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Tweet by SACEUR Gen. Philip Breedlove

NATOSource

Feb 20, 2014

NATO Chief Tweets Ukraine Military In a Plea for Peace

By Kevin Baron, Defense One

Call it a modern day battlefield demarche. Gen. Phil Breedlove, NATO supreme allied commander, took to Twitter and Facebook to reach Ukraine’s new military chiefs and request talks with toward ending the violent uprisings now drawing worldwide attention.

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Former Finnish Minister of Defense Elisabeth Rehn at the Pentagon, May 19, 1993

NATOSource

Feb 18, 2014

Former Finnish Defense Minister Rehn: I am No Longer Sure About the Strength of NATO

By Lithuania Tribune

The chief editor of The Lithuania Tribune Ruslanas Iržikevičius talked to Elisabeth Rehn, former Minister of Defence of Finland.

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Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

NATOSource

Feb 13, 2014

NATO Committed to the Security of the Western Balkans

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

NATO is committed to the stability and security of the Western Balkans, and to the Euro-Atlantic integration of those nations that aspire to join our Alliance.

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, February 1, 2014

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Feb 3, 2014

NATO Secretary General Concerned About Russian Plans to Deploy Offensive Weapon Systems

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

I am convinced that the vision that we agreed in 2010 in Lisbon remains the right one: a true strategic partnership between NATO and Russia. But I am concerned that in key areas, we remain too far apart.

Belarus
Europe & Eurasia
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.

Europe & Eurasia
European Union
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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