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Vice President Joe Biden

NATOSource

Aug 23, 2016

Biden Assures Allies and Criticizes Trump’s Ignorance of NATO

By Washington Post, Politico, and Reuters

From Karen De Young, Washington Post:  In Riga on Tuesday, [Vice President Joe] Biden reiterated U.S. and NATO determination to stand against Russian aggression in the Baltic region,

NATO Northern Europe

New Atlanticist

Aug 23, 2016

Ukraine at Twenty-Five

By John E. Herbst, Steven Pifer, and William Taylor

Twenty-five years ago, after seventy years of Soviet dominance and over three hundred years of rule by Russia, Ukraine declared its independence. This occurred after a national referendum in which over 90 percent of Ukraine’s voters chose independence. Every part of the country, including Crimea—which at that time had a population that was over 60 […]

Russia Ukraine

UkraineAlert

Aug 23, 2016

Russia is Surrounding Ukraine, but Where’s the West?

By Aaron Korewa

In recent weeks, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been doing what he is best at: war mongering. It began with the Kremlin’s accusation that Ukrainian leaders had “chosen terror over peace,” despite the fact Russia has not been able to produce any credible evidence of the alleged “sabotage plot” in Crimea. Additionally, neither the OSCE’s […]

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In the News

Aug 23, 2016

Wilson Quoted by Deutsche Welle on US-Turkey Relations in Advance of Vice President Biden’s Visit

By Ross Wilson

Read the full article here.

Turkey
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, Nov. 9, 2015

NATOSource

Aug 22, 2016

Inching Closer: The Impact of Sweden’s Growing Relationship with NATO

By Rahul Krishna

At the NATO Summit in Warsaw, the Prime Minister of Sweden participated, for the first time, in a meeting of the heads of state of the Alliance.

NATO NATO Partnerships

In the News

Aug 22, 2016

Ullman in UPI: Russia’s No Western Democracy; That Doesn’t Make It Automatic Adversary

By Harlan Ullman

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Russia
NATO missile defense facility in Deveselu, Romania

NATOSource

Aug 22, 2016

NATO Takes Command of Missile Defense Facility in Romania

By Allied Air Command, NATO

Today a new milestone in the development of NATO Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) has been reached.

Central Europe Germany

In the News

Aug 22, 2016

Cohen Joins VOA Russia to Discuss US-China-Russia Relations

By Ariel Cohen

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Russia

In the News

Aug 22, 2016

Cohen Joins VOA Russia to Discuss Russia’s Defense Budget

By Ariel Cohen

Watch the full interview here.

Russia

In the News

Aug 21, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by Bizportal on a Possible Settlement to the Cyprus Conflict

By Brenda Shaffer

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