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Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland

NATOSource

Jan 9, 2014

State Department: NATO Has a ‘Global Security Mission’

By Department of State

Excerpts from Nieuwsuur interview with Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs.

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and President Barack Obama

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Jan 9, 2014

NATO After Rasmussen and the US Pivot to Asia

By Judy Dempsey, Strategic Europe

[P]ity [Secretary General Anders Fogh] Rasmussen’s successor. NATO is in bad shape, and morale is low.

China Europe & Eurasia

Germany's former defence minister Thomas de Maiziere

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Jan 9, 2014

Outgoing German Defense Minister Takes Parting Shots at France, Britain

By AFP

Germany’s former defence minister on Wednesday took an unusually undiplomatic parting shot at allies France and Britain, saying Berlin had met its responsibilities when it came to overseas military operations.

France Germany

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Jan 8, 2014

Royal Navy Needed 24 Hours to Reach Russian Missile Ship Off UK Coast

By Mark Nicol, Daily Mail

A fully armed Royal Navy warship was scrambled to challenge a missile-carrying Russian vessel in the waters off Britain just days before Christmas, defence sources revealed last night.

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Syria's 1st batch of chemical weapons materials now onboard the Ark Futura

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Jan 8, 2014

First Chemical Weapons Removed From Syria to Danish Ship

By BBC and AP

From BBC: The first consignment of Syrian chemical weapons materials has left the country on a Danish ship.

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Robert Simmons was the US policy coordinator for the NATO summit in Chicago

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Jan 7, 2014

US and NATO Diplomat Bob Simmons Passed Away

By US Department of State

The Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs regrets to announce the death of our dear colleague and friend, Robert F. “Bob” Simmons, Jr.

NATO Security & Defense

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Jan 6, 2014

Former UK Chief of Defense Doubts Afghan Army Will Succeed After NATO Withdraws

By AFP

Former British defence chiefs warned Monday that parts of southern Afghanistan could fall to the Taliban when British troops leave this year, despite Prime Minister David Cameron recently saying they had accomplished their mission.

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Turkey's new envoy to the US, Ambassador Serdar Kılıç

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Jan 6, 2014

Turkey Replaces Ambassadors in Washington, London, and Paris

By Hurriyet, Anadolu Agency, and Turkish Embassy in Tokyo

From Hurriyet Daily News: A major reshuffle of Turkey’s most important diplomatic posts has taken effect with two former ambassadors to Japan, Serdar Kılıç and Abdurrahman Bilgiç, being posted as Turkey’s envoys to the United States and the United Kingdom respectively.

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