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Mar 15, 2019

#StrongerWithAllies: US combat engineer’s job is digging foxholes to protect armored vehicles

By Hal Foster

Pilkington’s Berserker Troop platoon has been training with Polish soldiers in the huge Bemowo Piskie Training Area of northern Poland for several months.

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Poland

NATOat70

Mar 14, 2019

A ‘renewed resolve’ in Congress to reinforce NATO

By Ashish Kumar Sen

In an exclusive interview, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) says US role in NATO has been "worth every penny."

NATO
Russia

NATOat70

Mar 13, 2019

Former NATO ambassador urges Congress to protect the Alliance

By David A. Wemer

"The United States Congress can play a role to reassure allies and check and balance the president," Douglas Lute said.

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NATOat70

Mar 13, 2019

Twenty years later, NATO allies remain strong members of the family

By David A. Wemer

The strength the Poles, Hungarians, and Czechs still see in the Alliance should inspire the other NATO member states.

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Hungary

New Atlanticist

Mar 8, 2019

#StrongerWithAllies: British national security adviser sees US role central to facing global challenges

By Ashish Kumar Sen

It is critical for allies to work together in the face of global challenges to democratic values and principles, Mark Sedwill said.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 5, 2019

After Hanoi: The road ahead for the United States and North Korea

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Kim “needs a different kind of future for [North Korea] and his regime, and he’s prepared to take some risks to do it,” said Kathleen Stephens, a former US ambassador to South Korea.

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UkraineAlert

Mar 4, 2019

Why do so few presidential candidates support NATO and EU membership?

By Taras Kuzio

Out of forty-two candidates who are running for president in the Ukrainian elections on March 31, only eleven support NATO and EU membership. This represents a lower proportion of supporters than the over 300 deputies who voted on three occasions to change the constitution to include those two goals. Batkivshchina (Fatherland) party and the Radical […]

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Elections

New Atlanticist

Mar 4, 2019

Lithuania: NATO should step up in post-INF reality

By Teri Schultz

The Lithuanian government continues to make the case that limiting arms-control efforts to the 9M729 outlawed by the INF Treaty is a short-sighted and dangerously narrow view

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NATO

UkraineAlert

Mar 4, 2019

Who is ready to lead Ukraine?

By Kostiantyn Romashko

It’s election season in Ukraine. While there are forty-two candidates officially registered, the competition, according to recent polls, comes down to three: incumbent President Petro Poroshenko, former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, and newcomer and comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy. In January, UkraineAlert examined the foreign policy views of the five leading candidates. Now we narrow the focus […]

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New Atlanticist

Mar 4, 2019

Some child soldiers get rehabilitation, others get prison

By Jo Becker

With the rise of violent extremist groups, many countries have adopted much more aggressive counterterrorism measures, including a marked increase in the detention and prosecution of children.

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