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New Atlanticist

Jun 2, 2016

Polish Foreign Minister Seeks ‘Substantial’ NATO Buildup on Europe’s Eastern Flank

By Ashish Kumar Sen

NATO should undertake a “substantial” military buildup in Poland and the Baltic States to address the challenge posed by an “aggressive” and “revisionist” Russia, Poland’s Foreign Minister, Witold Waszczykowski, said on June 2. “NATO’s keyword should be deterrence…not as an offensive measure, but rather as the most effective and, in fact, only instrument of peacebuilding,” […]

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Jun 2, 2016

Wroclaw Global Forum Mentioned by Handelsblatt on European Security

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NATO Missile Defense complex in Romania, Sept. 5, 2013

NATOSource

May 20, 2016

US, France Differ Over Readiness of NATO Missile-Defense Shield

By Julian E. Barnes and Robert Wall, Wall Street Journal

French officials said they are withholding their approval for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to take control of the U.S.-built European missile-defense system

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Noble Jump exercise for NATO's VJTF, June 18, 2015

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May 16, 2016

NATO Rapid Unit Not Fit for Eastern Europe Deployment, say Generals

By Sam Jones, Financial Times

Nato’s new “spearhead” rapid reaction force could not be deployed in eastern Europe if there was a war with Russia, according to the alliance’s own military assessments.

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USS Fitzgerald participating in missile defense test, Oct. 25, 2012

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May 11, 2016

NATO to Switch on Missile Defense System Tomorrow

By AP and Reuters

From Vanessa Gera, AP:  A U.S. missile defense system aimed at protecting Europe from ballistic missile threats is moving into higher gear this week, with a site in Romania becoming operational on Thursday

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NATO exercise in Baltic Sea, May 29, 2015

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May 6, 2016

The Case for a More Robust NATO Presence in the Baltic Sea

By Franklin D. Kramer and Magnus Nordenman

NATO has also begun to plan and exercise for maritime contingencies in the region, with additional bilateral and national exercises as complements.

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Defense Industrialist

Mar 31, 2016

Before Tallinn burns

By James Hasik

The Third Offset must address NATO’s local numerical inferiorities. As Inside Defense reported earlier this month, current events have the US Army questioning its organization, wondering if it’s otherwise destined to be perennially late to the game. The Russian Army, after all, has gotten rather good at showing up unannounced on short notice. It would […]

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New Atlanticist

Mar 30, 2016

Poland’s President Seeks Stronger NATO Presence in Europe’s East

By Ashish Kumar Sen

‘Real deterrence means real presence,’ says Polish President Andrzej Duda Poland’s President, Andrzej Duda, wants an enhanced NATO presence—in the form of troops as well as infrastructure—in Central and Eastern Europe to deter Russian aggression, but said his government does not want to isolate Russia or return to the Cold War. Noting Russia’s military buildup […]

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Mar 30, 2016

Brzezinski Joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to Discuss Trump’s Comments on NATO and Poland’s Relationships with NATO

By Ian Brzezinski

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Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski, March 2, 2016

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Mar 17, 2016

Foreign Minister: Poland Wants to be ‘Protected Right Now’

By Judy Dempsey, Strategic Europe

Excerpts from interview of Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski by Judy Dempsey, Senior Associate at Carnegie Europe and editor in chief of “Strategic Europe.”

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