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Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, Sept. 18, 2015

NATOSource

Oct 23, 2015

Top US Admiral Says NATO Should Rework Maritime Strategy

By Julian E. Barnes, Wall Street Journal

Russia’s stepped up naval operations and other threats mean that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization should reexamine maritime strategy, the new head of the U.S. Navy said Thursday.

NATO
Russia

Webcasts

Oct 22, 2015

Big Data, Bad Actors

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Big Data, Bad Actors, a conference produced by the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and Thomson Reuters, will take place at the Atlantic Council’s headquarters (1030 15th St., NW, 12th Floor, West Tower Elevator, Washington, DC 20005) from 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. on October 22. 8:30 – Introduction and Cross-Border Data […]

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

Event Recap

Oct 21, 2015

European Security and Russia

By Transatlantic Security Initiative

On October 21, the Transatlantic Security Initiative hosted a group of Russia experts from Sweden’s Defense Research Agency for a private discussion on European Security and Russia. Over the last few years the Swedish Defense Research Agency has released a number of reports on European security and the Russian challenge, including Russian military transformation, Russian […]

Europe & Eurasia
National Security
Russian warship celebrating Navy Day, July 26, 2015

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Oct 21, 2015

Russia’s Syria Strategy Poses Challenge to NATO in Mediterranean

By Sam Jones, Financial Times

Russia’s military intervention in Syria is serving as a broader announcement of Moscow’s renewed determination to hold sway in the Middle East.

NATO
Russia
German soldiers in Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2009

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Oct 20, 2015

NATO Nations to Keep Presence in Afghanistan, Officials Say

By Robin Emmott, Reuters

Germany, Turkey and Italy are set to keep their deployments in Afghanistan at current levels, senior NATO officials said on Monday after the U.S. government decided to prolong its 14-year-old military presence there.

Afghanistan
Germany

Defense Industrialist

Oct 19, 2015

Innovative, feasible, formidable: What I saw at AUSA 2015

By James Hasik

To “Win in a Complex World,” the US Army can only be so complex. The US Army is in no rush to replace its combat vehicles. Sure, the service is upgrading its European Stryker brigade with 30 mm guns and anti-tank missile launchers. But there’s no real plan for wholesale replacements of Abrams tanks, Bradley troop […]

Defense Industry
Security & Defense
Crew of a US Bradley vehicle participating in Noble Partner exercise, May 12, 2015

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Oct 19, 2015

Despite Cuts, U.S. Army Prepares for Threats in Europe

By Emmarie Huetteman, New York Times

Less than three years after the United States Army sent home the last of its tanks that were permanently based in Europe, American commanders have been forced to rely on weapons shipped back temporarily or hardware borrowed from allies

NATO
Russia

In the News

Oct 17, 2015

Herbst on Montenegro Joining NATO

By John E. Herbst

International Business Times quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John E. Herbst on the possibility of Montenegro joining NATO as a response to Russian aggression in the region: 

NATO
Russia
Turkish F-16, June 12, 2014

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Oct 16, 2015

Survey: Turks Reluctant to Use Force to Defend NATO Allies

By Jacob Poushter, Pew Research Center

Turks are hesitant to live up to their Article 5 obligation to come to the aid of another NATO country if it is attacked.

NATO
Security & Defense
Hiding in Plain Sight: Putin's War in Ukraine

Report

Oct 15, 2015

Hiding in plain sight: Putin’s war in Ukraine

By Maksymilian Czuperski, John Herbst, Eliot Higgins, Alina Polyakova, Damon Wilson

Drawing upon open source information, Hiding in Plain Sight: Putin's War in Ukraine provides irrefutable evidence of direct Russian military involvement in eastern Ukraine.

Conflict
Disinformation

Experts

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