July 30, 2010 09:06 GMT

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Japan Facing a New Latin America
written by: Keiichi Tsunekawa
Jul 27, 2010
Japan today faces a Latin America completely different from the one it knew ten or fifteen years ago. The old Latin America was a continent of hyper inflation and turbulent economics. It was rife with political instability, fluctuating between military/autocratic regimes and moderately authoritarian ...more
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China and USA - a future "cold war" ?
written by: Balaji Chandramohan
Jul 26, 2010
The 9th IISS Asia Security Summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue held in Singapore from June 4-6 2010, clearly emphasizes that in years to come the United States and China could fight a "cold war" for the better part of the 21st century. The U.S. Quadrennial Defense Review 2010 (QDR) released ...more
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Baltic MEPs: The US non-recognition policy was our only source of hope
Jul 23, 2010
At the intiative of the Estonian, Latvian and Lithanian delegations in the EPP group, 20 Baltic MEPs from five political groups signed a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, expressing their appreciation for US policies that never recognized the 1940 annexation of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania ...more
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Top Secret America - Methodology and credits
Jul 22, 2010
The Top Secret America database was put together by compiling hundreds of thousands of public records of government organizations and private-sector companies.
From these records, The Washington Post identified 45 government organizations (for example, the FBI) engaged in top-secret work ...more
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Reflections on Vostok 2010: Selling an Image
written by: Roger McDermott
Jul 20, 2010
Jacob Kipp recently analyzed the political-military context of Vostok 2010 and drew attention to an increased threat perception in the Russian Far East relating to China. Kipp also referred to the taboo within Russian security circles about openly referring to China in discussion of threat perception, ...more
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Iran admits sanctions might slow nuclear program
Jul 15, 2010
Sanctions against Iran could slow down its nuclear progress, a senior government official said on Wednesday, the first time Tehran has acknowledged the measures might have some bite.
"We cannot say the sanctions have no effect," the head of Iran's atomic energy agency, Ali Akbar Salehi, ...more
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India, Bangladesh and Energy Security
written by: Sowmya Suryanarayanan
Jul 12, 2010
In January 2010, India and Bangladesh agreed to cooperate in the energy sector to tackle the looming energy crisis. This development is significant as co-operation in the past has been constrained by political mistrust and public misconceptions. Cooperation in the energy sector is crucial for Bangladesh ...more
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Iran moves radar to Syria: US official
Jul 07, 2010
Iran has moved radar to Syria that could provide early-warning against a possible surprise Israeli air attack against Tehran's nuclear sites, a US defense official said on Friday.
The radar transfer was first reported in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday and prompted the State Department ...more
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Italy's capabilities to fight oil desasters
written by: Piero Laporta
Jul 02, 2010
A senator from the Italian parliamentary opposition, Paolo Giaretta, really surprised Stefania Prestigiacomo, Italian Minister for the Environment and Protection of Land and Sea, with a question relative to the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Giarretta surprised Defense Minister Ignazio ...more
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National security agencies failing to protect U.S.
written by: Jim Kouri
Jun 28, 2010
Recent terrorist events such as the attempted bomb attacks in New York's Times Square and aboard an airliner on Christmas Day 2009 are reminders that national security challenges have expanded beyond the traditional threats of the Cold War Era to include unconventional threats from nonstate actors.
Today's ...more
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