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NATO Allies Mull Ending Patriot Mission in Turkey

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NATO Allies Mull Ending Patriot Mission in Turkey

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US Patriot missile battery in Turkey, February 4, 2013

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Jun 23, 2014

NATO Allies Mull Ending Patriot Mission in Turkey

By World Bulletin

NATO allies have started preliminary consultations on concluding the Patriot missile mission in Turkey at the end of 2014, German media reported on Sunday.

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Jun 22, 2014

Tothova Jordan on NATO’s Approach to Cyber Threats

By Klara Tothova Jordan

New Europe quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Assistant Director Klara Tothova Jordan on calls for NATO to do more about cyber threats:

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Defense Industrialist

Jun 20, 2014

Four Questions on the LRS-B, Part 3

By James Hasik

Does it really need a nuclear capability? “Within days,” Air Force Assistant Secretary Bill LaPlante told us at the beginning of the week, but we’re still awaiting that RFP on the LRS-B. So, I continue to prematurely work through the four questions that I believe policymakers should want answered if the program is to proceed. To recap […]

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Jun 20, 2014

Conference Call: Debrief on Obama’s Trip to Europe and the NATO Defense Ministerial 6/11

Given Russia’s continuing destabilization of Ukraine, President Obama began the month of June in Europe reaching out to reassure America’s European allies of the United States and NATO’s resolute commitment to the defense and security of Europe. The President’s trip to Poland, Belgium, and France culminated in the announcement of the European Reassurance Initiative. This […]

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Event Recap

Jun 20, 2014

A Conversation with Nigerien Prime Minister Brigi Rafini

By The Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a conversation with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger, H.E. Brigi Rafini. Also in attendance was H.E. Maman Sidikou, ambassador of the Republic of Niger to the United States. Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham moderated the not-for-attribution session, which focused on economic, security, and development priorities […]

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German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen

NATOSource

Jun 17, 2014

German Defense Minister: ‘Russia Has Destroyed a Massive Amount of Trust’

SPIEGEL: So is the Ukraine crisis a case for defense policy?

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Event Recap

Jun 17, 2014

Emerging Technologies and the Future of Global Security

Emerging and disruptive technologies are going to have extensive effects on national and international security in the future. Despite the challenge in determining the scale of these impacts on international power, governments must prepare effective security strategies now that incorporate a vision of technology’s impact on the future. In an effort to address the challenges […]

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk

NATOSource

Jun 17, 2014

Putin Has Exposed Divisions in Europe

By Matthew Kaminski, Wall Street Journal

To the east Russia is on the march. After a spike in violence over the weekend in eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin on Monday cut gas exports to the country, using an economic cudgel to go with the military one.

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France
German Troops in Multinational Corps Northeast, Sept. 19, 2009

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Jun 17, 2014

Is Germany’s Framework Nations Concept a ‘Substantial NATO Compromise?’

By Jan Techau, Carnegie Europe

Something is sprouting in Germany.

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Does NATO's Article 5 apply to cyber?

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Jun 16, 2014

Reexamining Article 5: NATO’s Collective Defense in Times of Cyber Threats

By Klara Tothova Jordan, Huffington Post

Facing an adversary that does not shy away from including cyber tools in its playbook, the time has come for NATO to substitute strategic ambiguity for clarity in formulating how the collective defense pledge plays out in times of cyber threats.

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