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Aug 19, 2014

Koranyi on Putin’s Achilles’ Heel

By David Koranyi

Eurasia Center Deputy Director David Koranyi writes for the Huffington Post on how to make the West’s sanctions more effective against Russia: 

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, March 11, 2014

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Aug 18, 2014

Merkel Pledges NATO Will Defend Baltic Allies

By Reuters

Germany’s Angela Merkel promised the Baltic states on Monday that NATO would defend them, although it would not send permanent combat troops but would increase maneuvers.

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NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Philip Breedlove in Canada, May 6, 2014

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Aug 18, 2014

NATO Would Respond Militarily to ‘Little Green Men’

By Michelle Martin and Adrian Croft, Reuters

If Russia tries to infiltrate troops into a NATO country, even out of official military uniform as it did before it annexed Ukraine’s Crimea, NATO will respond militarily, the alliance’s top commander said in an interview published on Sunday.

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NATO's decreasing number of sub-strategic nuclear weapons in Europe

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Aug 18, 2014

NATO-Based Nuclear Weapons are an Advantage in a Dangerous World

By Brent Scowcroft, Stephen J. Hadley and Franklin Miller, Washington Post

When NATO’s leaders gather in Wales in early September, they will address several issues critical to the alliance

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, August 5, 2014

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Aug 18, 2014

A NATO for a Dangerous World

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Philip M. Breedlove, Wall Street Journal

Now, an unprecedented period of peace has been challenged by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

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In the News

Aug 18, 2014

Herbst in FP: How to Beat Down a Bully

By John Herbst

Eurasia Center Director John Herbst, with Jeffrey A. Stacey, writes for Foreign Policy on how to stop Putin’s intervention in Ukraine. 

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In the News

Aug 18, 2014

Wilson and Brzezinski on Ukraine Crisis

By Damon Wilson

Executive Vice President Damon Wilson and Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski are quoted by USA Today on the latest fighting in Ukraine. 

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In the News

Aug 18, 2014

Karatnycky: Cease-fire Not Viable for Ukraine

By Adrian Karatnykcy

Transatlantic Relations Program Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky is quoted by Dow Jones Newswires on the latest fighting in Ukraine: 

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In the News

Aug 18, 2014

Damon Wilson on Putin’s Endgame

By Damon Wilson

Executive Vice President Damon Wilson speaks with Bloomberg TV about Putin’s endgame in Ukraine. 

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In the News

Aug 17, 2014

Slavin on Iraq, Ukraine, and US Foreign Policy

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Voice of America’s Issues in the News to discuss Iraq, Ukraine, and the differences in foreign policy strategy that exist between President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton:

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