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Troops participating in NATO's Noble Jump Exercise, June 18, 2015

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Sep 4, 2015

The Politics of 2 Percent: NATO and the Security Vacuum in Europe

By Jan Techau, Carnegie Europe

In 1990, the then 14 European members of NATO spent around $314 billion on defense collectively. In 2015, the alliance’s now 26 European members are expected to spend around $227 billion on defense.

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NATO activates staff units in 6 members states, Sept. 3, 2015

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Sep 3, 2015

NATO Activates Staff Units in Six Eastern Members

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

Today, we raise the NATO flag over six new headquarters. The NATO Force Integration Units. Here in Vilnius. But also in Bucharest, Bydgoszcz, Sofia, Riga, and Tallinn.

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"Sweden cannot expect military support if we are not full members"

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Sep 3, 2015

Swedes Lean Toward NATO, Await Moscow’s Response

By Paul McLeary

The leadership of Sweden’s Centre Party said Tuesday the time had come for a more serious consideration of joining the military alliance in the face of Russian aggression in Ukraine and increasing fears in the Baltic States about Moscow’s intentions.

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Chinese frigate Yueyang, July 25, 2014

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Sep 2, 2015

Chinese Warships Operating in Bering Sea Off Alaska Coast

By Jeremy Page and Gordon Lubold, Wall Street Journal

Five Chinese navy ships are currently operating in the Bering Sea, off the coast of Alaska, the first time the U.S. military has seen such activity in the area, Pentagon officials said Wednesday.

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Leader of Sweden's Center Party Annie Lööf, Oct. 15, 2014

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Sep 1, 2015

Sweden’s Center Party Changing Position, Leaders Now Call for Membership in NATO

By The Local (Sweden)

[T]he centre-right Alliance opposition has up until now been split on the issue with the largest party – the Moderates – and the Liberals being strongly in favour of Nato and its partners the Centre Party and the Christian Democrats taking a more hesitant stance.

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Chinese President Xi JinPing and Russian President Vladimir Putin, March 22, 2013

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Aug 31, 2015

China and Russia are Using Hacked Data to Target US Spies, Officials Say

By Brian Bennett and W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times

Foreign spy services, especially in China and Russia, are aggressively aggregating and cross-indexing hacked U.S. computer databases — including security clearance applications, airline records and medical insurance forms — to identify U.S. intelligence officers and agents,

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One of the tools Russia relies on is cyber espionage

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Aug 28, 2015

The Many Variants of Russian Cyber Espionage

By Patrik Maldre, ICDS

Last week, the IT security firm Trend Micro shined a light on yet another case of alleged Russian cyber espionage as part of a report on Operation Pawn Storm.

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Supreme Allied Commander Transformation General Jean-Paul Palomeros, March 24, 2015

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Aug 28, 2015

General Palomeros: NATO Troops Preparing for Maneuver Warfare

By Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One

NATO is preparing to hold its most complex military drills in decades — perhaps since the Cold War — as it readies allied troops for a range of hybrid combat scenarios that they might face in coming years.

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Soldiers in the 173rd Airborne Brigade, May 11, 2015

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Aug 27, 2015

The Case for NATO’s Military Presence in Central and Eastern Europe

By Artur Kacprzyk, PISM

Calls for a permanent NATO presence will not die down any time soon, given the persistence of Poland and the Baltic States both before and after the Wales summit.

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and staff, Aug. 27, 2015

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Aug 27, 2015

NATO Opens Joint Training and Evaluation Center in Georgia

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

Today marks an important moment in the NATO-Georgia relationship.

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