may be useful for "keeping an eye on Polar bears and Russians", according to the former US ambassador to Norway, Benson Whitney.

Obama Administration’s Cyber Report Card

By the National Security Cyberspace Institute

From the National Security Cyberspace Institute:  We’ve awarded decidedly mixed grades to President Obama at the halfway point of his term.