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Czech soldiers participating in 1st Noble Jump exercise, April 9, 2015

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Jun 9, 2015

NATO Spearhead Troops Practice Fast Deployment in Poland

By AP and Allied Command Operations

From Monika Scislowska, AP:  Hundreds of NATO troops with heavy equipment began a military exercise in Poland on Tuesday, testing the alliance’s rapid response readiness in the face of new security challenges on its eastern flank….

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JCS Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, May 7, 2015

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Jun 8, 2015

Dempsey: Russia Using Long-Range Aviation and Nuclear Forces to Send Clear Signal to Europe

By Julian Barnes, Wall Street Journal

Excerpts from interview with Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey by Julian Barnes, Wall Street Journal.

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NATO's first unmanned air vehicle, June 4, 2015

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Jun 5, 2015

NATO’s First Drone Rolls off Assembly Line

By NATO

The first of NATO’s five unmanned air vehicles rolled off the factory line in San Diego on Thursday, 4 June 2015.

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Feb. 5, 2015

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Jun 4, 2015

NATO Chief Slams Russia Amid Upsurge in Ukraine Conflict

By Reuters

NATO said on Thursday Russia was delivering sophisticated weaponry to rebels in eastern Ukraine,

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New Finnish government plans to study possibility of NATO membership

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Jun 3, 2015

Finland’s Exploration of NATO Membership: The Benefits of Joining the Alliance

By Mark Seip

Last week, Finland’s new government announced that they will explore the possibility of NATO membership.

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President Barack Obama in Warsaw, June 3, 2014

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Jun 3, 2015

The European Reassurance Initiative’s One Year Anniversary: Mixed Results

By Ian Brzezinski

On June 3, 2014, President Barack Obama announced the European Reassurance Initiative, ERI, a key element of his Administration’s strategy to counter Moscow’s provocative military actions, including Russia’ invasion of Ukraine, launched just three months earlier.

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"Little green men" after seizing military base in Crimea, March 9, 2014

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Jun 2, 2015

Post Crimea Europe: NATO In the Age of Limited Wars

By Jakub Grygiel, Wess Mitchell, and Octavian Manea, Small Wars Journal

Octavian Manea: In a Europe where the use of limited war becomes more and more a tool of choice, are the decisions taken in Wales – like the creation of super-rapid reaction force – appropriate to reassure the Eastern Flank?

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Swedish corvette HMS Helsingborg, June 30, 2008

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Jun 1, 2015

Foreign Incursions into Swedish Territorial Waters Expose Stockholm’s Military Shortcomings

By Elisabeth Braw, Politico Europe

At the end of the Cold War, Swedish submarine hunters commanded an arsenal featuring depth charges, torpedoes, and anti-submarine-warfare grenades, and surface submarine hunters were aided by a large number of helicopters, which easily spot movements in the water.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, May 10, 2015

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Jun 1, 2015

NATO: Countering Strategic Maskirovka

By Julian Lindley-French, Canadian Defense and Foreign Affairs Institute

What must NATO do to counter President Putin?

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, May 27, 2015

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May 29, 2015

NATO Leader Sees Dangerous Trend in Russia’s Nuclear Activities

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

Russia’s recent use of nuclear rhetoric, exercises and operations are deeply troubling.

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