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NATOat70

Apr 4, 2019

NATO at seventy: Filling NATO’s critical defense-capability gaps

By Wayne Schroeder

The need to outfit and equip NATO for great power competition, as well as increased pressure to invest more in defense, provides an opportunity to strengthen NATO for the future. Yet the path forward is still unclear. What investments should be prioritized to ensure that NATO retains its fighting mindset well past its seventieth anniversary in 2019?

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NATOat70

Apr 3, 2019

Looking Ahead: The Alliance at 80

NATO Engages 2019 “Closing: Looking Ahead: The Alliance at 80”  

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Apr 3, 2019

Trump doctrine aims to strengthen NATO, says US official

By Ashish Kumar Sen

“Nothing in the Trump doctrine suggests that we are leaving the multilateral frameworks. But we are saying how do we right-size them, how do we make sure that they represent the national interest of the various nation-states,” Kiron Skinner said.

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NATOat70

Apr 3, 2019

Stronger Together: Allies in an Era of Great Power Confrontation

NATO Engages 2019 “Discussion: Stronger Together: Allies in an Era of Great Power Confrontation”  

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NATOat70

Apr 3, 2019

Germany, NATO, and Transatlantic Security

NATO Engages 2019 “Statement and Conversation: Germany, NATO, and Transatlantic Security”    Speaker: Heiko Maas, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Germany   Moderator: Karen Donfried, President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States   Location:  Washington, D.C.   Time:  4:25 p.m. EDT Date:  Wednesday, April 3, 2019  

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NATOat70

Apr 3, 2019

US Sen. Chris Murphy warns allies to be vigilant about the ‘quiet things’ Russia is doing

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Murphy says Russia funding "fight clubs and biker clubs" in the Baltic States to exploit domestic instability.

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NATOat70

Apr 3, 2019

Germany will meet its NATO commitments, foreign minister says

By David A. Wemer

NATO gave Germany a “second chance,” according to Maas. “We Germans won’t forget that.”

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Apr 3, 2019

NATO Engages: Congressional Conversation: The US Role in NATO and Enduring Value of the Transatlantic Bond

Atlantic Council NATO Engages 2019 “Congressional Conversation: The U.S. Role in NATO and Enduring Value of the Transatlantic Bond”  

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Apr 3, 2019

NATO Engages: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s Remarks

Atlantic Council NATO Engages 2019 “Statement and Conversation: The Alliance at 70: Perspectives from NATO HQ”  

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Security & Defense

NATOat70

Apr 3, 2019

After seventy years, the United States still supports NATO

By David A. Wemer

Washington has made it clear that US support for the transatlantic alliance remains steadfast.

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