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Poland has made modernization of its armed forces a priority

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Aug 16, 2013

Concerned About Allies Cutting Military Capabilities, Poland Strengthens its Defense Forces

By Economist

Having weathered the past five years better than most—the economy has grown by a fifth since 2009—and imposed tight spending limits on most departments, the centre-right government of Donald Tusk, re-elected in 2011, has made modernising the armed forces a priority.

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"The cancellation of an invitation for both the exercise within NATO and the bilateral exercise has been conveyed" to Egypt

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Aug 16, 2013

Turkey Blocks Egypt from Joining NATO Naval Exercise

By Today's Zaman

Turkey has canceled two naval military drills with Egypt over the Arab nation’s violent crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood protesters that has killed more than 600. . . .

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Scottish delegation travelled to NATO HQ to discuss Scotland's options for joining the Alliance

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Aug 16, 2013

NATO Chiefs Deal Blow to SNP’s Anti-Nuclear Strategy

By Guardian and Telegraph

From Severin Carrell, Guardian:  Senior Nato officials have warned Alex Salmond’s government that an independent Scotland would be barred from joining Nato if there were any disputes over the basing of nuclear weapons on the Clyde.

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The SEA claimed that it hacked the Web sites of The Post, CNN and Time magazine “in one strike”

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Aug 16, 2013

Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Washington Post Web Site

By Paul Farhi and Hayley Tsukayama, Washington Post

The Washington Post’s Web site was disrupted Thursday morning by a hacker group sympathetic to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that apparently launched a coordinated wave of attacks on American news outlets.

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" I call on all sides to exercise restraint and refrain from violence"

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Aug 16, 2013

NATO Secretary General Speaks Out on Violence in Egypt

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the events in Egypt

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"Partnership with NATO can be seen as a successful hedging strategy"

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Aug 16, 2013

NATO’s ‘Neutral’ European Partners: Valuable Contributors or Free Riders?

By Stanley Sloan

When the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact collapsed, five European states – Austria, Sweden, Finland, Ireland and Switzerland – decided, each for their own reasons, to remain “neutral.”

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Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov

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Aug 16, 2013

NATO Pullout From Afghanistan ‘Too Hasty’ – Russian Defense Official

By RIA Novosti

ISAF “has been too hasty about making the final decision to pull out in 2014,” Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said, adding that Afghan “domestic security forces capable of countering radical elements have not yet been created.”

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New Atlanticist

Aug 15, 2013

Obama Has an Opening with Iran

By R. Nicholas Burns

With a speed few predicted, Iran’s new president, Hassan Rowhani, has signaled his interest in negotiations this autumn on Iran’s controversial nuclear program. This could produce the first extensive contact between Washington and Tehran since diplomatic relations ruptured during the Jimmy Carter administration.

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Prime minister of Montenegro Igor Luksic and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, March 21, 2012

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Aug 13, 2013

Montenegrins Divided on NATO Membership: Survey

By BIRN

Forty per cent of Montenegrins want the country to join NATO while 39 per cent are against membership of the Western military alliance, a survey has suggested.

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Estonia "will have to be well integrated and rehearsed to interact with NATO"

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Aug 13, 2013

Russia-Georgia War: Lessons for Estonia

By Mart Laar, Postimees

Within days, five years will have passed from the Russian-Georgian war. Much is written about it, a movie has been made. Still, many a question remains unanswered.

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