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Swedish Defense Minister Karin Enstrom and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

NATOSource

Jan 14, 2014

Sweden Considers Broader Alliances with NATO, EU

By Gerard O’Dwyer, Defense News

Recognizing that its self-defense capabilities are becoming inadequate, Sweden is shifting its strategic policy to embrace partnerships beyond its Nordic neighborhood, including NATO and the European Union.

European Union International Organizations
Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide in Washington

NATOSource

Jan 13, 2014

Norway Concerned about Russia’s Military Modernization and Increased Military Activity in the Arctic

By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters

“I don’t think that the alliance will be irrelevant any time soon,” Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen] Soreide told Reuters.

Europe & Eurasia Missile Defense
Dwight Eisenhower was NATO's 1st Supreme Commander, SACEUR

NATOSource

Jan 13, 2014

New Films About NATO’s First Military Commander, Dwight Eisenhower

By Allied Command Operations, NATO

The Eisenhower Memorial Commission has launched the second in a series of seven Pivotal Moment films on the Dwight D. Eisenhower E-Memorial.

NATO Security & Defense
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Former UK Defense Minister Liam Fox

NATOSource

Jan 13, 2014

Liam Fox May Be Britain’s Candidate for NATO Secretary General

By Tim Shipman, Daily Mail

Liam Fox is being tipped as the next Secretary General of Nato more than two years after he quit the Cabinet.

NATO Security & Defense
President Bill Clinton at the 1994 NATO Summit

NATOSource

Jan 13, 2014

US Honors Anniversary of PfP and Pledges to ‘Strengthen and Deepen’ NATO’s Partnerships

By Jen Psaki, Department of State

On January 11, 1994, the United States and the other allied nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) created the Partnership for Peace. Today marks its twentieth anniversary.

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, April 23, 2013

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Jan 13, 2014

NATO Secretary General Commemorates Twentieth Anniversary of the Partnership for Peace

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

Twenty years ago today, at the Brussels Summit, NATO Heads of State and Government took a far-reaching decision: to create a Partnership for Peace with the countries of the Euro-Atlantic area.

NATO NATO Partnerships
Germany is Contributing to the Destruction of Syria's Chemical Weapons

NATOSource

Jan 10, 2014

Germany’s Contribution to the OPCW-UN Mission in Syria

By German Foreign Ministry

In response to a request from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the German Government has decided that Germany will make a substantial contribution towards the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons.

Germany Syria
Cybersecurity and Stability in the Gulf

NATOSource

Jan 10, 2014

The Gulf is a Flashpoint for Cyber Conflict

By James Andrew Lewis, CSIS

Cyberattack is a new tool of national power. It provides a means of coercion, influence, and warfare.

Cybersecurity International Organizations
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide

NATOSource

Jan 10, 2014

Norway: NATO Allies Need to Address US Security Concerns Beyond Europe

By Ine Eriksen Søreide, Ministry of Defense of Norway

The transatlantic relationship and the future of NATO are at the top of the agenda for my government.

NATO Northern Europe
Minister of Defence of Cyprus Fotis Fotiou at Andreas Papandreou airbase

NATOSource

Jan 10, 2014

Cyprus Agrees to Allow Russian Military to Use Airbase

By Cyprus Weekly

Cyprus is allowing Russian military aircraft to use the Andreas Papandreou military airbase near Paphos, as well as opening Limassol port to its naval vessels.

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