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NATO contributions to US soldiers

Every day, America’s NATO allies provide crucial support to US troops both on and off the battlefield, helping the United States quickly and efficiently contribute to our collective defense.

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Apr 3, 2019

Stronger Together: Allies in an Era of Great Power Confrontation

NATO Engages 2019 “Discussion: Stronger Together: Allies in an Era of Great Power Confrontation”

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Apr 3, 2019

Germany, NATO, and Transatlantic Security

NATO Engages 2019 “Statement and Conversation: Germany, NATO, and Transatlantic Security” Speaker: Heiko Maas, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Germany Moderator: Karen Donfried, President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States Location: Washington, D.C. Time: 4:25 p.m. EDT Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2019

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Apr 3, 2019

US Sen. Chris Murphy warns allies to be vigilant about the ‘quiet things’ Russia is doing

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Murphy says Russia funding “fight clubs and biker clubs” in the Baltic States to exploit domestic instability.

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Apr 3, 2019

Germany will meet its NATO commitments, foreign minister says

By David A. Wemer

NATO gave Germany a “second chance,” according to Maas. “We Germans won’t forget that.”

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Apr 3, 2019

After seventy years, the United States still supports NATO

By David A. Wemer

Washington has made it clear that US support for the transatlantic alliance remains steadfast.

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Apr 3, 2019

North Macedonia and Greece look forward to common NATO future

By David A. Wemer

The two Western Balkans neighbors’ reconciliation can be a “blueprint for the Balkans — the powder keg of Europe in the past — to help resolve the other very difficult disputes that still exist,” Giorgos Katrougalos says.

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Apr 3, 2019

Turkish foreign minister says Ankara’s plan to buy Russian missile defense system is a ‘done deal’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Çavuşoğlu argues Turkey should not be penalized with sanctions or dismissal from the F-35 program.

Defense Policy Defense Technologies

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Apr 3, 2019

NATO Engages Opening: The Alliance at 70 with NATO Deputy Secretary Rose Gottemoeller

By Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council NATO Engages 2019 “Opening: The Alliance at 70” Speaker: Rose Gottemoeller, Deputy Secretary General, NATO Moderator: Jessica Donati, State Department and National Security Reporter, The Wall Street Journal Location: Washington, D.C. Time: 9:05 a.m. EDT Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2019

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Apr 2, 2019

How NATO can succeed in the next seventy years

By David A. Wemer

“NATO is undergoing a transformation that needs to continue from being a reactive defensive alliance into a more proactive engaged alliance, to actually prevent future conflict,” Gen. James L. Jones, Jr. says.

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