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In the News

Aug 16, 2016

Shaffer Interviewed by Energy News Terminal on Turkey’s Strategic Role as an Energy Transit Country

By Brenda Shaffer

Read the full article here.

Turkey

In the News

Aug 16, 2016

Stein in The American Interest: The Fallout of the Failed Coup

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey
US Naval Academy exercise site, April 12, 2016

NATOSource

Aug 15, 2016

Six Steps the US and its Allies Should Take to Prevent Russian Cyber Attacks

By Franklin D. Kramer, Robert Butler, and Catherine Lotrionte, US News and World Report

The Russian cyber-hacking of the Democratic National Committee, as reported by multiple cybersecurity organizations, is only the latest unacceptable and unlawful activity by that state.

Cybersecurity NATO

UkraineAlert

Aug 15, 2016

Why Putin Turns the Heat Up on Ukraine Now

By James J. Coyle

Russian President Vladimir Putin may be preparing a new offensive in Ukraine. Russia has prepared an excuse for a military incursion to connect Crimea with rebel-held areas of the Donbas in eastern Ukraine. Fighting along the corridor has already heated up; the Ukrainian military reports that on the night of August 8 more than 200 […]

Russia Ukraine
Artillery of the 2nd Taman Motorized Rifle Division

NATOSource

Aug 15, 2016

Are Russia’s Military Advances a Problem for NATO?

By Jonathan Marcus, BBC

In Ukraine, the Russians have proved adept in many of the disciplines of modern high-intensity warfare.

NATO Russia
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik, June 14, 2016

NATOSource

Aug 15, 2016

NATO Needs to Look in Mirror on Coup Attempt, Says Turkish Defense Minister

By Fikri Işık and Barçın Yinanç , Hurriyet Daily News

It is time for NATO to sit down and evaluate its mistakes in its response to the July coup attempt in Turkey that left a deep trauma in society that has not been properly appreciated outside the country,

NATO Security & Defense

UkraineAlert

Aug 15, 2016

Why Peace Is Impossible with Putin

By Alexander J. Motyl

Peace in Europe is impossible as long as Vladimir Putin remains Russia’s leader. As both the biggest obstacle to peace and the key source of potential war, Putin has become the main threat to Russia’s neighbors and the West. But what, exactly, motivates him? Analysts are divided over the reasons for Putin’s foreign policy moves. […]

Russia Ukraine

UkraineAlert

Aug 13, 2016

How Russian Propaganda Portrays European Leaders

By František Vrabel, Jakub Janda, and Veronika Víchová

Russia’s efforts to spread disinformation in other countries as part of a hybrid war against the West sometimes make us forget that the media networks inside Russia also greatly matter. Even though Russia’s domestic media targets the Russian-speaking population, its narratives and portrayals of the international scene can tell us a lot about Russia’s foreign […]

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Aug 12, 2016

Radio Free Europe highlights DFRLab analysis of Russian military equipment in Crimea

By Atlantic Council

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty highlights DFRLab analysis of Russian military equipment in Crimea that indicates a "mass mobilization" in the region.

Disinformation Eastern Europe
A rigid-hulled inflatable boat from Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2), Oct. 6, 2014 (photo: Specialist Amanda S. Kitchner/US Navy)

NATOSource

Aug 12, 2016

NATO’s Opportunity to Help Refugees

By Spencer Grady-Pawl

Facing criticism for her steadfast commitment to an open-door refugee policy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a recent press conference quoted the first clause of the first article of Germany’s constitution, which states that “Human dignity shall be inviolable.”

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