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Jan 28, 2015

Munich Security Report Highlights Cyber Statecraft Initiative’s Report

The Munich Security Conference report highlights Cyber Statecraft Initiative’s “Confidence-Building Measures in Cyberspace” report in the Food for Thought Section under Reports:

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Security & Defense
Patriot missile system deployed in Turkey

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Jan 28, 2015

Spanish Patriot Missiles in Turkey Now Operational

By NATO

Spanish troops joined NATO’s Patriot anti-ballistic missile deployment in Adana, Turkey on Monday (26 January 2015), replacing a Dutch unit which had been stationed there since January 2013.

Missile Defense
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Donbas Battalion, August 9, 2014

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Jan 27, 2015

Former Ambassador to NATO: US Should Provide Lethal Military Aid to Ukraine Now

By Ivo Daalder, Financial Times

Mr Putin has demonstrated no interest in ending the conflict or finding a workable political solution.

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Russia
US Abrams tanks at Grafenwöhr, Germany

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Jan 27, 2015

US Examining Sites in Eastern Europe for Pre-Positioning 220 Armored Vehicles

By John Vandiver and Michael Darnell, Stars and Stripes

U.S. Army Europe will soon dispatch a survey team to eastern Europe to scout locations for tanks and other military hardware as part of a broader effort to bolster the U.S. military presence in a region rattled by Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, the Army’s top commander in Europe said Friday.

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Dec. 1, 2014

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Jan 26, 2015

NATO Chief: ‘The Foreign Forces in Ukraine Are Russian’

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

We have just held an extraordinary meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission.

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Russia
President Barack Obama, June 3, 2014

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Jan 26, 2015

Obama Goes Out of His Way to Exclude Military Response to Russian Aggression in Ukraine

By Barack Obama, White House

I’ve been very clear that it would not be effective for us to engage in a military conflict with Russia on this issue, but what we can do is to continue to support Ukraine’s ability to control its own territory.

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Russia

In the News

Jan 25, 2015

Grundman on the Pentagon’s Defense Business Board Recommendations

By Steven Grundman

Defense News quotes M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges Steven Grundman on the Pentagon’s Defense Business Board recommending the Defense Department cut $125 billion in spending over the next five years:

Defense Industry
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In the News

Jan 25, 2015

Healey on the Recent Cyber Attack on Sony

By Jason Healey

Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey joins Defense News to discuss the recent cyber attack on Sony:

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense
JCS Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey and German Chief of Defense Gen. Volker Wieker, Jan. 21, 2015

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Jan 23, 2015

NATO Military Leaders See Need to Address Multiple Threats

By Lisa Ferdinando, DoD News

NATO is focused on strategies to deal with its two biggest threats — Russian aggression to its east, and the threat of terrorism from its south, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.

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Russia
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Jan 23, 2015

Quantity of Cyber Attacks Expected to Grow Exponentially in 2015

By David Gelles, New York Times

“The number of security incidents this year will be exponentially greater than last year,” said John Chambers, chief executive of Cisco, the big Silicon Valley technology company.

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