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Soldier and tank near border with Russia

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Mar 26, 2014

Russia’s Window of Opportunity in Ukraine

By Pavel Felgenhauer, Foreign Policy

Russian forces have been concentrated for possible offensive action on the borders of Ukraine, in vast numbers and in a high state of readiness, according to U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

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Russian Presiden Vladimir Putin, March 24, 2014

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Mar 26, 2014

Putin’s Challenge to the West Not Limited to Ukraine

By Robert M. Gates, Wall Street Journal

Mr. Putin aspires to restore Russia’s global power and influence and to bring the now-independent states that were once part of the Soviet Union back into Moscow’s orbit.

Europe & Eurasia European Union
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, March 11, 2014

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Mar 25, 2014

A Trading Power: Germany’s Hyperrealistic Foreign Policy

By Thomas Paulsen

German foreign policy is in dire straits, if we believe experts at home and abroad. Germany is criticized for being too passive on an international level, and for being unwilling to shoulder the kind of international responsibilities that would seem to be commensurate with its greater size.

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President Barack Obama, September 28, 2012

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Mar 25, 2014

Obama’s Chance to Ensure a Free Europe

By Simona Kordosova, U.S. News and World Report

In the near term, the U.S. administration should work with its European allies to fully implement its decision on visa bans, economic sanctions and to boycott the G8 summit in Sochi.

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Ukrainian and US soldiers in Rapid Trident exercise, July 29, 2011

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Mar 25, 2014

Three Ways NATO can Bolster Ukraine’s Security

By Ian J. Brzezinski, Washington Post

U.S. and alliance actions constitute a red line that depicts Kiev on the outside and on its own. This must be deeply disillusioning for Ukrainians who in recent months have so courageously expressed their desire for freedom and a place in Europe

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Russian Presiden Vladimir Putin, March 24, 2014

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Mar 25, 2014

How the US and Europe Should Respond to Russia

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

Militarily, the United States, through NATO, should enhance planned exercises in Ukraine and, equally importantly, expand military training and education.

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Prime Minister of Montenegro Milo Djukanovic and Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

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Mar 25, 2014

NATO Secretary General Concerned About Russian Military Buildup Near Ukraine

By KUNA

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Tuesday said “we are very much concerned at the Russian military buildup at the border of Ukraine.”

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NATO AWACS

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Mar 25, 2014

NATO AWACS Provide Security Support for Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague

By NATO

NATO E-3A ‘Sentry’ Airborne Warning & Control System (AWACS) aircraft based in Geilenkirchen, Germany are helping secure and monitor the airspace over The Netherlands in support of the Nuclear Security Summit being held in The Hague on 24-25 March 2014.

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, March 21, 2014

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Mar 25, 2014

NATO Secretary General: Ukraine Crisis is a ”Game-Changer” for Allies

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

The crisis in Ukraine is a geo-political “game-changer” for NATO Allies who must strengthen their economic and military ties in wake of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in a speech

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Young Atlanticists at the 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago

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Mar 24, 2014

Video: Join the NATO Emerging Leaders Working Group

By Young Atlanticist Program

NATO Emerging Leaders Working Group – Call for Applications

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