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Estonian troops participating in Steadfast Jazz exercise, Nov. 3, 2013

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Feb 17, 2016

Expert on NATO Calls for Permanent Alliance Military Presence in Baltics As Hedge Against Russia Military Action

By John Grady, USNI News

A leading analyst on NATO policy called for the alliance to place a permanent military presence in Baltic member states as a hedge against a more active Russian military.

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Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipil, June 8, 2015

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Feb 12, 2016

Sweden and Finland: Common Destiny or Common Diversity?

By Tomas Bertelman

More than a year ago, I presented a study commissioned by the Swedish Minister of Defense, which pointed to the growing contradictions in current Swedish security policy.

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The geo-strategic area around Suwalki, Poland has a rich and complex history

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Feb 9, 2016

NATO’s Vulnerable Link in Europe: Poland’s Suwalki Gap

By Agnia Grigas

The Pentagon’s decision to quadruple its 2017 budget for European defence due to the perceived threat of Russian aggression and the recent RAND report noting the difficulties NATO would have defending the Baltic States, are once again bringing to the forefront the risks on Europe’s frontier states.

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Defense ministers at meeting of NATO-Ukraine Commission, June 25, 2015

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Feb 8, 2016

NATO Defense Ministers to Discuss New Hybrid Warfare Playbook

By Julian E. Barnes, Wall Street Journal

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is developing a new strategy to speed decision-making and improve its response to the kind of unconventional warfare the West says Russia has used in Crimea and eastern Ukraine

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Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Dec. 3, 2015

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Feb 4, 2016

A NATO Message for Mr. Putin

By Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal

[W]e’re glad to see the Obama Administration finally doing more to secure NATO’s eastern front against Russia

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The 2015 annual report by NATO's Secretary General

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Feb 1, 2016

Valuable Data from the Annual Report by NATO’s Secretary General

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

The NATO Response Force (NRF) is a highly ready and technologically advanced multinational force made up of land, air, maritime and Special Operations Forces components that the Alliance can deploy quickly, wherever needed, when authorised by the North Atlantic Council

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Europe's Threat Environment

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Jan 27, 2016

Pentagon: Top Priority of US Military Forces in Europe is to Deter Russian Aggression

By United States European Command

In response to the theater challenges and desired end states, and in support of higher level guidance, USEUCOM will concentrate its collective efforts on six theater priorities over the next three to five years.

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Jan 26, 2016

NATO’s Five Global Hawk Drones Due in Sicily by Year’s End

By Tom Kington, Defense News

NATO is due to have all five of its Global Hawks delivered by year end to a Sicilian air base where 600 personnel will keep them flying, officials said

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Russian Missile Hovercraft Bora

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Jan 21, 2016

Russia to Respond to NATO Black Sea Force by Deploying New Weapons – Report

By RT

The Russian Army and Navy will deploy additional forces and modern weapons to its southwest in reply to NATO’s plans to boost its presence in the Black Sea region, a Russian newspaper reported quoting Defense Ministry sources.

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USS Porter and Romania's ROS Marcellariu training in the Black Sea, July 14, 2015

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Jan 21, 2016

Romania Wants Permanent NATO Black Sea Force

By Transitions Online and EurasiaNet

From Transitions Online: At NATO’s July summit, Bucharest will propose that a regular multinational naval force patrol the area.

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