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Gen. Philip M. Breedlove in Turkey in July

NATOSource

Nov 3, 2014

US European Commander Asks for More Troops

By Paul McLeary, Defense News

In the face of sustained Russian incursions into Ukraine and the dozens of fighter and bomber flights that have skirted European airspace in recent weeks, the head of US European Command has come to the Pentagon to ask for more troops and equipment.

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Russia
Russian Tu-95 Bear bomber intercepted by RAF Typhoons, October 29, 2014

NATOSource

Nov 3, 2014

As Russian Provocations Increase, Should the US Continue to Cut Forces in Europe?

By Jorge Benitez, The Hill

Last week, jets from six NATO air forces intercepted 19 Russian military aircraft in just one day.

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Russia

In the News

Nov 3, 2014

Benitez: Should the United States Cut Forces in Europe?

By Jorge Benitez

NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez writes for the Hill on whether the United States should continue to cut forces in Europe given Russian actions: 

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Russia

New Atlanticist

Nov 2, 2014

Ukraine, ISIS Wars Increase Europe’s Risks in the Western Balkans

By James Rupert

Albania’s Defense Minister: NATO, EU Should Focus on Dangers in Five Ex-Yugoslav States Europe’s peace is at risk from the wars in Ukraine, Syria and Iraq—and nowhere more than in the Balkans, where several states of the former Yugoslavia form the weakest spot in Europe’s security structures.

Europe & Eurasia
European Union
More than 95% of the cyber attacks against NATO are criminal activity

NATOSource

Oct 31, 2014

NATO’s Next Crisis Likely to be Cyber-Driven

By Leo Cendrowicz, Guardian

It’s been a busy week in the skies above Europe’s periphery, as Nato has repeatedly scrambled jets to track “unusual” sorties by Russian bombers.

Cybersecurity
NATO
A Russian Tu-95 Bear H strategic bomber, October 29, 2014

NATOSource

Oct 31, 2014

Why Russia Is Buzzing NATO?

By Marc Champion, Bloomberg View

In a single 24-hour period this week, Russia dispatched 19 combat aircraft — including “Bear” strategic bombers — to probe North Atlantic Treaty Organization air defenses.

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Northern Europe
British and Estonian troops participating in Steadfast Javelin, May 18, 2014

NATOSource

Oct 30, 2014

SACEUR: Adapting NATO at the Speed of its 21st Century Challenges

By Philip Breedlove, Allied Command Operations

Russia’s aggressive actions in Ukraine, and the violence of ISIL, threaten Europe in new ways and underscore the need for a new model of NATO responsiveness.

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Russia
Russian jets over Victory Day Parade, May 9, 2010

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Oct 29, 2014

NATO Intercepted 19 Russian Military Aircraft Today

By Allied Command Operations

NATO detected and monitored four groups of Russian military aircraft conducting significant military manoeuvers in European airspace over the Baltic Sea, North Sea/Atlantic Ocean, and Black Sea on 28 and 29 October 2014.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, Oct.17, 2014

NATOSource

Oct 29, 2014

Online Security Experts Link More Cyber Attacks to Russian Government

By New York Times and Guardian

From Nicole Perlroth, New York Times:  For the second time in four months, researchers at a computer security company are connecting the Russian government to electronic espionage efforts around the world.

Cybersecurity
Hungary
Sweden is a NATO partner and has a delegation at NATO headquarters

NATOSource

Oct 29, 2014

For First Time, More Swedes Favor Joining NATO than Against

By Richard Milne, Financial Times

More Swedes are in favour of joining Nato than are against for the first time in the Nordic country’s history, according to a poll just a week after a hunt for a suspected submarine in the waters outside Stockholm.

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Northern Europe

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