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Russia’s team at the Opening Ceremony for the Sochi Olympics

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Feb 11, 2014

Sochi Olympics is a Cyber War Zone, Experts Warn

By Hannah Kuchler, Financial Times

Foreign visitors to the Winter Olympics in Sochi are unknowingly wading into a cyber battlefield, the US government and security experts have warned.

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French President Francois Hollande and President Barack Obama, February 11, 2014

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Feb 11, 2014

US-French Cyber Security Cooperation

By White House

The United States values working with France on cybersecurity, which is important for ensuring the vibrancy of our economies and enhancing our shared security.

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Picture tweeted by EU Ambassador João Vale de Almeida

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Feb 11, 2014

From ‘Least Diplomatic Diplomat,’ Salty Peek at Trans-Atlantic Strains

By Mark Landler, New York Times

Victoria J. Nuland, who is the assistant secretary of state for European affairs, summed up her feelings about the European Union in what she might have described in her previous job, as the State Department spokeswoman, as a “frank exchange of views” with the American ambassador to Ukraine.

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USS Donald Cook arrives in Rota, Spain, February 11, 2014

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Feb 11, 2014

NATO’s New Frontier

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Project Syndicate

An American ship sailing into a Spanish naval base this week is making history.

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USS Donald Cook

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Feb 10, 2014

The Next Chapter in European Presence and Partnerships

By Bruce W. Clingan, US Navy

USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) is heading east, on a course that will make the ship the first of four destroyers to be forward deployed in the Naval Forces Europe operating area.

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French soldier in Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2010

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Feb 10, 2014

New Era in French-American Military Cooperation

By François Heisbourg, New York Times

France worries deeply — as do other European and Middle Eastern allies — about America’s foreign policy shift after Iraq and Afghanistan, its reluctance to put American forces in the front line in the world’s trouble spots.

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President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, June 19, 2013

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Feb 10, 2014

A More Useful Germany

By Editorial Board, New York Times

Addressing the opening session late last month of the Munich Security Conference, a yearly gathering of top Western diplomats and defense officials, President Joachim Gauck of Germany expressed sentiments that not many years ago would have brought demonstrators into the streets.

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President Barack Obama and French President François Hollande, May 18, 2012

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Feb 10, 2014

Obama and Hollande: France and the US Enjoy a Renewed Alliance

By Barack Obama and François Hollande, Washington Post

Today, American and French diplomats are preparing for talks with Iran that build on the agreement that has halted progress on and rolled back key elements of the Iranian nuclear program.

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Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in Kiev, Feb. 7, 2014

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Feb 7, 2014

US Officials Blame Russian Espionage for Leaked Nuland Call

By BuzzFeed, New York Times, and Reuters

From Rosie Gray, BuzzFeed:  Top U.S. officials are strongly suggesting that Russia is responsible for recording and releasing the tape of a phone call between the top U.S. diplomat for Europe and the ambassador to Ukraine.

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Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in Kiev, Feb. 6, 2014

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Feb 7, 2014

US Diplomat Apologizes for Profane Remarks on EU

By Washington Post and Department of State

From Anne Gearan, Washington Post:  The top U.S. diplomat for Europe apologized Thursday for comments about the European Union that were — to put it lightly — undiplomatic.

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