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Presidents of the Baltic republics at NATO's Steadfast Jazz exercise, Nov. 6, 2013

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May 27, 2014

Europeans Explore Regional Security Relationships as Ukraine Crisis Tests NATO Solidarity

By Edward Lucas, POLITICO Magazine

[N]ow there are new concerns – verging from mere worries to outright fears of a new generation of abandonment by the West provoked by Russia’s land-grab in Ukraine and the Western weakness it has exposed.

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Italian surveillance drone (STRIX) participating in Unified Vision Exercise

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May 27, 2014

NATO’s Biggest ISR Exercise Currently Testing Drones and Satellites

By NATO

Unified Vision 2014 . . . is NATO’s biggest ever trial of Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR), comprising satellites, aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, naval vessels, ground sensors and human intelligence from 18 NATO Allies.

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Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Gen. Knud Bartels, May 22, 2014

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May 22, 2014

NATO’s Credibility and Deterrence Dependent on Deployable Forces

By Knud Bartels, NATO

Our view is that the global security situation is becoming increasingly unpredictable, unstable and interconnected, as demonstrated by the unilateral change of borders under use of force and the following unrest in Ukraine.

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Ukrainian Prime Minister Arsenii Yatseniuk and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

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May 21, 2014

NATO After Ukraine

By Bogdan Klich, Project Syndicate

Russia’s aggression in Ukraine has dispelled doubts about NATO’s importance. But recognizing potential dangers is not the same as developing an effective response.

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Defense Commission of the Swedish Parliament visited Lithuania

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May 16, 2014

Swedish Defense Commission Says Russian Aggression in Ukraine has Increased Risk in Nordic and Baltic Region

By Swedish Mission to NATO

The Swedish Parliamentary Defence Commission (Försvarsberedningen) presented its defence report to Minister for Defence Karin Enström on 15 May.

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NATO provides airlift support to African Union mission in Somalia, March 2010

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May 13, 2014

NATO and the African Union Increase Cooperation

By NATO

NATO and the African Union (AU) took a further step in advancing their cooperation, by signing on 8 May 2014 an agreement which formalizes the status of the NATO liaison office to the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin in Karelia, April 28, 2014

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May 9, 2014

Putin’s Nordic Shadow and Finland’s Growing Interest in NATO

By James Kirchick, Foreign Policy

[I]n the wake of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the once-dormant debate about joining NATO is heating up in both Finland and its Nordic neighbor, Sweden.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, May 6, 2014

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May 7, 2014

Prime Minister Abe: Japan and NATO Are ‘Natural Partners’

By Shinzo Abe, Office of the Prime Minister of Japan

Why Japan and NATO?

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

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May 6, 2014

Japan Strengthens Its Partnership with NATO

By NATO

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday (06 May 2014) signed a roadmap detailing areas where the Alliance and Japan will work to widen and deepen their longstanding partnership.

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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Feb. 27, 2014

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May 5, 2014

Hagel to NATO: We Must Summon ‘the Will to Invest in Our Alliance’

By Chuck Hagel, Department of Defense

America did not make commitments abroad “in search of monsters to destroy.” Instead, President Truman joined the North Atlantic Treaty because he said he was convinced that NATO would serve as “a shield against aggression and the fear of aggression”

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