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President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel

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Nov 15, 2013

Europe Loses Trust in Obama

By John Vinocur, Wall Street Journal

The U.S. president’s turnabouts on Syria and Iran—coupled with his policy fumbles at home—have diminished European allies’ traditional respect for the White House.

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A Polish Leopard II tank participating in NATO Exercise Steadfast Jazz

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Nov 14, 2013

NATO’s Future: Back to Basics

By Economist

This is the final stage of Steadfast Jazz 2013, NATO’s biggest live-fire exercise since 2006.

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A Volga-Dnepr Airlines An-124 transport in SALIS, December 14, 2012

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Nov 13, 2013

NATO Helps Provide Relief to Typhoon Ravaged Philippines

By NATO

An Ilyushin ll-76 transport plane from NATO’s Strategic Airlift Interim Solution (SALIS) consortium took off from Billund, Denmark on Monday (11 November 2013) carrying humanitarian relief supplies bound for Tacloban City in the Philippines

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Meeting of the North Atlantic Council, December 7, 2011

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Nov 13, 2013

NATO Approves Turkey’s Request to Extend Deployment of Patriot Missiles

By Adrian Croft and Tulay Karadeniz, Reuters

NATO allies backed keeping Patriot missiles in Turkey on Wednesday, agreeing with Ankara that threats from the civil war in Syria remained serious, an alliance official said.

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Key Locations in the Baltic Region

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Nov 13, 2013

How the US Should Strengthen Security Cooperation with the Baltic Republics

By Luke Coffey, Heritage Foundation

There is ample room for deeper relations between the U.S. and the Baltic states, particularly in joint military training and defense procurement.

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US Patriot battery under NATO command overlooking the city of Gaziantep

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Nov 12, 2013

Turkey Asks NATO to Extend Patriot Deployments

By DENİZ ARSLAN, Today's Zaman

Turkey has asked NATO to extend for another year the deployment of Patriot missile batteries sent to Turkey by NATO countries after Ankara requested the Patriots last year to fend off a Syrian attack, according to a Turkish Foreign Ministry official.

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Polish President Bronisław Komorowski at Steadfast Jazz

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Nov 12, 2013

Baltic States Targets of Cyber Incidents During NATO Exercise Steadfast Jazz

By Piret Pernik, RKK/ICDS

The recent cyber incidents that took place in the Baltic countries and Ukraine during the NATO military exercise Steadfast Jazz (held in Poland and the Baltic States on November 2-9) provide a good opportunity to examine relationships between hacktivists, government-controlled media

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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu

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Nov 11, 2013

Defense Minister Says NATO and Terrorism are the Top Security Threats to Russia

By RIA Novosti and Moscow Times

From RIA Novosti:  Terrorism and NATO expansion near Russian borders pose key threats to Russia’s national security, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Saturday.

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Soldiers of the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team participating in Steadfast Jazz

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Nov 8, 2013

NATO Hones Old Role, Preparing for New

By Stephen Fidler, Wall Street Journal

Here in Poland’s northern plains, one of Europe’s historic battlegrounds, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is carrying out its biggest military exercise in seven years.

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Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS)

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Nov 7, 2013

MEADS Missile Defense Destroyed Two Targets at Once – Lockheed

By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters

The MEADS missile defense system developed by the United States, Italy and Germany intercepted and destroyed two targets simultaneously in a final test on Wednesday before Washington pulls out of the program, Lockheed Martin Corp said.

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