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New Atlanticist

Apr 1, 2019

What makes an ally? Sweden and Finland as NATO partners

By Anna Wieslander

Hesitation toward Alliance membership has not prevented Sweden or Finland from closer cooperation with NATO on territorial defense.

NATO
NATO Partnerships

In the News

Apr 1, 2019

Wieslander in European Leadership Network: A new Strategic Concept for NATO’s 70th birthday?

By Atlantic Council

Conflict
Crisis Management

New Atlanticist

Dec 21, 2018

NATO owes Secretary Mattis a debt of gratitude

By Jamie Shea

No other leader in Washington could combine the civilian and military perspectives, listen to the Allies yet speak truth to power on both sides of the Atlantic without at any time raising doubts as to his fundamental commitment to the Atlantic project as an irreversible gain from history.

NATO
NATO Partnerships

MENASource

Aug 29, 2018

Bilateral basing squabbles: Incirlik and America’s out of area wars

By Aaron Stein

The American alliance with Turkey is in crisis. The two NATO allies have divergent interests in the Middle East, stemming from differing policies towards non-state actors. The United States, as the dominant external power in the Middle East, has made counter-terrorism the focal point of its Middle East strategy. American policy is linked to pervasive […]

Middle East
NATO Partnerships

Issue Brief

Feb 20, 2018

Shaping strategy for comprehensive and effective Western policy in Eastern Europe

By Maksym Khylko

“The West’s failure to respond to Russia’s breaches of international law demonstrates weakness and undermines US credibility,” writes Dr. Maksym Khylko, in “Shaping Strategy for Comprehensive and Effective Western Policy in Eastern Europe,” a new issue brief by the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center. In the past ten years, Russia has invaded Georgia and Ukraine, illegally […]

Crisis Management
Eastern Europe

Issue Brief

Feb 20, 2018

Shaping strategy for comprehensive and effective Western policy in Eastern Europe

By Maksym Khylko

This issue brief examines the strategies that the West can employ to combat the Kremlin's challenges to regional security and the rule of law in Eastern Europe.

Crisis Management
Eastern Europe

MENASource

Sep 8, 2017

Turkey’s fighter pilot problems

By Aaron Stein

The failed coup-attempt on July 15, 2016 upended the Turkish Air Force and prompted the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to purge pilots and air crews from the military. The Air Force played a central part in the failed coup attempt. Although only some two-dozen F-16 pilots took part in the coup in eleven […]

NATO Partnerships
Turkey
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NATOSource

Apr 20, 2017

Saudi-Led Coalition Setting Up Mobile Force to Fight Terrorism

By Saeed Shah and Margherita Stancati, Wall Street Journal

A Saudi-led coalition force of 41 countries is now taking shape and has found a focus: protecting member nations against the threat from Islamic State

Iran
NATO
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NATOSource

Mar 16, 2017

Turkey Blocks Some Cooperation with NATO partners as EU Row Escalates

By Tom Körkemeier and Shadia Nasralla, Reuters

Turkey has blocked some military training and other work with NATO “partner countries” in an apparent escalation of a diplomatic dispute with EU states, officials and sources said on Wednesday….

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NATO Partnerships
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NATOSource

Mar 15, 2017

Egypt Appoints Ambassador to NATO

By NATO, State Information Service

From Jens Stoltenberg, NATO:  I welcome very much that Egypt is establishing a mission to NATO and will appoint an ambassador to NATO.

NATO
NATO Partnerships

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