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Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski, March 2, 2016

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Mar 17, 2016

Foreign Minister: Poland Wants to be ‘Protected Right Now’

By Judy Dempsey, Strategic Europe

Excerpts from interview of Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski by Judy Dempsey, Senior Associate at Carnegie Europe and editor in chief of “Strategic Europe.”

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General Curtis Scaparrotti is Commander of United Nations Command, ROK-US Combined Forces Command, and US Forces Korea

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Mar 11, 2016

NATO Announces Nomination of General Curtis Scaparrotti as Supreme Allied Commander Europe

By NATO and United States Forces Korea

From NATO:  The North Atlantic Council approved the nomination of General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, United States Army, to the post of Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama, June 18, 2012

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Mar 10, 2016

Obama Does Not Believe Invading Ukraine or Saving Assad Makes Putin ‘a Player’

By Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic

He [President Barack Obama] described a relationship with Putin that doesn’t quite conform to common perceptions.

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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and President Barack Obama, Sept. 28, 2015

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Mar 10, 2016

Obama Sees Ukraine as Putin’s Client State

By Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic

Russia’s invasion of Crimea in early 2014, and its decision to use force to buttress the rule of its client Bashar al-Assad, have been cited by Obama’s critics as proof that the post-red-line world no longer fears America.

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President Barack Obama, Nov. 18, 2011

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Mar 10, 2016

Obama Unhappy with Allies, Upset at Free Riders

By Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic

“Free riders aggravate me,” he [President Barack Obama] told me.

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Soldiers of the 1st BCT, 1st Cavalry Division training in Latvia, Oct. 14, 2014

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Mar 9, 2016

General Hodges and the Return of US Land Power in Europe

By Jen Judson, Defense News

I think that the announcement by the president of this ERI request is a great signal of a United States commitment to Europe. … It is a demonstration of the importance of land power … as a part of how the US contributes to assurance and deterrence.

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US Marine in BALTOPS, June 14, 2012

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Mar 7, 2016

Who will Defend the Baltics? NATO, the US and Baltic Sea Security

By Anna Wieslander

In times of tension with Russia, security for the other Baltic Sea states is highly dependent on external allies.

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Russian military jets, May 9, 2010

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Mar 7, 2016

Russia Says it Will Cut Defense Budget by 5 Percent

By Sputnik and Reuters

From Sputnik:  The Russian Defense Ministry’s budget cuts will amount to 5 percent instead of the previously reported 10 percent and will not affect the state armament and social programs, Deputy Defense Minister Tatiana Shevtsova said on Saturday.

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US Abrams tanks in a military exercise in Latvia, Nov. 6, 2014

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Mar 7, 2016

US Considering Permanent Return of One or More Army Brigades to Europe

By Andrew Tilghman, Military Times

The Pentagon is discussing plans to permanently move one or more Army brigade combat teams back to Europe, where the top American commander has signaled an urgent need to shore up allied defenses against the Russians, Military Times has learned.

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British Marines skiing in Norway, Feb. 17, 2014

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Mar 1, 2016

NATO Warned of Vulnerability to Moscow in Eastern Europe

By Sam Jones, Financial Times

A chorus of voices across Nato is warning that the alliance cannot defend Europe’s eastern border against an increasingly aggressive Russia.

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