Restoring Conventional Deterrence in Europe: How to Climb Out of the Joint Security Trap

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After a failed attack, Hezbollah’s propaganda seeks to prevent a wider war with Israel

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Restoring Conventional Deterrence in Europe: How to Climb Out of the Joint Security Trap

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Aug 21, 2024

How quickly can Taiwan integrate US weapon systems? Speed is essential to help deter China.

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To better prepare Taiwan to defend itself, the United States needs more transparency into Taipei’s weapons integration challenges.

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Restoring Conventional Deterrence in Europe: How to Climb Out of the Joint Security Trap

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Invasion? What invasion? Putin is downplaying Ukraine’s Kursk offensive

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Vladimir Putin’s efforts to downplay Ukraine’s invasion of Russia have severely dented his strongman image and make a mockery of the West’s escalation fears, writes Peter Dickinson.

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Troops participating in NATO Noble Jump exercise, June 14, 2015

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May 6, 2016

Restoring Conventional Deterrence in Europe: How to Climb Out of the Joint Security Trap

By Jeffrey A. Stacey

Russia is currently riding high on the geostrategic landscape, despite a trove of domestic economic woes that stem partly from Western sanctions.

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Russia
NATO exercise in Baltic Sea, May 29, 2015

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May 6, 2016

The Case for a More Robust NATO Presence in the Baltic Sea

By Franklin D. Kramer and Magnus Nordenman

NATO has also begun to plan and exercise for maritime contingencies in the region, with additional bilateral and national exercises as complements.

France
Germany

New Atlanticist

May 6, 2016

Why NATO Allies Should Be Worried About the Scottish Elections

By John Johnston

NATO partners must take a closer look at the defense policies of Scottish political parties in the wake of the Scottish National Party’s historic election victory on May 5 and its leader’s declaration that she reserves the right to hold a second independence referendum if the United Kingdom leaves the European Union “against our will.” […]

NATO
Nuclear Nonproliferation

Defense Industrialist

May 6, 2016

Australia’s big bet on submarines

By James Hasik

What might the RAN know that other navies don’t? The Australian submarine deal is old news at this point. As announced last week, DCNS of France will work with ASC (originally Australian Submarine Corporation) over the next three years to design a new class of submarines to replace the existing six Collins-class boats, built by […]

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Issue Brief

May 6, 2016

NATO’s next consortium: Maritime patrol aircraft

By Magnus Nordenman

Airborne systems to provide MDA, and maritime patrol aircraft (MPAs) in particular, stand out among the most important and urgent maritime requirements. Maritime patrol aircraft fulfill a number of roles, from high-end Anti-Submarine Warfare and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) to maritime Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), and search and rescue at sea. NATO members must now recapture these capabilities and invest in a robust maritime patrol aircraft fleet.

Europe & Eurasia
Maritime Security
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, March 7, 2009

NATOSource

May 6, 2016

Russia Warns Sweden About NATO Membership, May Deploy Missiles

By Dagen Nyheter and RT

From Dagens Nyheter:  Excerpts from Michael Winiarski interview with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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NATO Partnerships
Lithuanian Defense Minister Juozas Olekas, August 31, 2015

NATOSource

May 5, 2016

Baltic Allies Seek US Help to Build Air Defense System

By Kevin Baron, Defense One

Russia’s razor-close fighter jet flybys of a U.S. destroyer in the Baltic Sea this week shows that Moscow is weak, NATO is vital, and Europe’s eastern flank needs the new air defense systems Baltic leaders have been requesting for a year.

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Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, May 3, 2016

NATOSource

May 4, 2016

NATO’s New Commander: ‘Ready To Fight If Deterrence Fails’

By Charles Recknagel, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

NATO has a new supreme commander, whose job is to strengthen it as a defense force after years of reductions of U.S. troops in Europe.

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May 4, 2016

Bensahel Joins NPR’s All Things Considered to Discuss US Presidential Candidates Foreign Policy Toward ISIS

By Nora Bensahel

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Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Gen. Joseph Dunford, May. 3, 2016

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May 3, 2016

Secretary of Defense Carter: Russia’s Loose Talk about Nuclear Weapons is ‘Most Disturbing’

By AP and Fox News

From AP: Defense Secretary Ash Carter used a U.S. military changing-of-the-guard ceremony Tuesday to blast Russian aggression in Europe, saying Moscow is “going backward in time” with warlike actions that compel a U.S. military buildup on NATO’s eastern flank.

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