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President Donald Trump, National Harbor, Maryland, February 24, 2017

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Dec 21, 2017

Trump’s New National Security Strategy and NATO

By Donald Trump, White House

Unfair burden-sharing with our allies and inadequate investment in our own defense had invited danger from those who wish us harm….

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President Donald Trump before signing Space Policy Directive 1, Dec. 11,2017

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Dec 21, 2017

Trump’s speech undermines Trump’s new strategy

By Donald Trump, White House

In Afghanistan, our troops are no longer undermined by artificial timelines, and we no longer tell our enemies of our plans.

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President Donald Trump, Prescott Valley, Arizona, Oct. 4, 2016

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Dec 13, 2017

Trump Again Questions US Commitment to Defend NATO Allies

By Donald Trump, Real Clear Politics

I’ve strengthen our relationships with America’s allies and asked other NATO members to pay their fair share and now the money is pouring in. The money is pouring in.

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Wilson Center, Nov. 28, 2017.

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Nov 30, 2017

Secretary of State Tillerson on Strengthening Western Alliances

By Rex Tillerson, Department of State

Under President Trump, the United States remains committed to our enduring relationship with Europe. Our security commitments to European allies are ironclad.

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Nov. 8, 2017

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Nov 9, 2017

Defense Ministers Agree to Strengthen NATO’s Cyber Defenses with National Capabilities

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

[W]e discussed ways to strengthen our cyber defences.

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Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Nov.8, 2017

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Nov 9, 2017

Mattis Briefs NATO Defense Ministers on Russia’s Violation of the INF Treaty

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

Secretary Mattis briefed the allies on the INF Treaty and the U.S. has determined that Russia is in violation of the INF Treaty, so that was an important message in his brief.

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at meeting of NATO defense ministers, Nov. 7, 2017

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Nov 8, 2017

NATO Announces Major Changes to Its Military Command Structure

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

We have just had a very good meeting with the Defence Ministers of the NATO Allied countries.

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Nov 7, 2017

NATO Preparing New Doctrine for Cyber Operations

By Morgan Chalfant, The Hill

Merle Maigre, who directs NATO’s cyber center headquartered in Tallin, Estonia, outlined the alliance’s multi-pronged efforts on cybersecurity during an appearance at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, October 26, 2017

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Oct 30, 2017

NATO Chief says Allies Concerned about Russian Phone Jamming

By Lorne Cook, AP

NATO allies have raised concerns about what they call Russia’s use of a kind of electronic warfare during military exercises last month that jammed some phone networks, alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday.

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Hawk missile system fired during Saber Guardian exercise in Romania, July 19, 2017

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Oct 25, 2017

NATO Faces Serious Shortcomings in Command Revamp

By Matthias Gebauer, Konstantin von Hammerstein, Peter Müller, and Christoph Schult, Spiegel

Since the end of June, a report marked “NATO SECRET” has been circulating in headquarters in Brussels that unsparingly lists the alliance’s weaknesses.

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