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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

NATOSource

Jan 29, 2014

NATO’s Rasmussen Criticizes Russian Pressure on Ukraine

By Nicholas Vinocur, Reuters

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen criticized Russia on Wednesday for pressuring Kiev not to sign a free trade pact with the European Union, a move that triggered mass protests.

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and President of the EU Council Herman Van Rompuy

Cyber 9/12 Project

Jan 28, 2014

NATO 2013 Report: Broadening Partnerships for Global Security

By NATO

Today’s global challenges require a cooperative approach to security. Complementing the close relationships among NATO member countries, partnerships are an increasingly important part of the Alliance’s core business.

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Finland's Defense Minister Carl Haglund

NATOSource

Jan 27, 2014

Finnish Defense Minister: EU will Never Become Europe’s Primary Defense Forum

By Jorge Benitez, Atlantic Council

During his trip to Washington to meet with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Finnish Defense Minister Carl Haglund sat down for an exclusive interview with Director of NATOSource Jorge Benitez.

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Finnish Defense Minister Carl Haglund

NATOSource

Jan 25, 2014

Finland’s Defense Minister on Regional Defense Cooperation and the Transatlantic Link

By Carl Haglund, Ministry of Defense of Finland

I would like to begin my remarks by highlighting the two key security partnerships that Finland has: the strong bilateral relationship with the United States and the active partnership we have with the Atlantic Alliance.

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New Zealand frigate HMNZS Te Mana

NATOSource

Jan 22, 2014

New Zealand Joins NATO’s Counter-Piracy Operation

By NATO

Following a formal exchange of letters signed Tuesday (21 January 2014) between NATO and the New Zealand Government, the Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS TE MANA is set to join the Alliance’s Operation Ocean Shield on 23 January

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Georgia hopes NATO will grant it a Membership Action Plan in 2014

NATOSource

Jan 16, 2014

Georgia Sets Sights On NATO Membership Action Plan

By Liz Fuller, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Differences have emerged within the Georgian leadership over the country’s desire to expedite its accession to NATO.

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Swedish Defense Minister Karin Enstrom and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

NATOSource

Jan 14, 2014

Sweden Considers Broader Alliances with NATO, EU

By Gerard O’Dwyer, Defense News

Recognizing that its self-defense capabilities are becoming inadequate, Sweden is shifting its strategic policy to embrace partnerships beyond its Nordic neighborhood, including NATO and the European Union.

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President Bill Clinton at the 1994 NATO Summit

NATOSource

Jan 13, 2014

US Honors Anniversary of PfP and Pledges to ‘Strengthen and Deepen’ NATO’s Partnerships

By Jen Psaki, Department of State

On January 11, 1994, the United States and the other allied nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) created the Partnership for Peace. Today marks its twentieth anniversary.

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, April 23, 2013

NATOSource

Jan 13, 2014

NATO Secretary General Commemorates Twentieth Anniversary of the Partnership for Peace

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

Twenty years ago today, at the Brussels Summit, NATO Heads of State and Government took a far-reaching decision: to create a Partnership for Peace with the countries of the Euro-Atlantic area.

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, October 23, 2013

NATOSource

Jan 2, 2014

NATO Secretary General Condemns Terrorist Attack in Russia

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

I strongly condemn the terrorist attack on a railway station in Volgograd, Russia, which killed and injured many people.

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