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Lithuanian soldiers in military exercise, June 5, 2016

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Jul 2, 2016

NATO Summit Special Series: Lithuania

By Živilė Marija Vaicekauskaitė

With Russia’s aggressive military posture in the east and instability in the south, the transatlantic community faces its biggest strategic challenges since the end of the Cold War.

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Jul 1, 2016

Canada to Send Troops to Latvia for New NATO Force

By Murray Brewster, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

With Crimea still under Moscow’s rule and war raging in eastern Ukraine, [Canadian Defense Minister Harjit] Sajjan acknowledged Friday the fielding of the new NATO brigade is a serious step, but one that Canada is prepared to wholeheartedly support.

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Swedish Marine participating in BALTOPS exercise, Jun 11, 2016

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Jun 30, 2016

NATO Summit Special Series: Sweden and Finland

By Magnus Nordenman

Along with the heads of state of NATO’s 28 members, the leaders of partner nations will also attend the Warsaw summit in July to discuss the response to the changing European security environment.

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Danish F-16, Nov. 10, 2010

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Jun 29, 2016

NATO Summit Special Series: Denmark and Norway

By Ann-Sofie Dahl

The two Scandinavian allies strongly supported the outcome of the last NATO Summit in Wales, with a renewed focus on deterrence and reassurance measures to counter Russian aggression in the Baltic Sea region.

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In the News

Jun 23, 2016

Braw in War on the Rocks: Norway’s Gender-Neutral Draft

By Elisabeth Braw

Read the full article here.

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Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor test, Sept. 10, 2013

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Jun 13, 2016

Poland and Baltic States Explore Anti-Aircraft Shield

By Financial Times and Reuters

From Sam Jones, Financial Times:  The Baltic states and Poland are in discussions with defence contractors to create a regional anti-aircraft missile shield to protect against Russian aircraft

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Defense Industrialist

Jun 6, 2016

‘Competitiveness heavily depends upon price’

By James Hasik

The Danish fighter jet procurement decision requires further explanation.   Up front, the Danish Ministry of Defense seemed to have done it all right. In choosing a replacement for the Royal Danish Air Force’s F-16s, the ministry received bids from Eurofighter for the Typhoon, Boeing for the F-18E and -F Super Hornet, and Lockheed Martin […]

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Issue Brief

Jun 3, 2016

A US strategy for building defense and deterrence in the Baltic states

By DAMON WILSON AND MAGNUS NORDENMAN

Since the start of the Ukraine crisis, the Baltic States have come into sharp focus as a key friction zone between a much more assertive Russia on the one hand, and the United States, NATO, and the broader transatlantic community on the other. NATO and the United States have made promising first steps to better […]

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Issue Brief

Jun 3, 2016

Countering Russian aggression in Eastern Europe

By JONATHAN P. DUNNE

The past decade has witnessed a marked increase in Russian aggression and assertiveness. Many Eastern European nations, the Baltic States in particular, have recognized this disturbing and fundamental change in the European security environment and are responding both nationally and multilaterally. In “Countering Russian Aggression in Eastern Europe,” Jonathan P. Dunne, the Scowcroft Center’s US […]

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Dutch Patriot battery deployed in Turkey, Jan. 25, 2013

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May 26, 2016

Estonia Calls for Patriot Shield to Deter Russia in Baltic Region

By Sam Jones, Financial Times

Patriot missiles are needed in the Baltic states to deter a Russian invasion, Estonia’s defence chief has warned.

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