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Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström, May 31, 2015

NATOSource

Sep 17, 2015

Swedish Minister Slams Russian ‘Threats’ About NATO Membership

By Local (Sweden)

Foreign Minister Margot Wallström said relations between Sweden and Russia are “chillier than ever” after she met with the country’s ambassador in Stockholm to ask him to explain comments that the Nordic country would likely face military action if it were to join NATO.

NATO
Northern Europe

New Atlanticist

Sep 17, 2015

Wanted: All—Transatlantic—Hands on Deck for Implementation of Iran Deal

By Peter Wittig

Two factors made it possible to reach the nuclear agreement with Iran. First, unity was key. The agreement is also a transatlantic success. During the negotiations, the P5+1—that is, the United States, France, Great Britain, Germany, Russia, and China—and the European Union remained united in the goal of preventing the nuclear armament of Iran. Second, […]

Germany
Iran
Gen. Petr Pavel, Chairman of NATO Military Committee and Gen. Hulusi Akar, Chief of the General Staff of Turkey, Sept. 12, 2015

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Sep 16, 2015

Turkey’s Top Military Commander Sees ISIL Activities As Serious Threat to NATO’s Security

By Hulusi Akar, NATO

Welcome to Turkey. We are delighted to host the NATO Military Committee CHODs’ Conference today in Istanbul.

Iraq
NATO

New Atlanticist

Sep 16, 2015

Snapback: An Innovative Feature of the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Gérard Araud

Over the past two months, much has been said and written about the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreed with Iran on July 14. We are now drawing to the end of this phase, with the review of the agreement by the US Congress expected to come to its conclusion by September 17. During […]

France
Iran

In the News

Sep 15, 2015

Fortune Previews Atlantic Council Report on Cyber Futures

By Atlantic Council

FORTUNE previews the recently released report, Overcome by cyber risks? Economic benefits and costs of alternate cyber futures, published in partnership by the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and the Zurich Insurance Group:

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense
Russian Su-27 fighter jets, Aug. 27, 2013

NATOSource

Sep 15, 2015

Russia has Closed the Air Power Gap with NATO, US General Warns

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Breaking Defense

“The alarming thing,” said the commander of US Air Forces in Europe, is that the Russians are catching up. “They’ve closed the gap.”

Europe & Eurasia
Missile Defense
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and SACEUR Gen. Philip Breedlove, May 11, 2015

NATOSource

Sep 14, 2015

NATO Needs an Emergency Council for Timely Crisis Management

By Daniel Bennett and Huseyn Panahov

At the 2014 NATO Summit and as a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the leaders of the Alliance agreed on a Readiness Action Plan (RAP) to improve NATO’s ability to deal with immediate security threats.

NATO
Russia
Vice President Joe Biden and Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, April 8, 2014

NATOSource

Sep 14, 2015

US Supports Inviting Montenegro to Join NATO

By White House

Vice President Joe Biden spoke today with Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic.

NATO
Security & Defense

In the News

Sep 14, 2015

Linderman on the Georgia-NATO Joint Center

By Laura Linderman

Voice of America Georgia quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Nonresident Research Fellow Laura Linderman on the Georgia-NATO joint center:

NATO
Security & Defense

Report

Sep 14, 2015

NATO’s new strategy: stability generation

By Franklin D. Kramer, Hans Binnendijk, and Daniel S. Hamilton

The new threat landscape the transatlantic community faces means that NATO must adapt its strategy to remain relevant. While many transatlantic policymakers and thought leaders have called for a new strategy for NATO, few have outlined what that strategy should actually entail. This report proposes that NATO adopt a new strategy called “Stability Generation,” built […]

Europe & Eurasia
NATO

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