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(At the time) Ambassador Susan Rice, October 12, 2012

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Jun 13, 2014

US Calls for Europe to ‘Take Defense Spending Seriously’

By Susan Rice, White House

Collective action has long been the hallmark of effective American leadership. The United Nations, NATO and our Asian alliances were all built on the foundation of American strength and American values.

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, June 3, 2014

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Jun 12, 2014

NATO Secretary General Says Sees No Role for Alliance in Iraq

By Reuters

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Thursday he saw no role for Western alliance in Iraq after Islamist militants seized swathes of territory in the country and took 80 Turkish citizens hostage.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Jan. 22, 2014

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Jun 12, 2014

Russia Acknowledges Sending Aid to Eastern Ukraine

By Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post

Russia’s top diplomat on Wednesday acknowledged for the first time an official relationship with pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, the same day that one of their top leaders made a surprise appearance in Moscow to whip up support for his cause.

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F-22A Raptor intercepts Russian TU-95 Bear bomber near Alaskan airspace, Nov. 22, 2007

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Jun 12, 2014

Russian Bombers Fly Within 50 Miles of California Coast

By Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon

Four Russian strategic bombers triggered U.S. air defense systems while conducting practice bombing runs near Alaska this week, with two of the Tu-95 Bear H aircraft coming within 50 miles of the California coast, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) confirmed Wednesday.

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"All institutions of Turkey are on alert"

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Jun 11, 2014

Turkey is ‘On Alert’ After Al Qaeda Affiliate Seizes Turkish Hostages in Iraq

By Hurriyet Daily News

The state of Turkey was “on alert” late June 11 after 80 Turkish citizens, including Consul General Öztürk Yılmaz, have been taken hostage by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)

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Meeting of NATO defense ministers, June 3, 2014

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Jun 11, 2014

Turkey Calls for Emergency NATO Meeting on Security Situation in Iraq

By Reuters and Telegraph

From Reuters:  NATO ambassadors held an emergency meeting on Wednesday evening at Turkey’s request to discuss the situation in Iraq, where militants took 80 Turkish citizens hostage,a NATO official said.

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Russian military exercise ZAPAD 2009

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Jun 11, 2014

Russia Responds to Annual NATO Maneuvers with Surprise Exercise of First Strike Forces

By RT

The Baltic Sea and skies are getting crowded as Russia launches military training of its assault forces in the exclave of Kaliningrad in answer to the double war-games being conducted by joint NATO forces on the territory of the three Baltic States.

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, June 10, 2014

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Jun 10, 2014

Rasmussen Outlines Strategic Transatlantic Priorities

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

[H]istory has taught us that freedom does not come for free. We must work for it. Invest in it. And, if necessary, fight for it.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov after meeting of NATO-Russia Council, December 4, 2009

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Jun 10, 2014

Grushko Warns that Moscow May Withdraw from NATO-Russia Founding Act

By Voice of Russia

NATO was and is a leading military organization in the European-Atlantic region

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Norwegian artillery unit participating in Unified Vision exercise, May 25, 2014

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Jun 10, 2014

Russia ‘Forced’ to Take ‘Military Measures’ If NATO Deploys More Troops in Eastern Allies

By Lidia Kelly and Gabriela Baczynska, Reuters

Russia would consider any further expansion of NATO forces near its borders a “demonstration of hostile intentions” and would take political and military measures to ensure its own security, a senior diplomat was quoted on Monday as saying.

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