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Russia-Belarus military exercise Zapad, Sept. 26, 2013

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Jan 16, 2015

Russia Could Soon Run Multiple Ukraine-Sized Operations: US General

By Adrian Croft, Reuters

Russia is working to develop within a few years the capability to threaten several neighbors at once on the scale of its present operation in Ukraine, a senior American general said.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, Oct.17, 2014

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Oct 29, 2014

Online Security Experts Link More Cyber Attacks to Russian Government

By New York Times and Guardian

From Nicole Perlroth, New York Times:  For the second time in four months, researchers at a computer security company are connecting the Russian government to electronic espionage efforts around the world.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, Jan. 19, 2004

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Oct 9, 2014

Is Russia Increasingly Relying on Cyber Warfare for Foreign Policy?

By Joel Mullish, Defence IQ

Recent developments in the Crimea have served as a timely warning to the West. Russian intervention was preceded by a cyber attack launched against Ukraine, causing havoc with their communication systems.

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Sep 22, 2014

Wilson: “Georgia Acts As a Model NATO Ally”

By Damon Wilson

Foreign Policy quotes Executive Vice President Damon Wilson on Georgia’s offer to host a training facility for the moderate Syrian opposition: 

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In the News

Aug 26, 2014

Linderman: “The Ukraine Crisis is an Opening for Georgia”

By Laura Linderman

Business Insider quotes Eurasia Center Nonresident Research Fellow Laura Linderman on Vice President Biden’s support for Georgia’s aspirations to become a NATO member:

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New Atlanticist

Aug 19, 2014

In Nagorno-Karabakh, an Old Caucasus War Flares Anew

By Sabine Freizer

Deadliest Fighting in 20 Years is Encouraged by Crisis in Ukraine The often-forgotten conflict between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh has flared this summer into the worst violence since a 1994 truce, killing at least eighteen soldiers in recent weeks. The surge in fighting not only shows that renewed, all-out warfare is a danger; […]

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New Atlanticist

Aug 15, 2014

A Smart US Investment for Georgia’s Future

By Nino Ghvinadze and Laura Linderman

Despite Georgia’s readiness to become a candidate for NATO, the Alliance announced in late June that Georgia will not be offered a Membership Action Plan (MAP) at the Wales Summit this September. This is disappointing news for Georgia, which has undertaken years of political and military reforms and has long awaited to be welcomed into the […]

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Secretary General Anderss Fog Rasmussen, Nov. 6, 2013

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Aug 1, 2014

Five Long-Term Challenges for NATO Beyond the Ukraine Crisis

By Karl-Heinz Kamp, NATO Defense College

NATO needs to find consensus on at least five questions which go far beyond the current crisis in Ukraine.

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Member of Donbass militia, June 2, 2014

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Jul 31, 2014

NATO has to Prepare to Contain the Chaos at Europe’s Edge

By Rory Stewart, Financial Times

[N]ow the ungoverned space is on the edge of Europe and the insurgents are being supported by a country with some of the world’s most sophisticated military equipment and most effective intelligence services.

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Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and President Barack Obama, July 8, 2014

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Jul 30, 2014

Russia and the West’s Dangerous Clash: Time for NATO & EU Expansion East?

By Ian Bond, Denis Corboy, William Courtney, and Kenneth Yalowitz, National Interest

[T]he North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), while modestly buttressing defenses in member states in Central Europe and the Baltics, has left Ukraine out in the cold.

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