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General Marshall B. Webb

NATOSource

May 5, 2014

US Nominates Air Force General to Lead NATO Special Operations HQ

By John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes

Air Force Maj. Gen. Marshall B. Webb, U.S. European Command’s top special operations officer, has been nominated for a third star and an assignment as commander of NATO’s special operations headquarters.

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Security & Defense

In the News

May 5, 2014

Healey: The Road to Cybersecurity Runs Through Omaha

By Jason Healey

Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey writes for US News and World Report on why Warren Buffet may be the key to increasing support for the government’s cybersecurity efforts:

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense
Canadian soldiers departing for Poland, May 2, 2014

NATOSource

May 5, 2014

Canadian Troops in Poland for Multinational Exercise

By CBC News

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canada will send soldiers to Poland to take part in NATO exercises amid growing concerns about Russian aggression toward Ukraine.

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SACEUR Gen. Philip Breedlove

NATOSource

May 5, 2014

NATO Commander Says Russia Doesn’t Need to Invade to Take Over Eastern Ukraine

By Sara Sorcher, National Journal

Russian President Vladimir Putin may be able to annex pieces of Ukraine simply by encouraging unrest among pro-Russian forces inside the country, said Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove, who commands U.S. and European NATO forces.

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Report

May 5, 2014

Libya’s Faustian bargains: Breaking the appeasement cycle

By Karim Mezran, Jason Pack, and Mohamed Eljarh

A new Atlantic Council report examines the threats to Libya’s stability, provides a detailed mapping of the militia landscape, and details policy options for the Libyan government and its international partners. In Libya’s Faustian Bargains: Breaking the Appeasement Cycle, the authors attribute the cycle of violence, intractable political stalemate, and weakened economy to the Libyan […]

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Democratic Transitions
NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai

NATOSource

May 2, 2014

NATO Official: Alliance Will Discuss Deployment of ‘Defensive Assets’ in Georgia

By Agenda.ge

NATO Deputy Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia region James Appathurai said in Tbilisi today that he believed the Alliance would discuss whether NATO allies should deploy “defensive assets” in Georgia.

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In the News

May 2, 2014

Benitez on Increased Defense Spending Among NATO Allies

By Jorge Benitez

NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez is quoted by the Washington Times on an upcoming meeting of NATO defense and finance ministers: 

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Security & Defense

In the News

May 2, 2014

Hansen on Unrealistic Views of NATO

By Ian Hansen

Atlantic Council Program Assistant Ian Hansen writes for New Eastern Europe on why the belief that NATO expansion is partially culpable for Russian aggression is flawed:

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Russia

In the News

May 2, 2014

Pavel: Some Nations Feeling [Ukraine] Crisis More Deeply Than Others

By Barry Pavel

Bloomberg Businessweek quotes VP and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on Eastern Europe’s request for NATO support to help solve the crisis in Ukraine and whether the organization should and is likely to increase its presence in the region:

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Russia

In the News

May 1, 2014

Defense News: NATO to Urge Members to Boost Defense Spending

By Atlantic Council

Defense News cites the Atlantic Council for its annual Distinguished Leadership Awards dinner where  Air Force General Philip Breedlove, the NATO supreme allied commander, delivered remarks:

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