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March 14, 2012 | Moscow Keeps a Wary Eye on Obama's New Defense Strategy

Valery Konyshev and Alexander Sergunin: Russia welcomes some aspects of the new US defense strategy, such as departing from the doctrine of being able to fight two major wars simultaneously and spending less on nuclear weapons. However, Moscow still has concerns about the new strategy when it comes to such diverse areas as the Arctic region, Iran, missile defense, and cyberwarfare.

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September 22, 2011 | New Threats: The Cyber-Dimension

Olaf Theiler: September 11th, 2001 has often been called the day that changed everything. This might not be true for our day to day life, but in security, it really marked a new era. Together with the Twin Towers, our traditional perceptions of threats collapsed. The Cold War scenario that had dominated for over 50 years was radically and irrevocably altered.

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September 5, 2011 | Germany Must Defend Against Cyber Attacks

Arne Schoenbohm: The Internet has become a fifth ‘military battleground’ and poses a grave threat to governments and industries across the world. Some states have spent billions on cyber defense. Now others, notably Germany, must also take bold action to limit the damage of the growing cyber threat.

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April 24, 2012 | The Creator Falls Victim

There has been a diffusion of power away from governments over the years. ++ Cyberspace is a good case in point. ++ The recent sabotage of Iranian centrifuges is just one example of cyber warfare. ++ Large countries, such as the US, which built the Internet, are vulnerable to being exploited by small states and non-state actors, since the barriers to entry in the cyber domain are low and cheap.

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January 4, 2010 | Looking Our for Itself

First and foremost: Beijing’s primary international interest is in preserving its own position. ++ The recent execution of Briton Akmal Shaik, despite official remonstrations by Gordon Brown proves that bilateral ties are limited. ++ China’s self-centered approach should not come as a surprise, as it consistently endeavors to improve itself in relation to an overbearing West. ++

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November 12, 2009 | Virtual Attacks as an Integral Part of Warfare

Cyberspace is set to become one of the most important battlefields of the future. Virtual attacks will rob combatants of their sense of orientation and their means of communication. Assaults in cyberspace will confuse the enemy and add to their insecurity by downing networks and cutting them off from fellow combatants. Another effective strategy would include feeding enemy networks with massive

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