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October 18, 2017

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By John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes

The resources didn’t match the mission, and it gnawed at Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges during the early days of his tenure commanding U.S. Army Europe.

October 9, 2017

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By Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Washington Post

Beyond elections, cyberwarfare has made traditional rules governing armed conflict irrelevant.

September 1, 2017

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By Kay Bailey Hutchison, New York Times

I was nominated as United States ambassador to NATO by President Trump in late June.

July 6, 2017

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By Donald Trump, White House

On behalf of all Americans, let me also thank the entire Polish people for the generosity you have shown in welcoming our soldiers to your country.

June 29, 2017

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By Jim Mattis, Department of Defense

Germany and the United States stand together, allied against threats to the peace and security of this continent, Canada and the United States and the disruption of harmony elsewhere.

June 27, 2017

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By Arthur Beesley, Financial Times

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Kjell Brygfjeld, a 67-year-old commercial lawyer in Stavanger, the oil capital of Norway, never expected the aftershocks from last July’s failed military coup in Turkey to reach his door.

June 13, 2017

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By Paul Handley, AFP

US President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States remained committed to NATO's mutual defense pledge, after he failed to endorse it in a speech in Brussels last month.

June 9, 2017

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By Robbie Gramer, Foreign Policy

At long last, U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed NATO’s bedrock collective defense clause, Article 5, in a press conference Friday. “Absolutely, I’d be committed to Article 5,” he said Friday

June 8, 2017

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By Damien Sharkov, Newsweek

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed deep opposition to the idea of Sweden joining NATO, calling its potential membership of the U.S.-led alliance a “threat” that would need to be “eliminated.”

June 7, 2017

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By Susan Glasser, Politico

It was a simple sentence. Just 27 words.

“We face many threats, but I stand here before you with a clear message: the U.S. commitment to the NATO alliance and to Article 5 is unwavering.”

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