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The chemicals were picked up in Misrata on August 27

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Sep 2, 2016

Danish Team Removes 500 Tons of Chemical Weapons From Libya

By AP, White House, Foreign Ministry of Denmark

From the AP:  A Danish-led international operation to rid Libya of its chemical weapons has removed 500 tons of chemicals from the North African country, Denmark said Wednesday.

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Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow, Feb. 2, 2015

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Sep 1, 2016

Vershbow: NATO and Finland Consult ‘at the Highest Levels’

By Alexander Vershbow, NATO

Following our Wales Summit in 2014, Finland became one of NATO’s Enhanced Opportunities Partners (or EOPs), which means more co-ownership, more dialogue on cooperative security, and more interaction together.

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US soldiers of the 91st Cavalry Regiment, May 11, 2015

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Aug 31, 2016

Members of Congress: US Must Stand Strong for Allies and Principles

By Chris Coons and Charlie Dent, Philadelphia Inquirer

As a Republican representative from Pennsylvania and a Democratic senator from Delaware, we disagree on our fair share of issues.

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Russia's "little green men" at military base in Crimea, March 9, 2014

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Aug 29, 2016

A Powerful Russian Weapon: The Spread of False Stories

By Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times

In Crimea, eastern Ukraine and now Syria, Mr. Putin has flaunted a modernized and more muscular military.

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Vice President Joe Biden

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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,

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

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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.

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NATO VJTF exercise, June 18, 2015

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Aug 18, 2016

NATO Is America’s Greatest Strategic Advantage

By Hannes Hanso, Wall Street Journal

Debates about NATO’s role and burden-sharing have been around since its founding. GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s sharp criticisms of the Western Alliance are just the latest flare-up.

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Congressman John Shimkus (R-IL15), (photo: Office of Congressman John Shimkus)

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Aug 5, 2016

US Congressman: ‘I would die for Tallinn’

By John Shimkus

Many Americans served in Europe during the Cold War. I was one of them, serving on the border of the former Czechoslovakia from 1981 through 1984.

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In the News

Jul 29, 2016

Brzezinski Quoted by Defense News on Poland’s Potential Military Partnership with Sweden

By Ian Brzezinski

Read the full article here.

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Estonian army scouts, May 11, 2015 (photo: NATO)

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Jul 19, 2016

Estonia Needs NATO’s Help Against Russia

By Marina Kaljuran, Washington Post

The question of how to respond to increasing Russian aggression remains Estonia’s top priority.

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Torrey Taussig

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Antti Rauhala

Programme Officer, International Energy Agency (IEA)

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Founder & CEO, Kollabrix

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E-Construction Services Project Manager, Estonian Ministry of Climate

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Justina Budginaite-Froehly

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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James Hursch

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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