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Jan 14, 2016

Foreign Intervention in South Asia: A Case Study from Sri Lanka

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >South Asia Center</span>

On January 14, the South Asia Center hosted a discussion, “Foreign Intervention in South Asia: A Case Study from Sri Lanka” with Mark Salter, Author of To End a Civil War; Erik Solheim, Chief Negotatior of the Sri Lanka peace process; and Richard L. Armitage, President, Armitage International, L.C.

Northern Europe
Secretary of State John Kerry, Dec. 2, 2015

NATOSource

Jan 11, 2016

10 Most Popular NATO Stories of 2015

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Jorge Benitez, Director of NATOSource</span>

Last year, Russia intervened militarily in the Middle East and increased military provocations in the Baltic Sea Region.

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British Typhoon intercepts Russian Su-34 jets over Baltic airspace, July 24, 2015

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Jan 8, 2016

NATO Jets Scrambled 160 Times to Protect Lithuanian Airspace in 2015

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Lithuania Tribune</span>

Lithuania’s Defence Ministry said that NATO jets patrolling airspace over the Baltic Countries scrambled 160 times to intercept Russian planes in 2015, up 14% on the previous year.

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President Vladimir Putin in Russia's fortified National Control Defense Center, Nov. 17, 2015

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Dec 19, 2015

The Geostrategic Value of Greece and Sweden in the Current Struggle between Russia and NATO

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Albin Aronsson</span>

Greece and Sweden are both in possession of islands that are of critical geostrategic value and this value serves as a major driver behind Russia’s increased attention to the two countries.

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Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide, June 25, 2014

NATOSource

Dec 14, 2015

Norway’s Defense Minister: It’s Time to Boost NATO’s Maritime Profile

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide, Defense News</span>

We need to raise NATO’s profile in the maritime domain. This requires maritime power and presence.

Europe & Eurasia NATO
Gen. Ben Hodges, Commander of US Army Europe, Dec. 9, 2015

NATOSource

Dec 10, 2015

Russia Could Block Access to Baltic Sea, US General Says

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Defense One, Defense News, and Army News Service</span>

From Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One:  Russia has moved ballistic missiles to and conducted nuclear strike drills from its Kaliningrad exclave, prompting Pentagon fears that Moscow could block access to the Baltic Sea.

Central Europe Hungary
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, November 9, 2015

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Nov 12, 2015

NATO to Step Up Military Presence in Nordics

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Local (Sweden)</span>

Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg made the comments while visiting Stockholm for the first time since becoming Nato’s new Secretary General last year, taking over from fellow Scandinavian, Denmark’s Anders Fogh Rasmussen….

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Leaders of nine NATO states meeting in Bucharest, Nov. 4, 2015

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Nov 4, 2015

Nine Heads of State Call on Alliance to ‘Strengthen the Eastern Flank of NATO’

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Calea Europeana</span>

“We, the Presidents of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Estonia, Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Poland, Romania and the Slovak Republic and the President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic.

Central Europe Hungary
US soldiers training in Lithuania, March 2, 2015

NATOSource

Oct 28, 2015

NATO Looks at Stationing More Troops Along Eastern Flank

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Julian E. Barnes, Wall Street Journal</span>

NATO countries are discussing increasing the number of troops stationed in members bordering Russia and putting them under formal alliance command, part of a new effort to deter aggression from Moscow,

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Former Prime Minister of Sweden Carl Bildt, Feb. 13, 2015

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Oct 27, 2015

Carl Bildt Warns of Continuous Cyber Conflict

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Carl Bildt, Project Syndicate</span>

In a way, we are already in a low-level continuous conflict in cyberspace.

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