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Jun 19, 2015

Hasik on Oshkosh’s Military Contract

By James Hasik

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinal quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow James Hasik on Oshkosh Corp landing a military contract, worth up to $780 million, that will support hundreds of jobs:

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British Typhoon and Russian Su-17, June 17, 2014

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Jun 18, 2015

Russia’s Brinkmanship Raising Tensions in Europe

By Jeremy Diamond and Greg Botelho, CNN

The war of words between America and Russia is escalating. So, too, is the movement of implements of war — from U.S. fighter jets to Russian nuclear weapons.

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Sweden has been a NATO partner since 1994

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Jun 18, 2015

Russian Ambassador Warns of ‘Risks’ Should Sweden Join NATO

By The Local (Sweden)

On Thursday, Russia’s ambassador to Sweden, Viktor Tatarintsev, hit out in an interview with the Dagens Nyheter daily at what he called an “aggressive propaganda campaign” by Swedish media.

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Jun 18, 2015

Bug Hunt or Stand-up Fight?

By James Hasik

Textron’s Scorpion wins on the economics. The politics need some attention. Instead of attending the Paris Air Show this week, I found myself sitting on the couch the other night, watching Iron Man 2 with the kids. As Justin Hammer introduced his squadrons of nearly-identical killer robots (er, drones) for “the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines”, I […]

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Jun 18, 2015

Benitez on NATO and Putin

By Jorge Benitez

CNN quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez on NATO’s strategy regarding Russian defense threats:

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Marines from the US, UK, Sweden & Finland in Sweden for BALTOPS, June 16, 2015

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Jun 17, 2015

How NATO Is Meeting New Threats

By Jens Stoltenberg And Philip M. Breedlove, Wall Street Journal

This month more than 15,000 troops from 22 nations are taking part in Allied Shield, a series of exercises designed to test the strength and readiness of NATO and allied armed forces.

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Armed separatist in Sloviansk, April 14, 2014

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Jun 17, 2015

NATO’s Counter to Russian Hybrid Warfare

By Sten Tolgfors, Wall Street Journal

At the heart of this commitment is Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, which states that “an armed attack against one or more [members] in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all.”

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A pair of French Mirage 2000s

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Jun 16, 2015

France Joins NATO’s Integrated Air Defense System

By Allied Command Operations

After thorough preparation and planning, jointly and effectively coordinated between the French and NATO Headquarters, France agreed to declare its assets eligible for NATO Air Policing duties over the French airspace and neighboring countries

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UK Ministry of Defense Main Building, Jan. 24, 2013

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Jun 15, 2015

UK Ministers Trying to Inflate Defense Budget to Meet NATO Pledge

By Elizabeth Rigby and Kiran Stacey, Financial Times

Ministers are stretching to the limit what can be counted as defence spending to shoehorn elements of intelligence and overseas aid into the military budget ahead of a Nato report.

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Russian Tupolev Tu-22M bomber off the coast of Norway, August 17, 2006

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Jun 15, 2015

Is Russia’s Brinkmanship the New Norm?

By Phil Ewing, Politico

The chill between Russia and the West has brought Cold War-style military brinkmanship roaring back — with a 21st century twist.

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