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Jun 7, 2015

Aronsson: US Chooses Path on Foreign Policy

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

Brent Scowcroft Center Intern Albin Aronsson writes for Svenska Dagbladet about the major visions of US national security strategy and foreign policy, the debate that is ongoing in Washington, and why it is important for Sweden to follow and understand this debate:

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Feb. 5, 2015

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Jun 4, 2015

NATO Chief Slams Russia Amid Upsurge in Ukraine Conflict

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

NATO said on Thursday Russia was delivering sophisticated weaponry to rebels in eastern Ukraine,

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New Finnish government plans to study possibility of NATO membership

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Jun 3, 2015

Finland’s Exploration of NATO Membership: The Benefits of Joining the Alliance

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Mark Seip</span>

Last week, Finland’s new government announced that they will explore the possibility of NATO membership.

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President Barack Obama in Warsaw, June 3, 2014

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Jun 3, 2015

The European Reassurance Initiative’s One Year Anniversary: Mixed Results

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Ian Brzezinski</span>

On June 3, 2014, President Barack Obama announced the European Reassurance Initiative, ERI, a key element of his Administration’s strategy to counter Moscow’s provocative military actions, including Russia’ invasion of Ukraine, launched just three months earlier.

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Swedish corvette HMS Helsingborg, June 30, 2008

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Jun 1, 2015

Foreign Incursions into Swedish Territorial Waters Expose Stockholm’s Military Shortcomings

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Elisabeth Braw, Politico Europe</span>

At the end of the Cold War, Swedish submarine hunters commanded an arsenal featuring depth charges, torpedoes, and anti-submarine-warfare grenades, and surface submarine hunters were aided by a large number of helicopters, which easily spot movements in the water.

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May 28, 2015

Sweden’s Role in the Nordic-Baltic Region and the Transatlantic Relationship

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >The Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security</span>

On May 20, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a discussion on “Sweden’s Role in the Nordic-Baltic Region and the Transatlantic Relationship” with Sweden’s Minister of Defense Peter Hultqvist and experts from the Atlantic Council.

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May 28, 2015

Nordic Security and the Transatlantic Link

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >The Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security</span>

On May 21, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security held a workshop on Nordic Security and the Transatlantic Link with leading regional experts and senior government officials from the United States and Nordic-Baltic region.

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May 26, 2015

Nordenman: Of Eagles and Griffins: A View from Washington

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Magnus Nordenman</span>

Brent Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Magnus Nordenman writes for the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences Quarterly on the future of the US-Swedish defense and security relationship:

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, March 5, 2015

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May 25, 2015

New Finnish Government Raises NATO Stakes

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Gerard O'Dwyer, Defense News</span>

In a move that is certain to further irritate Moscow, Finland’s new center-right coalition has included the option of applying for NATO membership “at any time” in its government formation Joint Policy Position statement.

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Estonian Defence League mortar platoon, Oct. 30, 2013

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May 18, 2015

Paramilitary Groups Surge in Popularity in Eastern Europe

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Felicity Capon, Newsweek</span>

Thousands of ordinary civilians, including doctors, carpenters and teachers, are flocking to join volunteer paramilitary groups in several European countries, with some doubling in size since the start of the Ukraine crisis, Newsweek has discovered.

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