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6 September 2011

NATO after 9/11: a US perspective

For a truly modern approach to bringing NATO up to speed on 21st century security threats, the Alliance needs smart spending, more commitment and clearer planning, argues Dr Jacquelyn Davis.

4 September 2011

New threats: the cyber-dimension

9/11 heralded an age of new threats. Not least of these is the cyber threat. Here, Olaf Theiler outlines how NATO has had to adapt quickly to a fast changing, pervasive and often cheap security threat.

2 September 2011

10 years later: lessons learnt

The ten years since the 9/11 attacks have thrown up new and challenging security risks. How well have we kept up with them? Has NATO changed enough? In this edition, we look at what the security world has learnt since that historic day.

1 January 2011

e-Power to rise up the security agenda

Joseph Nye outlines how the cyberworld has created changes in power: e-Power. And it is a world where everyone is seemingly equal - but some are more equal than others. Here he outlines how this could develop in 2012.

1 January 2011

Crime, computers and security in 2012

Is the internet really a force for good? Not always, not necessarily and not without significant safeguards, argues Mikko Hypponen

16 December 2010

What, where and who will be important in security in 2011?

Take three questions about what will be major security issues next year. Ask four experts and commentators of different ages and nationalities. Collate the answers. And see the results here.

19 April 2010

China and the West: keyboard conflicts?

Both the West and China complain of increasing cyber attacks. Here we look at how both sides are beefing up their defences.

1 February 2010

New age, new threats, new responses

Same concept, different angles: video 3 - How will the timing of this new Strategic Concept affect the outcome? Will it be able to deal with threats for decades to come? How will it change the way international organizations work together? And what will its changes mean for the men and women in uniform? All of these questions come under scrutiny in this section.

21 September 2009

Organised crime's shop window

A photostory outlines the trades that organised crime, and some terror groups, specialise in: from cigarettes to credit cards and from cybercrime to piracy.

Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.

30 March 2009

NATO at 60: the way forward

Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATO’s Secretary General, speaking before his final NATO Summit, claims that there are three major challenges facing the NATO Alliance.