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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, May 6, 2014

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May 7, 2014

Prime Minister Abe: Japan and NATO Are ‘Natural Partners’

By Shinzo Abe, Office of the Prime Minister of Japan

Why Japan and NATO?

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Canada's Chief of Defense Gen. Tom Lawson and SACEUR Gen. Philip Breedlove

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May 7, 2014

NATO Commander Says Permanent Troop Presence Possible in Central Europe

By CBC News

Russia’s annexation of Crimea and its “direct involvement in agitating the situation in eastern Ukraine” has created a “new paradigm” that is forcing NATO to consider permanently stationing military assets in Eastern Europe, NATO’s top military commander in Europe said Tuesday.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

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May 6, 2014

Japan Strengthens Its Partnership with NATO

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday (06 May 2014) signed a roadmap detailing areas where the Alliance and Japan will work to widen and deepen their longstanding partnership.

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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Feb. 27, 2014

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May 5, 2014

Hagel to NATO: We Must Summon ‘the Will to Invest in Our Alliance’

By Chuck Hagel, Department of Defense

America did not make commitments abroad “in search of monsters to destroy.” Instead, President Truman joined the North Atlantic Treaty because he said he was convinced that NATO would serve as “a shield against aggression and the fear of aggression”

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General Marshall B. Webb

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May 5, 2014

US Nominates Air Force General to Lead NATO Special Operations HQ

By John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes

Air Force Maj. Gen. Marshall B. Webb, U.S. European Command’s top special operations officer, has been nominated for a third star and an assignment as commander of NATO’s special operations headquarters.

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Canadian soldiers departing for Poland, May 2, 2014

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May 5, 2014

Canadian Troops in Poland for Multinational Exercise

By CBC News

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canada will send soldiers to Poland to take part in NATO exercises amid growing concerns about Russian aggression toward Ukraine.

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SACEUR Gen. Philip Breedlove

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May 5, 2014

NATO Commander Says Russia Doesn’t Need to Invade to Take Over Eastern Ukraine

By Sara Sorcher, National Journal

Russian President Vladimir Putin may be able to annex pieces of Ukraine simply by encouraging unrest among pro-Russian forces inside the country, said Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove, who commands U.S. and European NATO forces.

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NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai

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May 2, 2014

NATO Official: Alliance Will Discuss Deployment of ‘Defensive Assets’ in Georgia

By Agenda.ge

NATO Deputy Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia region James Appathurai said in Tbilisi today that he believed the Alliance would discuss whether NATO allies should deploy “defensive assets” in Georgia.

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Latvia's state secretary of defence Janis Sarts

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May 2, 2014

NATO Countries Planning Comms Mission in Ukraine

By Paul D. Shinkman, U.S. News & World Report

NATO countries may be ramping up their war of words in the coming weeks in Ukraine, where Russian propaganda flows freely into the east while ill-prepared security forces can’t even talk to one another.

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US paratroopers arriving in Poland, April 23, 2014

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Apr 25, 2014

Estonia Wants, Expects More NATO Troops on its Territory

By David Mardiste, Reuters

Estonia expects to see more NATO troops on its territory in reaction to what it fears will be Russian attempts to destabilize the former Soviet republic, the country’s defense minister said on Tuesday.

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