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Russian Su-27 fighter jet intercepted by UK Typhoon participating in NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, June 17, 2014

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Oct 5, 2015

A ‘New Normal’ for NATO and Baltic Sea Security

By Anna Wieslander

It might appear natural that focus on Baltic Sea security would have come quickly for NATO after the Russian annexation of Crimea in March 2014, but this was not the case.

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Meeting of the North Atlantic Council, July 28, 2015

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Oct 5, 2015

Allies Respond to Russia’s Violations of Turkish and NATO Airspace

By NATO

The North Atlantic Council met today to hold consultations on the potential implications of the recent dangerous military actions of the Russian Federation in and around Syria.

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Oct 5, 2015

Turkey: Russian Fighter Jet Violated Our Airspace

By Turkish Foreign Ministry

A fighter aircraft belonging to the Russian Federation violated Turkish airspace at 12:08 on 3 October 2015 south of the Yayladağı/Hatay region.

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Oct 5, 2015

Iran’s Regional Role After the Nuclear Deal

By South Asia Center

Atlantic Council Iran’s Regional Role After the Nuclear Deal Speakers: Nasser Hadian, Professor, University of Tehran Bilal Y. Saab, Senior Fellow, Middle East Peace and Security Initiative, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council Moderator: Barbara Slavin, Nonresident Senior Fellow, South Asia Center, Atlantic Council Introduction: Huma Haque, Associate Director, South Asia Center, Atlantic […]

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Oct 4, 2015

Grundman on Defense Contractors Consolidation

By Steven Grundman

Defense News quotes M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges Steven Grundman on Pentagon Acquisitions Chief Frank Kendall’s announcement to deter more consolidation of top defense contractors:

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Security & Defense
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Nov. 18, 2014

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Oct 2, 2015

Hungary Announces It Will Host 7th NATO Planning Center

By Reuters

Hungary, along with other states in central and eastern Europe, will host a command center to help coordinate deployment of NATO’s rapid reaction force in an emergency, the government said on Friday.

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Gen. John Galvin, NATO SACEUR and EUCOM Commander1987-1992

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Oct 1, 2015

John Galvin, NATO Commander at the Close of the Cold War, Dies at 86

By Washington Post and New York Times

From Harrison Smith, Washington Post: John R. Galvin, a four-star Army general who served as the United States’ and NATO’s top military commander in Europe in the final years of the Cold War and whose foresight on counterinsurgency strategy influenced one of his young aides, future general and CIA director David H. Petraeus, died Sept. […]

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Oct 1, 2015

Tothova Jordan: Why Microsoft’s Data Access Case Matters to Everyone

By Klara Jordan

Brent Scowcroft Center Associate Director Klara Tothova Jordan writes for the Christian Science Monitor on balancing privacy with the advancement of technology:

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Oct 1, 2015

China: The Role of Nuclear in Meeting Energy Demand and Climate Goals

By Global Energy Center

The Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center hosted a panel discussion on September 29th, 2015 entitled “China: The Role of Nuclear in Meeting Energy Demand and Climate Goals.” Moderated by Amb. Richard Morningstar, the panel featured Dr. Joe Lassiter of the Harvard Business School, Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs Jonathan Elkind, Chairman and CEO […]

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Range of Russia's Iskander missiles when deployed in Kaliningrad

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Oct 1, 2015

Is NATO’s New Fulda Gap in Poland?

By Paul McLeary, Foreign Policy

The head of U.S. Army Europe is eyeing a narrow sliver of land connecting Poland with Lithuania, concerned about the Russian troops and equipment he has been watching pile up on either side.

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