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Hawk missile system fired during Saber Guardian exercise in Romania, July 19, 2017

NATOSource

Oct 25, 2017

NATO Faces Serious Shortcomings in Command Revamp

By Matthias Gebauer, Konstantin von Hammerstein, Peter Müller, and Christoph Schult, Spiegel

Since the end of June, a report marked “NATO SECRET” has been circulating in headquarters in Brussels that unsparingly lists the alliance’s weaknesses.

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A EUCOM Joint Multinational Training Exercise, Sept. 18, 2013

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Oct 20, 2017

US and NATO Allies Grapple with Countering Russia’s Cyber Offensive

By John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes

NATO’s long-standing tactical advantage on the battlefield could be at risk as cyber adversaries probe for weak points in the U.S.-led security pact’s networks, a top alliance official said.

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In the News

Oct 10, 2017

Wieslander Joins the Newsmakers to Discuss the Growing Number of Swedes Supporting Sweden Joining NATO

By Anna Wieslander

Watch the full discussion here.

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Northern Europe

In the News

Oct 9, 2017

Braw in Foreign Affairs: The Finnish Model: To Improve Europe’s Militaries, Look North

By Elisabeth Braw

Read the full article here.

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Defending democracy in the digital era

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Oct 9, 2017

Time for a Cyber NATO?

By Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Washington Post

Beyond elections, cyberwarfare has made traditional rules governing armed conflict irrelevant.

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New Atlanticist

Sep 21, 2017

With a Little Help from My Friends: How Sweden is Balancing its Security in the Baltics

By Anna Wieslander

Sweden is currently conducting its largest military exercises in over twenty years. Almost 20,000 Swedish troops are participating in Aurora17, which will run until September 29. They are joined by military units from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Lithuania, Norway, and the United States, which has sent more than 1,000 troops, including a Patriot missile battery, […]

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In the News

Sep 10, 2017

Braw in the Financial Times: The Benefits of Conscription are Economic as Well as Military

By Elisabeth Braw

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In the News

Aug 30, 2017

Grigas in Reuters: A Win for Trump’s Gas Diplomacy

By Agnia Grigas

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Northern Europe

Defense Industrialist

Aug 30, 2017

An EU navy is impossible; Fortunately, it’s not necessary.

By James Hasik

To rebuild robust naval forces, Europeans should think less like Americans, and more like Russians. As I noted yesterday, Brexit has opened all sorts of talk about the future of British and European military activities. To continue the argument today, let’s tack towards naval matters. In “All the Queen’s Ships” (Proceedings of the US Naval Institute, January […]

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In the News

Aug 21, 2017

Grigas Quoted in Financial Times on Lithuania Buying US Natural Gas

By Agnia Grigas

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