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Feb 24, 2017

Bildt in the Washington Post: The Truth About Refugees in Sweden

By Carl Bildt

Read full article here.

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In the News

Feb 24, 2017

Vershbow Joins “Countdown to Closing Bell” on Fox Business Network to Discuss US-Russia Relations Under President Trump

By Alexander "Sandy" Vershbow

Watch full interview here.

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In the News

Feb 24, 2017

Herbst Joins VOA Ukraine to Discuss Trump Administration Policy Toward Russia and Ukraine

By John E. Herbst

Watch full interview here.

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NATOSource

Feb 24, 2017

Russia’s Information Warfare Targets German Soldiers in Lithuania

By Deutsche Welle

Earlier this month, outside influences, again widely believed to be Russian, tried to replicate the success of the “Lisa” faux-scandal in Lithuania.

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Feb 24, 2017

Amid Growing Threats, Germany Plans to Expand Troop Numbers to Nearly 200,000

By Robbie Gramer, Foreign Policy

Germany is slowly shedding its reluctance to wield military power, announcing Wednesday it would boost the size of its armed forces to nearly 200,000 over the next seven years.

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UkraineAlert

Feb 23, 2017

The West Needs to Call Russia’s Bluff in the Balkans

By Dimitar Bechev

For all the uncertainties about the Balkans, one thing stays the same. Every few years, the headline “We Are Heading for War Again” crops up in the Western media. The last time this happened, the 2014 centennial of the First World War inspired pundits to ask whether the world is on the cusp of another […]

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Feb 23, 2017

Simakovsky Joins the Axis to Discuss US-Russia Relations Under President Trump

By Mark Simakovsky

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NATOSource

Feb 23, 2017

Will New National Security Adviser McMaster Clash with Donald Trump on Russia?

By Damien Sharkov, Newsweek

Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, appointed by Trump on Monday, is known for being strongly driven by integrity—a quality that critics felt Mike Flynn lacked

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In the News

Feb 23, 2017

Alami in Middle Eastern Eye: Advice for the Syrian Opposition: Make a Deal with Russia to Curb Iran

By Mona Alami

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In the News

Feb 23, 2017

Stein Quoted by France 24 on Syrian Conflict in al-Bab

By Aaron Stein

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