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SACEUR Gen. Philip Breedlove, May 21, 2014

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Jul 31, 2015

NATO Commander Concerned About Russia’s Belligerency and Repeated Talk of Using Nuclear Weapons

By PBS

Excerpts from PBS interview with NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Philip Breedlove by Gwen Ifill, July 29, 2015.

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, July 28, 2015

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Jul 31, 2015

NATO Greenlights New Defense Training Program for Iraq

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

NATO Allies have just agreed on a defence capacity building package for Iraq. It will help strengthen the country’s security and defence sector by providing support in areas where NATO is best-placed to add value.

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Finnish Army helicopter, August 7, 2010

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Jul 30, 2015

Minister Niinistö: Finland Needs to Rethink its Defense of Åland Islands

By Estonian Public Broadcasting and YLE

From Estonian Public Broadcasting:  Finnish Defense Minister Jussi Niinistö has disclosed that Finland is planning to test its defenses of Åland Islands from “little green men.”

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Estonian soldier participating in NATO's Steadfast Javelin Exercise, May 11, 2015

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Jul 30, 2015

Gaps in NATO Hybrid Defense

By Mark Galeotti, War on the Rocks

[In hybrid warfare,] soldiers are often the last, not the first into the breach, only appearing once the war has been all but won through political and economic subversion, division, and demoralization.

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RAF Typhoons Intercept Russian Jets, July 24, 2015

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Jul 30, 2015

British Fighters Intercept Ten Russian Military Aircraft in One Mission

By Royal Air Force and Telegraph

From Royal Air Force:  On Friday 24th July as part of NATO’s ongoing mission to police Baltic airspace, RAF Typhoons intercepted 10 Russian aircraft during a single Baltic Air Patrol, Quick Reaction Alert mission:

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NATO meeting to discuss terrorists attacks in Turkey, July 28, 2015

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Jul 29, 2015

Possible Division in NATO Over Turkey’s Attacks Against Kurds

By Julian Barnes, Joe Parkinson, and Ayla Albayrak, Wall Street Journal

As the NATO ambassadors met in Brussels, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan effectively declared the three-year-old peace process with the PKK over. His air force bombed militants affiliated with the group in the country’s southeastern Kurdish heartland.

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Oct. 9, 2014

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Jul 29, 2015

What Support Does Turkey Want from NATO?

By Economist

ON TUESDAY representatives of each of NATO’s 28 member states gathered at the organisation’s headquarters in Brussels, at Turkey’s behest, to address the security threats that country faces related to the Syrian civil war.

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Then Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, May 28, 2010

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Jul 28, 2015

Turkey’s Erdogan Calls on NATO to ‘Do Its Part’

By Anadolu Agency

Turkey’s president on Tuesday called on NATO to “do its part” in helping address the country’s concerns over security on its borders.

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NATO meeting to discuss terrorists attacks in Turkey, July 28, 2015

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Jul 28, 2015

NATO Backs Turkey on Islamic State, Some Allies Urge Peace with Kurds

By Robin Emmott and Nick Tattersall, Reuters

NATO gave Turkey its full political support in fighting militants in Syria and Iraq at an emergency meeting on Tuesday but several nations urged Ankara not to undermine the Kurdish peace process by using excessive military force.

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North Atlantic Council meeting following Turkey’s request for Article 4 consultations, July 28, 2015

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Jul 28, 2015

NATO Allies Issue Statement of Solidarity with Turkey

By NATO

The North Atlantic Council met today at Turkey’s request to hold consultations under Article 4 of the Washington Treaty, which states that “the parties will consult whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence, or security of any of the parties is threatened.”

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