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French Mistral, Tonnerre (L9014)

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May 30, 2014

France Might Withhold 2nd Mistral Ship From Russia

By Pierre Tran, Defense News

French defense officials are exploring ideas to avoid delivering a second helicopter carrier to Russia, including looking for an alternative client for the Sevastopol, analysts and an industry executive said.

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Congressman Eliot L. Engel

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May 30, 2014

Congressional Leaders Urge NATO to Purchase French Warships Intended for Russia

By Eliot L. Engel, Michael Turner, and William R. Keating

Text of letter to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen from US lawmakers.

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NATO AWACS

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May 29, 2014

NATO Begins Discussions to Replace its Fleet of E-3 AWACS

By Brooks Tigner, IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

NATO must decide this year on whether and how to replace its ageing fleet of Boeing E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, allied officials tell IHS Jane’s .

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French frigate Surcouf (F711)

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May 29, 2014

Third NATO Ship Enters Black Sea, Russia Vows Increased Military Air Presence

By Sam LaGrone, USNI News

A French frigate entered the Black Sea on Wednesday, growing the number of NATO surface warships in the region to three, according to a ship spotting blog and Russian press reports.

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Estonia plans to upload government databases to the cloud

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May 29, 2014

Concerned About Russian Invasion, Estonia Plans ‘Data Embassies’ in Allied Countries

By Tom Cheshire, SKY News

Estonia intends to back up crucial national databases in the UK and other countries, because of fears of a Russian invasion.

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Locked Shields is the largest international cyber exercise in the world

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May 28, 2014

Estonia Exercise Shows NATO’s Growing Worry About Cyber Attacks

By Peter Apps, Reuters

With more than 300 participants and teams from 17 nations, organizers said it [Estonia’s Locked Shields cyber exercise] was the largest international cyber maneuver yet mounted, simulating an attack on a fictional nation called “Berylia” by a 50-strong team of computer experts.

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US Marines during a mission in Helmand, April 28, 2014

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May 28, 2014

US and NATO to Hammer Out Postwar Afghanistan Plan Next Week

By Carlo Muñoz, US Naval Institute

Western European military leaders and their counterparts in Washington will convene next week to hammer out the details of the White House’s recently unveiled postwar plan for Afghanistan.

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President Barack Obama at West Point, May 28, 2014

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May 28, 2014

Obama Sees US as the ‘Hub of Alliances’ Unrivaled in History

By Barack Obama, Federal News Service

From Europe to Asia, we are the hub of alliances unrivaled in the history of nations.

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Europe at night, July 28, 2008

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May 27, 2014

Russia Crisis: Why Europe Must Adopt a Comprehensive Energy Strategy

By Sigurd Neubauer

Amid escalating U.S.-Russian tensions over Moscow’s illegal incursion of Crimea and subsequent provocations in eastern Ukraine, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak threatened last week to halt gas supplies to Ukraine and Europe should Western leaders decide to impose punitive sanctions on his government.

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Presidents of the Baltic republics at NATO's Steadfast Jazz exercise, Nov. 6, 2013

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May 27, 2014

Europeans Explore Regional Security Relationships as Ukraine Crisis Tests NATO Solidarity

By Edward Lucas, POLITICO Magazine

[N]ow there are new concerns – verging from mere worries to outright fears of a new generation of abandonment by the West provoked by Russia’s land-grab in Ukraine and the Western weakness it has exposed.

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