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What Happened to Somalia’s Pirates?

Jorge Benitez — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:42:50 -0500

From Economist: On May 10th pirate-busters celebrated the fact that one year had passed since a ship was successfully seized by Somali hijackers.

EU Invites NATO to Boost Cyber Cooperation

Jorge Benitez — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:22:17 -0500

From NATO Parliamentary Assembly: The European Union’s top justice official invited NATO on Saturday to work more closely with the EU to combat cyber-crime and create a safe Internet environment where citizen’s rights and personal data are protected.

Hollande's Europe

Julian Lindley-French — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:02:12 -0500

“It is my responsibility as a leader of a founder member of the European Union...to pull Europe out of this torpor that has gripped it, and to reduce people’s disenchantment with it. If Europe stays in the state it is in now, it could be the end of the project.” Europe owes French President Francois Hollande a deep debt of gratitude.

Poland Set for Biggest-Ever Increase in Military Spending

Jorge Benitez — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:06:39 -0500

From Jan Cienski, Financial Times: Poland is gearing up for its biggest-ever increase in military equipment spending, splashing out $43bn over the next decade in a procurement programme that promises to be a severe test of the EU’s push to reduce national favouritism in military contracts.

What Kaliningrad Means for Europe’s Values and Interests

Jorge Benitez — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:54:58 -0500

From Judy Dempsey, Strategic Europe: The Russian exclave of Kaliningrad plays a special role between Moscow, Warsaw, and Berlin.

Gap Between French Ambitions and Cuts in Deployable Forces

Jorge Benitez — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:03:51 -0500

From Julian Lindley-French, New Atlanticist: On 29 April the French published their first defense review in over twenty years.

Will Europe Choose to Be a Security Provider?

Jorge Benitez — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:37:14 -0500

From Sven Biscop, New Atlanticist: In December 2013 the heads of state and government of the European Union (EU) will discuss defense.

Arctic Council Adds Six Members, Including China

Jorge Benitez — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:16 -0500

From Steven Lee Myers, New York Times: The Arctic Council agreed on Wednesday to expand to include six new nations, including China, as observer states, as a changing climate opens the Arctic to increasing economic and political competition.