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The Myth of the West’s Threat to Russia

March 5, 2015

Did NATO Provoke a War By Trying to ‘Take’ Ukraine From Russia?

Much Western thinking about the causes of the Russo-Ukrainian War is rooted in a myth. It posits that the West—or, more specifically, NATO—attempted to wrest Ukraine from Russia’s sphere of influence, thereby forcing Vladimir Putin to defend Russia’s legitimate strategic interests by going...
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Putin Wants to Destroy NATO, Says US General Ben Hodges

March 4, 2015

The commander of the US army in Europe has spoken out in support of the military relationship with Britain, amid concerns it could be damaged by defence cuts.
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Moscow Media: Russian Jets Penetrate NATO Ships' Air Defenses in Black Sea

March 4, 2015

Russia's newest Su-30 multirole fighter jets, together with Su-24 attack bombers have been using NATO ships' movements in the Black Sea to practice attack scenarios.
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Kroenig: NATO Should Develop Credible Response to Russian Nuclear Strike

March 3, 2015

Atlantic Council analyst says US, NATO lack adequate nuclear deterrence policy
The United States and NATO lack an adequate nuclear deterrence policy even as Russia has put the nuclear option at the center of its national security strategy, according to Atlantic Council analyst Matthew Kroenig.

“NATO should strengthen its nuclear declaratory policy and develop new,...
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Norwegian Defense Minister: NATO Decision Making Process Too Slow To Deal with Emerging Crises

March 2, 2015

Western relations with Russia will never again be the same after the war in Ukraine, Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday.
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Germany’s Future Role in Transatlantic Security: A Conversation with Vice Admiral Andreas Krause, Chief of the German Navy

February 27, 2015

Over the past year, tensions between Russia and NATO over the war in Ukraine have extended past NATO’s south-eastern border up to its most vulnerable north-eastern partners. It is along this border that Russia has launched three surprise military exercises in the past year, incorporating land, air, and sea offensive elements in scenarios eerily resembling invasions of the Baltic States. These...
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NATO Defense Spending Promises Largely Ignored

February 27, 2015

Only two of Nato's six biggest defence spenders — the US and France — will fulfil a pledge to protect military budgets made at the alliance's summit five months ago.
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Report: Six European Members of NATO Will Cut Defense Spending and Break Agreement Made at Wales Summit

February 26, 2015

Preliminary reports from fourteen countries examined for fiscal year 2015 suggest that only one (Estonia) will spend 2% of GDP on defence.
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Business Insider Cites the Atlantic Council

February 26, 2015

Business Insider cites an Atlantic Council chartdemonstrating the NATO-Russia exercise gap from a NATOSource article by the Scowcroft Center's Ian Brzezinski and Nicholas Varangis:

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Political Leaders in Germany Question Readiness of the Bundeswehr

February 26, 2015

The Bundeswehr (German army) is currently only 75 percent equipped with tanks and other heavy weapons, with equipment shared between different units as and when they need it under a so-called "Dynamic availability management" system.
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UPCOMING COUNCIL EVENTS

March 6, 2015

Human Rights Abuses in Russian Occupied Crimea
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March 13, 2015

Atlantic Council Strategy Initiative Launch: America's Role in the World
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March 4, 2015

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