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Donald Trump, Oct. 4, 2916

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Jan 10, 2017

European Allies Appeal to Donald Trump Through Letter

By Josh Rogin, Washington Post

Have no doubt: Vladimir Putin is not America’s ally. Neither is he a trustworthy international partner….

Europe & Eurasia NATO
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, Oct., 18, 2016

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Jan 9, 2017

French Military to Boost Defenses Against Cyber Attacks: Minister

By Reuters and France24

From Geert De Clercq, Reuters:  In an interview with French weekly Le Journal du Dimanche Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said there is a real risk of cyber attacks on French civil infrastructure

Cybersecurity France
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at Warsaw Summit, July 6, 2016

NATOSource

Jan 5, 2017

10 Most Popular NATO Stories of 2016

By Jorge Benitez, Director of NATOSource

2016 was full of major developments in European security. Moscow’s campaign against the Western democracies went beyond the DNC hack and interference in the US elections.

Cybersecurity Germany
How should the military, civil authorities, and the private sector work together?

NATOSource

Jan 3, 2017

The Role of the US Military in Defending Essential Infrastructure in a High End Cyber Conflict

By Franklin D. Kramer, Robert J. Butler, and Catherine Lotrionte

This paper analyzes cyber’s role in deterrence and defense—and specifically the military-civil nexus and the relationship between the Department of Defense (DoD), the civil agencies, and the key private operational cyber entities,

Cybersecurity Security & Defense
Norwegian exercise Viking Ymer, Nov. 21, 2016

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Jan 3, 2017

Norway, an Exemplar of NATO Burden-Sharing

By Sigurd Neubauer, Foreign Affairs

Norway has certainly benefitted from U.S. security guarantees and has, in the process, transformed itself from an impoverished nation, at the end of World War II, to one of the world’s richest today.

NATO Northern Europe
Estonian Defense Minister Margus Tsahkna with senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Amy Klobuchar, Dec. 27, 2016

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Dec 29, 2016

Senators Reassure Wary Baltic Nations That U.S. Won’t Abandon NATO

By Sewell Chan, New Yorl Times

Three American senators arrived in Tallinn, Estonia on Tuesday to reassure the Baltic nations that the United States remained committed to their defense and to the NATO alliance.

NATO Northern Europe
President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, and President of the European Council Donald Tusk, Dec. 13, 2016

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Dec 13, 2016

Taking EU-NATO Cooperation to a New Level

By Donald Tusk, Jean-Claude Juncker, and Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

Rising from the ashes of World War II, NATO and what is now the European Union were created with one goal: to prevent the horrors of another war in Europe….

European Union International Organizations
NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller, Oct. 17, 2016

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Dec 13, 2016

Trump Team Working to Remove Top NATO Official

By Josh Rogin, Washington Post

The incoming Trump administration is looking to get rid of the No. 2 official at NATO, an American nominated by President Obama whom most Republicans don’t trust.

NATO Security & Defense
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Dec. 2, 2016

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Dec 12, 2016

Head of Intelligence Warns of Russian Influence Operations Inside Sweden

By The Local (Sweden)

Must is the branch of the Swedish Armed Forces that is the main foreign intelligence agency in the country. Its head, Major General Gunnar Karlson, spoke openly about Russian attempts to influence Sweden during an interview with SVT’s Agenda show on Sunday evening….

Intelligence Northern Europe
President-elect Donald Trump, Dec. 6, 2016

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Dec 8, 2016

Donald Trump’s Position on the Use of US Military Power

By Donald Trump, C-SPAN

And finally, a commitment to only engage the use of military forces when it’s in the vital national security interest of the United States.

NATO Security & Defense