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"Out of 36 operations launched by the Alliance since the end of the Cold War, 10 were primarily maritime operations."

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Jul 24, 2015

The Naval Alliance: Preparing NATO for a Maritime Century

By Magnus Nordenman, Atlantic Council

In the coming decades, it is likely that the maritime domain will become increasingly congested and competitive.

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UK Foreign Minister Philip Hammond, June 30, 2015

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Jul 23, 2015

Foreign Minister Raises Problem of ‘Cumbersome’ Decision Making Process in UK and NATO

By Kiran Stacey, Financial Times

Philip Hammond has warned that western powers are at a disadvantage in dealing with Russia because of their “cumbersome” democratic processes.

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RAF Typhoon, May 8, 2014

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Jul 22, 2015

British Fighter Plane Numbers to Reach ‘All-Time Low’

By BBC

Defence analysis group IHS Jane’s said the RAF could be left with 127 combat jets by the end of the decade as 87 Tornados and the first tranche of 53 Typhoon jets are due to be retired.

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US Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Ray Odierno, July 1, 2015

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Jul 20, 2015

US Army Wants to Position More Tanks, Artillery, and Armored Vehicles in Europe

By Wall Street Journal and Army Times

From Julian E. Barnes, Wall Street Journal:  The head of the Army said on Friday that he was taking steps to offset the continuing reduction of U.S. forces in Europe,

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Finnish soldiers

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Jul 19, 2015

Finland To Deploy Quick Response Units Along Russian Border

By Gerard O'Dwyer, Defense News

Finland’s Armed Forces Command has added a quick response dynamic with plans to locate rapid reaction units (RRUs) to military districts that fall under the command of the country’s four military provinces.

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General Sir Nicholas Houghton, Chief of the UK Defense Staff. April 4, 2013

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Jul 16, 2015

Top Military Officer Identifies UK Mistakes and Makes Powerful Case for Strong Defense

By Nicholas Houghton, Ministry of Defense

[F]or 25 years the United Kingdom, together with much of the Western world and most of our NATO Allies, has been investing less in our capacity to conduct serious war fighting.

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UK Gen. Sir Nicholas Houghton and US Gen. Martin Dempsey, Jan. 22, 2015

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Jul 16, 2015

UK Defense Chief Sees Air Force Combat Jet Fleet Stretched

By Robert Wall, Wall Street Journal

Britain’s top military officer said Wednesday the country’s fleet of combat jets is stretched to the limit and could struggle to take on additional roles in fighting Islamist extremists in the Middle East without scaling back elsewhere.

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NATO ships in the Black Sea, Sept, 18, 2014

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Jul 15, 2015

Russia Invited to Observe Key NATO Military Exercise

By Julian E. Barnes, Wall Street Journal

Among the guests invited to observe the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s biggest military exercise in more than a decade will be the alliance’s once, and potentially future, adversary: the Russians.

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General Phil Jones, NATO Spokesperson Oana Lungescu and General Hans-Lothar Domrose, July 16, 2015

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Jul 15, 2015

Details of Trident Juncture, NATO’s Largest Exercise in 13 Years

By Oana Lungescu, NATO

Trident Juncture 15 will take place in October and November, mainly in Spain, Italy and Portugal.

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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Russian President Vladimir Putin, April 8, 2015

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Jul 14, 2015

5 Reasons NATO Fears a Grexit

By Robbie Gramer and Rachel Rizzo

The risks of Greece exiting the eurozone are not confined to economics. The crisis poses five very real challenges to NATO that many defense officials are overlooking — at NATO’s peril.

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