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Russian President Vladimir Putin, April 9, 2015

NATOSource

Apr 17, 2015

President Vladimir Putin’s Dangerous Moves

By New York Times Editorial Board

Even for Mr. Putin, the recent nuclear threats have set a new benchmark for hostility in the conflict he has ignited with the West.

Missile Defense NATO

Defense Industrialist

Apr 14, 2015

Shield of Poland, Shield from Poland

By James Hasik

Liberalized technology sharing and globalized supply chains are needed for controlling the cost of defense. I spent last Wednesday in Warsaw at the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM), for a conference on Balancing Strategy and Economic Imperatives: the Future of US-Polish Defense-Industrial Cooperation. My task was moderating a panel discussion on “The Industry’s View,” amongst Marek Dras, […]

Korea Missile Defense
Hungarian Defense Minister Csaba Hende

NATOSource

Apr 13, 2015

Hungary Increasing Its Defense Budget

By Hungary Today and Debating Europe

From Hungary Today:  [Defense Minister Csaba] Hende said the outstanding performance of the Hungarian armed forces in international missions must continue.

Hungary NATO
Czech soldiers participating in exercise Noble Jump, April 8, 2015

NATOSource

Apr 9, 2015

Exercise Tests If New NATO Force Can Respond Rapidly

By Naftali Bendavid, Wall Street Journal

When 200 Dutch troops converged on the air force base here this week, it wasn’t a routine case of reporting for duty but a test for a key element of NATO’s response to the renewed Russian threat.

Central Europe Germany

In the News

Apr 8, 2015

Biberman in Wiley Online Library: One Shield, Two Responses: Anti‐U.S. Missile Defense Shield Protests in the Czech Republic and Poland

By Atlantic Council

Central Europe Defense Policy

In the News

Mar 24, 2015

Koranyi on the Need for a European Energy Highway

By David Koranyi

Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative Director David Koranyi discusses Completing Europe, a report jointly published by the Atlantic Council and Central Europe Energy Partners on the need for infrastructure development across Central Europe in the energy, transportation, and telecommunications sectors: Read the full press release here.

Central Europe Energy & Environment
Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel, and Francois Hollande, Feb. 11, 2015

NATOSource

Mar 17, 2015

Over One Hundred Czech and Slovak Intellectuals Call for US and Europe to Stop Appeasing Russia

By Support-Ukraine.Org

There is War in Europe: Let’s not Repeat the Munich Betrayal of 1938.

Central Europe Europe & Eurasia
Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama, Sept. 4, 2014

NATOSource

Feb 26, 2015

Report: Six European Members of NATO Will Cut Defense Spending and Break Agreement Made at Wales Summit

By Denitsa Raynova & Ian Kearns, ELN

Preliminary reports from fourteen countries examined for fiscal year 2015 suggest that only one (Estonia) will spend 2% of GDP on defence.

Germany Hungary

Defense Industrialist

Feb 21, 2015

Architecting Poland’s New Tank Project

By James Hasik

Every morning’s news from Ukraine reminds us of the continued relevance of heavy armor on modern battlefields. Russian T-72s aren’t the most modern tanks, but they’re effective enough against an underprepared enemy. What’s more alarming is what’s under development to the east—Uralvagonzavod’s T-14 Armata project. In response, Poland’s Ministry of Defense is aiming to replace […]

Defense Industry NATO
French tank, July 14, 2012

NATOSource

Jan 30, 2015

France Sending Tanks To Poland

By Lorne Cook, AP

France is pledging tanks and armored vehicles to bolster NATO forces in Poland, where leaders are increasingly uneasy about Russia.

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