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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and French President Francois Hollande, March 2, 2015

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Mar 25, 2016

France and NATO: Joyeux Anniversaire?

By Leo Michel

Champagne corks won’t be popping across Paris on April 4 to celebrate the seventh anniversary of France’s return, after a 43-year absence, to NATO’s military structures.

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Mar 25, 2016

Russia’s Growing Threat to Norway and the North Atlantic

By Jacob Bojesson, Daily Caller

While much of Russia’s aggression has been targeted at Ukraine and the Crimean Peninsula, Norway’s geopolitical location, and border to Russia, continues to define its defense planning.

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In the News

Mar 24, 2016

Farkas Quoted by the Associated Press on NATO’s Strategy Against ISIS

By Evelyn Farkas

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Report

Mar 24, 2016

The Kremlin’s actions in Syria: Origins, timing, and prospects

By Frederic C. Hof, Vladislav Inozemtsev, Adam Garfinkle, Dennis Ross

Resolution to the conflict in Syria requires an understanding of the Russian intervention, involvement, and interest therein. Putin’s interest in regaining the “influence that the Soviet Union once enjoyed in the Middle East” shapes how the West must engage Russia, as Ambassador John E. Herbst highlights in The Kremlin’s Actions in Syria, a new report […]

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Mar 24, 2016

Stefanini Quoted by the Wall Street Journal on Brussels Terrorist Attacks and the Future of European Security

By Stefano Stefanini

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Event Recap

Mar 24, 2016

A Threat to National Security

By Eurasia Center

“People in Russia Prefer not to talk about Kadyrov,” said Ilya Yashin, Deputy Chairman People’s Freedom Party (PARNAS), at the Atlantic Council on March 24, 2016. Mr. Yashin is seeking to break that taboo with his new report, “A Threat to National Security.” The report paints a terrifying portrait of the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov […]

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Mar 24, 2016

Dungan in The World Today (Chatham House): Europe Must Recapture its Political Vision

By Nicholas Dungan

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Mar 24, 2016

Belgium’s Vulnerability to Terrorist Attacks

By Colin Daileda and Megan Specia, Mashable

Even though Belgian authorities have been on high alert for several months, attackers were able to strike Brussels in three separate but seemingly coordinated attacks, killing at least 31 people on Tuesday.

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Mar 24, 2016

Healey Quoted in Vocativ on Cyber Warfare Between Iran and the United States

By Jason Healey

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Mar 24, 2016

Hellyer in The National: Why ISIS Chose to Strike at the Heart of Europe

By H. A. Hellyer

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