Meeting the Russian hybrid challenge

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Meeting the Russian hybrid challenge

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Meeting the Russian hybrid challenge

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May 30, 2017

Meeting the Russian hybrid challenge

By Franklin D. Kramer and Lauren M. Speranza

Since its takeover of Crimea in 2014, Russia has become increasingly emboldened, undertaking actions that, rather than propping up a failing regime, strike directly against the functioning of Western democracy. Employing a combination of “hybrid” actions–political, diplomatic, informational, cyber-, economic, covert and low-level force–the Kremlin has targeted countries not only on the fringes of its […]

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In the News

May 29, 2017

Grundman Joins Defense & Aerospace Report to Discuss US-NATO Relations After Brussels Trip

By Steven Grundman

Listen to the full interview here.

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Security & Defense

Defense Industrialist

May 27, 2017

Exports and end-use

By James Hasik

We can ask the US Army to arm, advise, and assist its allies in the Iraqi Army, or we can ask the Army to consolidate its spreadsheets. For Iraqis, this fight is existential, and I’d rather they simply crushed ISIS. Wars may be audits themselves, but wars this hot may be no time for audits.

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Defense Industry

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May 25, 2017

Why Africa matters to US national security

By Africa Center

On May 25, 2017, on the occasion of the fifty-fourth celebration of Africa Day, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center launched its newest report, “Why Africa Matters to US National Security.” The author, former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council Grant Harris, argues that a re-assessment […]

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New Atlanticist

May 25, 2017

Putin, Not Trump, Has Led NATO Members to Increase Defense Spending

By Kelly Russo

While US President Donald J. Trump admonished the United States’ NATO allies at a meeting in Brussels on May 25 for not spending enough on collective defense, it is the threat posed by Russia that has been a bigger factor in galvanizing the allies’ defense commitments, according to a former deputy secretary general of NATO. […]

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In the News

May 25, 2017

Benitez Quoted by Foreign Policy on How Trump’s Behavior at NATO Summit Was a Victory for Putin

By Jorge Benitez

Read the full article here.

NATO
Security & Defense

In the News

May 25, 2017

Benitez Quoted by Stars and Stripes on Trump’s Controversial Comments at NATO Summit

By Jorge Benitez

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NATO
Security & Defense

In the News

May 25, 2017

Benitez Quoted by the Guardian About Trump’s Controversial Remarks to NATO Leaders

By Jorge Benitez

Read the full article here.

NATO
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In the News

May 25, 2017

Wieslander in Euractiv: Beyond the Article 5 Backlash—What Really Happened with Trump and NATO

By Anna Wieslander

Read the full article here.

NATO
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Report

May 25, 2017

Why Africa matters to US national security

By Grant T. Harris

African nations have rarely been perceived as essential partners in the pursuit of US national security and economic interests, but a re-assessment of Africa’s strategic importance is past due. Transnational threats emanating from the continent continue to evolve, and trade and investment relationships have deepened. A better and broader understanding of the threats and opportunities […]

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