Memo to NATO: Wake Up Before Putin Turns the Black Sea into a Russian Lake

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Memo to NATO: Wake Up Before Putin Turns the Black Sea into a Russian Lake

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Dispatch from Madrid: For Spain’s contributions to NATO, look beyond its defense spending

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While Spain still falls short of its defense spending goals, Madrid nevertheless leads NATO missions, supports Ukraine, and helps guard Europe’s southern flank.

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Memo to NATO: Wake Up Before Putin Turns the Black Sea into a Russian Lake

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Jun 28, 2016

Memo to NATO: Wake Up Before Putin Turns the Black Sea into a Russian Lake

By Stephen Blank

By invading Ukraine and annexing Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin has transformed the security situation in the Black Sea. Upon capturing those territories, Moscow lost no time in seizing Ukrainian energy facilities in the Black Sea and accelerating its ongoing military modernization there. As a result, Moscow has built a combined arms force of land, […]

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Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 24, 2016

Europe’s Soul-Searching Moment

By Ana Palacio

There is an old rule in lawyering, never ask a question if you are not certain of the answer. Three years ago, in a selfish gambit to solidify his personal mandate for a second term as prime minister, David Cameron did just that. His reward: thirteen extra months in 10 Downing Street entirely consumed by […]

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Jun 21, 2016

Sloan for War on the Rocks: Step on the Gas: Montenegro’s Road to NATO Membership

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Soldiers from Italy's 187th Parachute Regiment "Folgore," Nov. 6, 2015

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Jun 20, 2016

NATO Warsaw Summit Special Series: Italy

By Stefano Stefanini

NATO is about security; specifically shared security among twenty eight allies.

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Jun 9, 2016

Great Expectations: Aspirant Nations See NATO Enlargement as Vital to Europe’s Stability

By Mitch Hulse

NATO membership for countries in the Balkans and for Georgia is crucial for the stability of Europe and will send a clear signal that Russia does not have a veto over the alliance’s enlargement plans, panelists, including officials from Macedonia and Georgia, said at the Atlantic Council on June 8.

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New Atlanticist

Jun 8, 2016

NATO Enlargement Seen About Filling Gaps

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Montenegro’s defense minister, Milica Pejanović-Đurišić, has some advice for countries aspiring to join NATO: explain to partners and friends the importance of alliance membership from a political standpoint. Pejanović-Đurišić is well positioned to give such advice. In December 2015, NATO extended an invitation to Montenegro to begin accession talks and become the twenty-ninth member of […]

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In the News

Jun 8, 2016

Benitez Quoted by Voice of America on Montenegro’s Accession to NATO

By Jorge Benitez

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May 31, 2016

Braw and Stefanini in Foreign Policy: How Migrants Rescued the Italian Navy

By Elisabeth Braw

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May 24, 2016

Portuguese Spy Caught Passing ‘NATO Secrets’ to Russian Handler in Rome

By James Badcock, Telegraph

The Kremlin’s espionage offensive in Europe came to the surface on Tuesday after a Portuguese spy was arrested in Rome for allegedly passing Nato secrets to a Russian intelligence officer.

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May 23, 2016

Montanino Quoted by Financial Times on the International Monetary Fund’s Response to Greece’s Debt

By Andrea Montanino

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