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Apr 21, 2017

Trump Praises Italy’s Fight Against Terrorism And Pushes Gentiloni on Defense Spending

By Donald Trump, Paolo Gentiloni, and John Roberts, White House

PRESIDENT TRUMP:  Italy is also a key partner in the fight against terrorism.

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Apr 20, 2017

House Speaker Ryan in Europe: NATO ‘Must be Strengthened’

By Paul Ryan, Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives

Russia is determined to exploit weakness and opportunity wherever it may surface.

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Apr 20, 2017

Saudi-Led Coalition Setting Up Mobile Force to Fight Terrorism

By Saeed Shah and Margherita Stancati, Wall Street Journal

A Saudi-led coalition force of 41 countries is now taking shape and has found a focus: protecting member nations against the threat from Islamic State

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Apr 19, 2017

Trump’s Consistent Message: NATO Allies ‘Are Letting Us Down’

By Donald Trump, White House

[A]lthough he could not be here today, my thanks go to Speaker Ryan, who’s represented this city for nearly two decades in Congress.  And you know where he is?  He’s with NATO — so he has a good excuse.  And I said, Ron, make sure these countries start paying their bills a little bit more.

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Apr 18, 2017

US: First Test of Upgraded Nuclear Bomb a Success

By AP and airforce-technology.com

From Susan Montoya Bryan, AP:  Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are claiming success with the first in a new series of test flights involving an upgraded version of a nuclear bomb

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Apr 18, 2017

Two Ideas NATO Can Use to Meet Trump’s Demands to Strengthen European Security

By Franklin D. Kramer and Jorge Benitez, U.S. News and World Report

If the upcoming May NATO summit is to have real benefit, some “new solutions” will be important

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Apr 13, 2017

Trump: NATO is Not Obsolete, but Allies Must Still ‘Pay What They Owe’

By Donald Trump, White House

In facing our common challenges, we must also ensure that NATO members meet their financial obligations and pay what they owe.

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Apr 13, 2017

Can NATO Meet Trump’s Expectations on Defense Spending?

By Ryan Browne, CNN

President Donald Trump emphatically embraced NATO Wednesday in a reversal of his campaign trail rhetoric lambasting the organization.

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Apr 11, 2017

NATO and EU Members Join Finland’s New Center for Countering Hybrid Threats

By By Reuters, European External Action Service, and NATO

From Jussi Rosendahl and Tuomas Forsell, Reuters:  Several European Union and NATO member nations on Tuesday signed up to establish a center in Helsinki to research how to tackle tactics such as cyberattacks, propaganda and disinformation….

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Apr 10, 2017

Purged from Turkish Army, NATO Officers Granted Asylum in Norway

By Mark Lewis, Associated Press

Norway and Turkey — NATO’s northern and southern frontiers in Europe — have been pillars of the Western military alliance for more than 60 years. But the diplomatic temperature between the two has fallen steadily

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