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Sep 18, 2015

Manning on the US Crude Oil Export Ban

By Robert Manning

Anadolu Agency quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning on why the US crude oil export ban should be lifted:

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Sep 18, 2015

Schechter on Commercial Relations Between the United States and Cuba

By Peter Schechter

The Los Angeles Times quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Director Peter Schechter on the US-Cuba diplomatic and economic opening:

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Sep 18, 2015

Marczak on US Investments in Cuba

By Jason Marczak

The Sun Sentinel quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the complications that remain for US companies looking to invest in Cuba:

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Russian Su-27 fighter jets, Aug. 27, 2013

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Sep 15, 2015

Russia has Closed the Air Power Gap with NATO, US General Warns

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Breaking Defense

“The alarming thing,” said the commander of US Air Forces in Europe, is that the Russians are catching up. “They’ve closed the gap.”

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Vice President Joe Biden and Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, April 8, 2014

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Sep 14, 2015

US Supports Inviting Montenegro to Join NATO

By White House

Vice President Joe Biden spoke today with Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic.

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Sep 11, 2015

Next on the US-Cuba Horizon

By Jason Marczak

Since December 17, 2014, seismic changes in US-Cuba relations have reshaped the landscape of each country’s interactions with Latin America and the global community. Despite much optimism, there is still a long road ahead for Cuba’s languishing economy, which needs to grow its nascent private sector and attract greater foreign investment. As much of the […]

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Deputy defense ministers of Norway, USA, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland, Sept. 8, 2015

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Sep 10, 2015

Russia Concerns Prompt First-Ever US, Nordic Deputy Defense Ministers’ Meeting

By Christopher P. Cavas, Defense News

US Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work wrapped up the first-ever meeting of Nordic and US deputy defense ministers, proclaiming the discussions a success, with a number of staffers calling the talks better than expected.

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NSA Director Adm. Mike Rogers, Jan. 31, 2012

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Sep 9, 2015

NSA Chief Says Cyberattack at Pentagon Was Sophisticated, Persistent

By Damian Paletta, Wall Street Journal

A recent breach of the unclassified network for the Pentagon’s Joint Staff was persistent and evolved quickly from a failed attack just a week before, the head of the National Security Agency said Tuesday,

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Dutch Panzerhaubitz in Afghanistan, Feb. 28. 2009

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Sep 8, 2015

NATO’s 5 Most Lethal Weapons of War

By Kyle Mizokami, National Interest

Here are some of the alliance’s most lethal combat systems, each operated by two or more member states.

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Sep 7, 2015

Heartland Institute Highlights Release of Empowering America

By Atlantic Council

The Heartland Institute highlights the Atlantic Council report launch of Empowering America: How Energy Abundance Can Strengthen US Global Leadership in an article about the Senate debate on the ban on the export of US crude oil:

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