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NATO Sending Planes and Ships to Strengthen Turkey’s Air Defenses

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Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu & Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Nov. 30. 2015

NATOSource

Dec 18, 2015

NATO Sending Planes and Ships to Strengthen Turkey’s Air Defenses

By Robin Emmott, Reuters

NATO allies agreed on Friday to send aircraft and ships to Turkey to strengthen Ankara’s air defences on its border with Syria, the alliance’s chief said, a package that is partly designed to avoid any more shoot-downs of Russian planes.

NATO
Russia

Defense Industrialist

Dec 18, 2015

Why we need those little crappy ships

By James Hasik

Ash Carter’s emphasis on aircraft and quality over ships-in-quantity may be the wrong call on technology and strategy. Defense Secretary Ash Carter just told the Navy to spend less money on ships and more on jets. In a memorandum this week, he directed Navy Secretary Ray Mabus to cap purchases of Independence– and Freedom-class ships […]

Maritime Security
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Secretary of Defense (at the time) Chuck Hagel, April 4, 2013

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Dec 18, 2015

Hagel Critiques Obama’s Policies on Syria and Russia

By Dan De Luce, Foreign Policy

[At the time Secretary of Defence Chuck] Hagel wrote a two-page memo to [National Security Advisor Susan] Rice and [Secretary of State John] Kerry — and copied the president — saying the administration needed to decide on its approach to the conflict in Syria and its stance toward the Assad regime.

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New Atlanticist

Dec 18, 2015

‘We Need to Keep America Open Even as We Keep America Secure’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council’s Damon Wilson says United States should strengthen the Visa-Waiver Program to bolster security without deterring visitors while consulting with our partners on any changes The Visa-Waiver Program is an “expression of one of the greatest soft powers” of the United States that is underpinned by significant law enforcement cooperation, and it would be […]

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France

Defense Industrialist

Dec 17, 2015

Artificial strategy

By James Hasik

Are even the computers smart enough for the gray zones? General Joseph Votel, head of US Special Operations Command, is worried about “gray zones.” As he told the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities back in March, he is vexed by today’s “ambiguity on the nature of the conflict, the parties involved, and the […]

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Dec 16, 2015

Hasik on Lockheed Martin’s Defense Contract Litigation

By James Hasik

Washington Business Journal quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Defense James Hasik on Lockheed Martin’s litigation over its loss of a defense contract on production of the next generation of military Humvees:

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Security & Defense
NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Gen. Denis Mercier

NATOSource

Dec 15, 2015

NATO Commander: Alliance Must Adapt To Evolving Geostrategic Threats

By Denis Mercier, Defense News

A major shift has taken place in our geopolitical and security environment.

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Event Recap

Dec 14, 2015

The wisdom of a grand nuclear bargain with Pakistan

By South Asia Center

The policy options available to address Pakistan’s growing nuclear arsenal are “not particularly good,” according to Dr. Toby Dalton, co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Dalton addressed the question of growing international concern over Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal on December 14 at the South Asia Center’s event, “The Wisdom of […]

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Dec. 2, 2015

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Dec 14, 2015

NATO Chief Stoltenberg: ‘Now Is the Time To Invest in Our Defense’

By Jens Stoltenberg, Defense News

We are facing the biggest security challenges in a generation. They are complex, interrelated and come from many directions.

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Russia
Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide, June 25, 2014

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Dec 14, 2015

Norway’s Defense Minister: It’s Time to Boost NATO’s Maritime Profile

By Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide, Defense News

We need to raise NATO’s profile in the maritime domain. This requires maritime power and presence.

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