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Secretary of State John Kerry with European and NATO leaders in Rome, February 27, 2013

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Dec 9, 2013

Europeans Less Able, Americans Less Willing?

By Daniel Keohane, German Marshall Fund of the United States

Europeans are becoming less capable militarily, having moved from a military reform to austerity paradigm since 2008.

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Centrifuges for uranium enrichment seized en route to Libya in 2003

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Dec 9, 2013

UN to Inspect Libya’s Uranium Stocks Amid Worsening Security

By Louis Charbonneau, Reuters

A U.N. nuclear team will visit Libya this month to assess the safety of thousands of barrels of milled uranium – known as yellowcake – amid concerns about the country’s deteriorating security situation, a U.N. official said on Monday.

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Test launch of Russian RS-24 ICBM

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Dec 7, 2013

US Reluctant to Disclose to All NATO Allies that Russia is Violating INF Treaty

By Josh Rogin, Daily Beast

The Kremlin cheated on a nuclear pact it signed with the United States, the U.S. government believes—and Secretary Kerry was briefed on the violations almost a year ago.

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Euromaidan in Kyiv

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Dec 6, 2013

US Calls for Leaders Responsible for Violence in Ukraine to be ‘Brought to Justice’

By Victoria Nuland, Department of State

[I]t’s past time for the leadership in Ukraine to listen to the voices of its people, and to restore a path to European integration and economic health.

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Denmark's HDMS Vaedderen

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Dec 6, 2013

Denmark and Norway Offer to Transport Chemical Weapons Out of Syria

By Foreign Ministry of Norway

Based on decisions by the United Nations Security Council and the OPCW, Norway and Denmark have agreed to offer a joint contribution to the transportation of chemical warfare agents out of Syria.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, December 2, 2013

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Dec 5, 2013

Putin Says Russia Needs to Beef Up Arctic Presence

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, AP

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said the U.S. navy’s capability in the Arctic is a key reason for Russia to beef up its presence in the region.

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Essam Mohamed Fighters for Libya's anti-Gaddafi government, October 17, 2011

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Dec 5, 2013

Anarchy at Door, West Starts to Rebuild Libyan Army

By Patrick Markey, Reuters

Turkey, Italy, and Britain are leading the way with promises to train around 8,000 troops and police in skills from infantry basics to forensics. Other recruits are graduating from programs in Jordan.

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Secretary of State John Kerry with Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, September 26, 2013

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Dec 5, 2013

US Plan for New, Western-Trained Libyan Force Faces Obstacles

By Abigail Hauslohner and Karen DeYoung, Washington Post

At the request of Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, the United States, Britain and Italy have agreed to train 5,000 to 8,000 troops, many of whom will be drawn from existing militias.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, December 4, 2009

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Dec 5, 2013

Lavrov Asks If NATO Planning to ‘Put Itself in Ukraine?’

By State Department

There was also a discussion of Ukraine initiated by Foreign Minister Lavrov reacting to the NATO public statement yesterday of support for the wishes for the Ukrainian people, asking whether NATO was planning to put itself in Ukraine.

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NATO AGS drone

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Dec 4, 2013

Northrop Grumman Begins Building Drones for NATO’s AGS Program

By April M. Havens, Gulf Live

Many NATO countries have “a crying need” for the capabilities that will be provided by five unmanned aircraft being built by Northrop Grumman Corp., NATO’s Jim Edge said today.

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