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German Eurofighter

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Mar 31, 2014

Germany Mulls Military Support for NATO’s Eastern European States

By Madeline Chambers, Reuters

Der Spiegel said the defense ministry was ready to make available up to six aircraft for a strengthened air patrolling mission in parts of eastern Europe.

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BRTE will take place on April 1-2

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Mar 31, 2014

US, Lithuanian, and Swedish Aircraft Participating in NATO Exercise

By Lithuanian Ministry of Defense

“As unrest has escalated in the near vicinity of the Baltic States, NATO has augmented the Baltic Air Policing mission with additional warplanes to be ensuring our security even stronger.

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Unidentified gunmen at Simferopol Airport, Feb. 28, 2014

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Mar 28, 2014

President of Estonia: Russia has to Pay a Price for its Aggression

By Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Washington Post

Russia’s aggression in Ukraine marks a paradigm shift, the end of trust in the post-Cold War order.

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NATO Secretary General designate Jens Stoltenberg

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Mar 28, 2014

NATO Officially Appoints Norway’s Jens Stoltenberg to be Next Secretary General

By NATO

From NATO:  This afternoon, the North Atlantic Council decided to appoint Mr. Jens Stoltenberg as Secretary General of NATO and Chairman of the North Atlantic Council, in succession to Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

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Latvian soldier participating in Saber Strike 2013 exercise

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Mar 27, 2014

Baltic Republics Pledge More Defense Spending as Ukraine Crisis Continues

By Lithuania, Latvia, and Financial Times

From Office of the President of Lithuania:  Membership in NATO and the European Union is our indisputable strength – which was confirmed by life itself.

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Mar 26, 2014

Brattberg: Would Sweden Join NATO?

By Erik Brattberg

Deutsche Welle quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg on whether Sweden and Finland will eventually opt to join NATO:

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Vice President Joe Biden and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, March 18, 2014

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Mar 19, 2014

US Suggests Baltics War Games in Response to Russian ‘Land Grab’

By Roberta Rampton, Reuters

The United States is considering sending troops for war games in the Baltic states bordering Russia, Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday in an effort to reassure NATO allies alarmed at the Kremlin’s intervention in Ukraine.

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Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg

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Mar 18, 2014

Italian Paper Reports Norway’s Stoltenberg Favored to be Next Secretary General of NATO

By The Local (Norway)

Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg [@jensstoltenberg] is the clear favourite to become the next Secretary General of NATO when Denmark’s Anders Fogh Rasmussen steps down in September

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Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen

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Mar 17, 2014

Prime Minister Katainen: Finland is Not Neutral, NATO is an Option

By Yle

In an interview published on Sunday in the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel, Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen reiterated the country’s stance that Finland is not a neutral country, even though it is not part of any military alliances.

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Swedish soldier in Afghanistan

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Mar 13, 2014

After Crimea, Sweden Flirts With Joining NATO

By Matt Ford, Atlantic

It’s a good time to have friends in Eastern Europe.

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