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Sonar image allegedly shows sub-sea tracks left by a mini-submarine

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Nov 14, 2014

Sweden Confirms Foreign Submarine Entered its Territorial Waters

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Swedish Armed Forces</span>

The Swedish Armed Forces now confirms that a submarine has violated Swedish territorial integrity.

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8 northern European nations decide to strengthen defense cooperation

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Nov 13, 2014

Northern European Nations to Boost Military Cooperation Against Russia

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

Eight northern European nations agreed on Thursday to step up cooperation to counter an increase in Moscow’s military activity that has included a tripling of NATO intercepts of Russian jets this year.

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Russian An-72 transport aircraft in Finnish airspace, Aug. 28, 2014

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Nov 10, 2014

Finland Warns of New Cold War Over Failure to Grasp Situation in Russia

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Simon Tisdall, Guardian</span>

Western countries are at the gates of a new cold war with Russia, sparked by the Ukraine crisis and a continuing failure to grasp the depth and seriousness of Vladimir Putin’s grievances with the US and EU,

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Estonian Minister of Defense Sven Mikser

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Nov 10, 2014

Show Putin Strength, Not Weakness, Says Estonian Defense Minister

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

Russia has returned to Cold War ways by stepping up incursions into European Union and NATO members’ airspace and territorial waters, and the West needs to present a united front to deter President Vladimir Putin,

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RAF Typhoon intercepts Russian Tu-95 Bear bomber

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Nov 10, 2014

NATO-Russia Incidents Came Close to Conflict, Says Think-Tank

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Sam Jones, Financial Times</span>

Dozens of sensitive military incursions have occurred between Russia and Nato states over the past year, some coming close to triggering hostilities, according to a new report.

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US and Iraqi soldiers, Camp Ramadi, Nov. 15, 2009

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Nov 7, 2014

Strengthening the Nordic Military Contribution to the International Effort Against ISIL

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Sigurd Neubauer, Magnus Nordenman, Erik Brattberg, and Alex Vatanka</span>

The rapid and brutal advance of the Islamic State, a self-proclaimed caliphate, holding onto territory in eastern Syria and western Iraq, is not only threatening the stability of Iraq’s semi autonomous Kurdistan and its religious minorities, but threatens to establish a hub of jihadism

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Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, Oct. 20, 2014

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Nov 7, 2014

Finland and Sweden Reject Common Approach to NATO Membership

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

Sweden and Finland, currently engaged in bilateral defense cooperation talks, have no plans to jointly attempt to join NATO.

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Portuguese Defense Minister Jose Pedro Aguiar Branco, Sept. 20, 2011

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Nov 6, 2014

Portugal Escorts Russian Ship From Its Waters

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >AFP and BBC</span>

From AFP:  The Portugese Navy escorted a Russian oceanographic ship out of its waters Wednesday in response to the latest in a series of territorial incursions by a Russian vessel or plane.

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A Russian Tu-95 Bear H strategic bomber, October 29, 2014

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Oct 31, 2014

Why Russia Is Buzzing NATO?

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Marc Champion, Bloomberg View</span>

In a single 24-hour period this week, Russia dispatched 19 combat aircraft — including “Bear” strategic bombers — to probe North Atlantic Treaty Organization air defenses.

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Russian jets over Victory Day Parade, May 9, 2010

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Oct 29, 2014

NATO Intercepted 19 Russian Military Aircraft Today

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Allied Command Operations</span>

NATO detected and monitored four groups of Russian military aircraft conducting significant military manoeuvers in European airspace over the Baltic Sea, North Sea/Atlantic Ocean, and Black Sea on 28 and 29 October 2014.

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