Latin America Reacts to the NSA Revelations: How Will the Obama Administration Rebuild Relationships?

11/08/2013
2013-11-08 by Brittney Warrick According to documents leaked by now former American defense contractor Edward Snowden, the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) has for some time, engaged in large-scale efforts to target the communications of countries, embassies, political leaders, and diplomats worldwide. Over the course of a few months,…

Continuing Spying Fall Out in Brazil: This Time With Regard to Brazilian Activities

11/05/2013
2013-11-05 by Kenneth Maxwell On Monday, November 4th, the fallout of the Spying scandal continued in Brazil. The "Folha de Sao Paulo," Brazil's principal daily newspaper, reported that the Brazilian government, during the first two years of the Lula administration in 2003 and 2004, had spied on foreign diplomats in Brasilia, Brazil's capital, including Russia…

Tom Enders on the Challenge of Dealing with the Cyber Threat: Don’t Overreact to the NSA Crisis

11/05/2013
2013-11-05 by Thomas Enders, the CEO of EADS German outrage over high-level mobile phone surveillance continues unabated, sweeping the nation in repeated waves. Well-known anti-American agitators like Hans-Christian Ströbele have even journeyed to Moscow in order to castigate the US together with whistleblower Edward Snowden. The debate is starting to…

Lessons Learned at Cameri: Their Implications for Asia

11/04/2013
2013-11-04 By Robbin Laird The Italians were significant innovators at the beginning of the era of airpower. They continued throughout the history of airpower to innovate and with the launch of the F-35, they are proving to be innovators once again. Their facilities at Cameri provide support not only for…

Another Aspect of F-35 Culture Change: Building Out the Cameri Facility

11/03/2013
2013-11-03 By Robbin Laird During my visit to Cameri in October 2013, I had a chance to visit the Cameri facility with Fred Napurano, the Italian Program In-Country Operations Lead for Lockheed Martin. Napurano is the key person interacting with Alenia Aermacchi (AAeM) to assist in the standup of the facility. The…