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New Atlanticist

Jun 29, 2015

Ukraine, China, ISIS Top Long List of Challenges for EU, NATO

By Ariel Cohen

The unity and strategic viability of the transatlantic alliance and the US major non-NATO democratic allies, including Japan, South Korea, Australia, Israel, the Philippines, and others, will be severely tested in the years to come. As always, freedom is not free, and its price is constant vigilance. The United States and its allies face significant […]

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Norwegian soldiers, March 6, 2010

NATOSource

Jun 29, 2015

Most Norwegians Worried About Invasion: Survey

By The Local (Norway)

A new survey carried out for Norway’s armed forces has shown a sharp increase in the number of Norwegians who are worried about a war or attack on Norwegian soil.

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UkraineAlert

Jun 29, 2015

Youth platform is transforming Eastern Ukraine

By Melinda Haring

Freedom Home's platform is unique in eastern Ukraine, and its organizers want to make it sustainable.

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MENASource

Jun 29, 2015

Top News: Bombing in Egypt Leaves Top Prosecutor Dead

By MENASource

Egypt’s Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat died following a bomb attack on his vehicle early Monday, medical sources said. Earlier reports had suggested Barakat was stable. One civilian and five members of the security forces were also injured in the attack on the prosecutor’s convoy near the military academy in Heliopolis.

MENASource

Jun 29, 2015

Top News: Egypt’s Top Prosecutor Killed in Bomb Attack

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s Prosecutor General, Hisham Barakat, died following a bomb attack on his vehicle early Monday, medical sources said. Earlier reports had suggested Barakat was stable.

MENASource

Jun 29, 2015

EconSource: Aden Oil refinery Ablaze as Yemen Rebels Shell Port

By EconSource

A fire erupted at Aden’s oil refinery Saturday when rebels shelled the nearby port to prevent a Qatari ship carrying aid from docking.

MENASource

Jun 29, 2015

Are Syria’s Kurds America’s New Best Friend?

By Michael Stephens and Aaron Stein

The recent capture of the Syrian border town of Tal Abyad held by the fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), by Syrian Kurdish forces (known as the YPG) is a major development in the course of the war in Syria. The result is that Kurdish forces are now poised to […]

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New Atlanticist

Jun 26, 2015

Top Pentagon Official Disputes Russian Claims that Aegis Ashore Violates INF Treaty

By Larry Luxner

Russia must return to compliance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty or face unspecified consequences from the United States, a top Pentagon official warned June 25 in a keynote address to the Atlantic Council. Brian P. McKeon, Principal Deputy Secretary for Policy at the Department of Defense, denied a continuing charge by the Kremlin […]

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French Mirage 2000N, Oct. 13, 2013

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Jun 26, 2015

France Fills the American Arms Void

By Owen Daniels and Robbie Gramer, Politico Europe

Through a series of recent sales worth billions, most recently a $12 billion deal with Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday, the Rafale has become the backbone of Paris’s realpolitik economic diplomacy

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President of the EU Council Donald Tusk, June 25, 2015

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Jun 26, 2015

EU Urges More Defense Spending in Dangerous Times

By Adrian Croft, Reuters

European Council President Donald Tusk urged European leaders to spend more on defense on Friday as deadly attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait drove home his point about dramatic changes to the security situation in Europe and its neighborhood.

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