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In the News

Oct 26, 2016

Nordenman in Defense One: Washington is Quietly Reinforcing Europe’s Northern Flank

By Magnus Nordenman

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Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Oct 26, 2016

Defense One features Atlantic Council’s DFRLab on hackers

By Atlantic Council

Defense One featured the DFRLab's extensive reporting on emails from the #SurkovLeaks from top Russian officials and their level of authenticity.

Disinformation English

In the News

Oct 26, 2016

Bloomberg features Atlantic Council’s DFRLab on Russian hackers

By Atlantic Council

Bloomberg cites the DFRLab's recent article that analyzes the authenticity of leaked emails from top Russian government officials.

Disinformation English

In the News

Oct 26, 2016

Nimmo Quoted by Reuters on Russian Forces in Baltic Region

By Ben Nimmo

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UkraineAlert

Oct 26, 2016

Don’t Expect Quick Resolution to Europe’s Only Active War

By Vera Zimmerman

The most disputed point about the Minsk agreements has been whether to hold local elections in the Donbas before Ukraine regains control of its border with Russia, or after. Ukraine has insisted that security and the return of the border should precede elections, while pro-Russian separatists and Moscow have been pushing for the opposite, as […]

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UkraineAlert

Oct 25, 2016

The Doctor Is In: Ukraine’s New Health Minister Already Shaking Up Sclerotic System

By Michael Getto

Health care in Ukraine has not worked in the past—not for hospitals, clinics, doctors or nurses, and most important, not for the Ukrainian people, regardless of where they live or work, unless they are fortunate enough to pay under the table to receive the most basic care. Entrenched, bureaucratic, and corrupt interests, wielding a combination […]

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New Atlanticist

Oct 25, 2016

Trouble with the Philippines

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Tensions between the United States and the Philippines—a former US colony with which Washington has had a mutual defense treaty since 1951—have put a question mark over the future of the relationship and are being watched warily by countries in the Asia-Pacific. Noting that the US-Philippines treaty alliance has been a “foundation for stability and […]

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Russia's ZAPAD military exercise, Sept. 26, 2013

NATOSource

Oct 25, 2016

The NATO-Russia Exercise Gap… Then, Now, & 2017

By Ian Brzezinski and Nicholas Varangis

Military exercises are a critical means of testing, refining and demonstrating readiness for combat operations. In February 2015, we published a chart comparing the magnitudes of military exercises conducted by NATO and Russia.

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In the News

Oct 25, 2016

Stein Quoted by Bloomberg on Implications of Mayoral Arrest

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Oct 25, 2016

Cohen in Fox News: The Breathtaking Russian Problem That Awaits Our Next President

By Ariel Cohen

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