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In the current issue of
Hampton Roads International Security Quarterly
Volume XII, Nr. 2
Atlantic Community Security Policy:
New Focal Points, From Asia to Cyberspace
The 48th Munich Security Conference (February 2012) took place just three months
before the NATO Summit scheduled for May in Chicago. The MSC is always a sounding
board for policies and policy proposals. This year’s conference devoted much time
to discussing the impact of the new US defense strategy guidelines and budget, as
well as to the perennial topic of the Middle East. In recent years Asia has played
a growing role at the MSC – which had begun as a Transatlantic conference at the
height of the Cold War, but is becoming an increasingly global forum for discussion
of equally global issues. Not surprisingly, Europe’s role with regard to Asia was
a focal topic of this year’s discussions.
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