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Russian sailors in front of the Mistral-class helicopter carrier Vladivostok, Nov. 25, 2014

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Dec 19, 2014

Russian Sailors Leaving France Without Mistral Warship

By Sylvie Corbet and Angela Charlton, AP

Hundreds of Russian sailors pulled out of a French port Thursday, bearing perfumes for their loved ones but lacking the controversial bounty they came for: a 1-billion-euro, French-built warship

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In the News

Dec 18, 2014

Healey on How to Respond to North Korea’s Hack of Sony

By Jason Healey

The Financial Times quotes Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey on North Korea’s role in the cyberattack against Sony: 

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense
Estonian soldier participating in Steadfast Jazz exercise, Nov. 2, 2013

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Dec 18, 2014

Are the Baltic Republics Serious About Defense?

By Ted Galen Carpenter, Cato Institute

All three Baltic governments are going to great lengths to highlight their alleged seriousness about defense, but the actual data fail to support the propaganda.

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Northern Europe

In the News

Dec 18, 2014

Healey on North Korean Hack of Sony

By Jason Healey

Bloomberg quotes Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey on the US announcement that North Korea is behind the cyberattack on Sony:

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense
SACEUR Gen. Philip Breedlove in Weisbaden, Germany, Nov. 4, 2014

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Dec 18, 2014

SACEUR Examines the New NATO

By Philip M. Breedlove, Three Swords Magazine

If there was any doubt of the relevance of NATO before now, the last few months have cleared that up and reinforced the need for our essential core tasks: Collective Defense, Cooperative Security and Crisis Management.

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Security & Defense

In the News

Dec 18, 2014

Healey on North Korean and Iranian Cyberattacks

By Jason Healey

Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey joins CNN’s Situation Room to discuss the North Korean cyberattack on Sony: 

Cybersecurity
Iran

In the News

Dec 18, 2014

Healey on a Proportional US Response to the North Korea Hack on Sony

By Jason Healey

Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey joins MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow to discuss what a proportional US response to the North Korean hack on Sony would look like:

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits anti-submarine ship Vice Admiral Kulakov, Sept. 23, 2014

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Dec 17, 2014

Putin Orders Snap Military Drills on NATO Border

By Damien Sharkov, Newsweek

Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered snap military drills for Russian armed forces in the Baltic region to test Russia’s “battle-readiness”, a ministry of defence spokesperson told Russian news agency Interfax today.

Missile Defense
Northern Europe
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Dec. 15, 2014

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Dec 16, 2014

Prime Minister Yatsenyuk: Ukraine Considering New Push for NATO Membership

By John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes

Ukraine’s prime minister on Monday called for more NATO support to reform its military as the country’s crisis with Russia has given new life to a once abandoned effort to eventually join the U.S.-led alliance.

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Dec. 1 2014

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Dec 15, 2014

NATO Says Russian Air Force Jets Posing Risk to Aviation in Baltic

By Reuters

NATO accused Russia of posing a danger to civil aviation in the Baltic region after Stockholm protested over a Russian air force jet it said had flown too close to an airliner and had turned off one of its location instruments.

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