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NATO Must Stick to its Guns on its Eastern Flank

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NATO Must Stick to its Guns on its Eastern Flank

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Jun 30, 2016

NATO Must Stick to its Guns on its Eastern Flank

By Lauren Speranza

As its summit in Warsaw approaches, NATO is bolstering defenses on its eastern flank, increasing military presence, improving infrastructure, and conducting military exercises. While praised in some circles, NATO’s actions have also drawn criticism. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has accused the Alliance of “warmongering” and ratcheting up tensions with Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin […]

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In the News

Jun 30, 2016

Kampani Writes for Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: India’s Evolving Civil-Military Institutions in an Operational Nuclear Context

By Gaurav Kampani

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Georgia's President Giorgi Margvelashvili, June 8, 2016

NATOSource

Jun 29, 2016

NATO Summit Special Series: Georgia

By Laura Linderman

Georgia is wedged precariously between a NATO ambivalent about expansion and a giant neighbor bent on including it in its sphere of influence.

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Russia

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 29, 2016

The British Army of the Vistula

By James Hasik

Concerns about the implications of Brexit to European security may be overblown. At the beginning of last week, as everyone else in the commentariat was commenting, I resolved myself not to comment on Brexit. But after a flurry of articles about Britain turning inward, I want everyone to calm down. Just yesterday, US Secretary of […]

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Jun 29, 2016

NATO Summit Special Series: Denmark and Norway

By Ann-Sofie Dahl

The two Scandinavian allies strongly supported the outcome of the last NATO Summit in Wales, with a renewed focus on deterrence and reassurance measures to counter Russian aggression in the Baltic Sea region.

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In the News

Jun 29, 2016

Healey in Christian Science Monitor: Chinese Cyberespionage is Down. That’s a Win for Obama’s Diplomacy

By Jason Healey

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UkraineAlert

Jun 29, 2016

Now Is Not the Time to Scrap the Minsk Agreement

By John E. Herbst

A Reply to David J. Kramer Editor’s Note: On June 22, Ambassador John Herbst and David J. Kramer debated whether we should bury the Minsk agreement, the troubled ceasefire agreement in Ukraine, at an Atlantic Council event in Washington, DC. Their remarks have been adapted from the debate. Ukraine’s discussion of the war with Russia […]

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New Atlanticist

Jun 29, 2016

It’s Time to Scrap the Minsk Agreement

By David J. Kramer

Editor’s Note: On June 22, Ambassador John Herbst and David Kramer debated whether we should bury the Minsk agreement, the troubled ceasefire agreement in Ukraine, at an Atlantic Council event in Washington, DC. Their remarks have been adapted from the debate. The Minsk ceasefire agreement, signed February 15, 2015, by the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, […]

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Polish soldier in NATO's Noble Jump exercise, June 18, 2015

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Jun 28, 2016

NATO Summit Special Series: Poland

By Ian Brzezinski

NATO’s meeting of heads of state on July 8th in Warsaw will be the Alliance’s most important summit since the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 28, 2016

Atlantic Council Report Advocates Troop Buildup in Europe in Response to Russian Threat

By Ashish Kumar Sen

NATO must respond to threats from Russia by permanently stationing troops in the Baltic States, Poland, and the Black Sea region, according to a new Atlantic Council report. “These are clearly modest—in terms of the troop commitments—measures designed to stabilize the alliance, protect our smaller allies in the east, and do what the NATO alliance […]

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