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Sierra class Russian sub, June 1, 1994

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Oct 26, 2015

Russian Ships Near Data Cables Are Too Close for US Comfort

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt, New York Times</span>

Russian submarines and spy ships are aggressively operating near the vital undersea cables that carry almost all global Internet communications, raising concerns among some American military and intelligence officials that the Russians might be planning to attack those lines in times of tension or conflict.

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Soldiers Disembarking from a Chinook Helicopter, Feb. 12, 2013

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Oct 8, 2015

British Troops to Bolster Baltic Buffer Against Russia

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Financial Times and Guardian</span>

From Sam Jones, Financial Times:  Britain is to join Germany and the US in committing to long-term troop deployments in the Baltic states to deter Russian aggression and shore up Nato’s eastern borders.

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Russian Su-27 fighter jet intercepted by UK Typhoon participating in NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, June 17, 2014

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Oct 5, 2015

A ‘New Normal’ for NATO and Baltic Sea Security

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Anna Wieslander</span>

It might appear natural that focus on Baltic Sea security would have come quickly for NATO after the Russian annexation of Crimea in March 2014, but this was not the case.

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Range of Russia's Iskander missiles when deployed in Kaliningrad

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Oct 1, 2015

Is NATO’s New Fulda Gap in Poland?

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Paul McLeary, Foreign Policy</span>

The head of U.S. Army Europe is eyeing a narrow sliver of land connecting Poland with Lithuania, concerned about the Russian troops and equipment he has been watching pile up on either side.

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Norwegian Chief of Defense Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, Oct. 31, 2013

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Oct 1, 2015

Norway Must Increase Defense to Counter Russian Build-Up: Military Chief

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Henrik Stolen, Reuters</span>

Norway needs to scale up and modernize its defense as Russia’s military buildup in the Arctic is creating a more uncertain security situation, its military chief said on Thursday.

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NATO Exercise Noble Jump, June 18, 2015

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Sep 29, 2015

Five Recommendations for Strengthening NATO’s Response to Russian Aggression

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Radek Sikorski And Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Wall Street Journal</span>

Russia’s actions in Ukraine, as well as its military build-up and threatening words and behavior in the Baltic Sea region, show that we have not yet fully communicated to the Kremlin that it should back off.

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Sep 24, 2015

A Failed European Response to Migrant Crisis Will Hurt Transatlantic Ties, says Norwegian Defense Minister

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Ashish Kumar Sen</span>

A failure to deal appropriately with the migrant crisis will cause rifts within Europe that will have serious implications for transatlantic unity, Norway’s Defense Minister, Ine Eriksen Søreide, said at the Atlantic Council on September 24. “How we handle the ongoing refugee crisis will be a test for Europe,” Søreide said while describing the magnitude […]

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Popular support for Sweden joining NATO is growing

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Sep 17, 2015

New Swedish Poll Shows Sharp Increase in Support for NATO Membership

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Defense News and Deutsche Welle</span>

From Gerard O’Dwyer, Defense News:  A landmark poll in Sweden reveals a massive shift in public opinion that favors the non-aligned Nordic state joining NATO.

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Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström, May 31, 2015

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Sep 17, 2015

Swedish Minister Slams Russian ‘Threats’ About NATO Membership

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

Foreign Minister Margot Wallström said relations between Sweden and Russia are “chillier than ever” after she met with the country’s ambassador in Stockholm to ask him to explain comments that the Nordic country would likely face military action if it were to join NATO.

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Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström, Jan. 23, 2015

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Sep 11, 2015

Foreign Minister Calls in Russian Envoy Over ‘Threats’ About Sweden Joining NATO

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

From Johan Sennero, Reuters:  Sweden has called in Russia’s ambassador to explain comments by a foreign ministry spokeswoman who said any Swedish decision to join NATO would have “consequences” that would compel Russia to respond.

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