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Defense Industrialist

Nov 28, 2016

Advice to the Trump Administration on the evolution of war

By James Hasik

Technological developments and actual financial constraints demand top-to-bottom rethinking of the business of defense. As I wrote earlier this month, Donald Trump’s unpredicted electoral victory has brought the possibility for real change in the enterprise of national security. To borrow Paul Ryan’s phrase, thoroughly rethinking the business of defense could create a military that moves closer to […]

China Defense Industry
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, June 15, 2016

NATOSource

Nov 23, 2016

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter: US Policies on NATO and Russia

By Ash Carter, Survival

[T]he United States is preparing for a longer-term situation of tension and military competition with Russia.

NATO Russia

Trade in Action

Nov 23, 2016

TTIP&TRADE in Action – November 23, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

Happy Thanksgiving from the TTIP&TRADE in Action newsletter team!                                 Thanksgiving Turkey Fun Facts:-Americans will consume 46 million turkeys tomorrow ($610 million worth)-Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s first meal on the moon was turkey-Every year, the US president pardons two Turkeys, and one is voted as the National […]

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia
European Parliament, Nov. 2, 2012

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Nov 22, 2016

EU Lawmakers Endorse Joint European Defense Plans After Trump Victory

By Robin Emmott, Reuters

The European Parliament on Tuesday backed an EU plan to deepen coordination of member states’ defense policies and rely less on the United States,

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UkraineAlert

Nov 22, 2016

Will Trump’s Foreign Policy Make Any Sense?

By Diane Francis

The election of Donald Trump marks a turning point in the world of international relations. Speculation abounds as to what he’s going to do, but his policies remain unknown, possibly unformed. Still, this doesn’t discourage us from speculating as well as poring over the resumes of his appointments to date. But the only certainty is […]

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Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom and Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, March 16, 2015

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Nov 21, 2016

Swedes Ponder Joining NATO as Trump Presidency Focuses Minds

By Richard Milne, Financial Times

The arguments in favour of Sweden’s joining Nato have grown stronger since Donald Trump won the US presidential election, according to the frontrunners to head the Scandinavian country’s next government.

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President-elect Donald Trump and Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

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Nov 21, 2016

Trump Agrees with NATO Secretary General that Progress has been Made on Burden-Sharing

By NATO

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke by phone today [Nov. 18] with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

NATO Security & Defense
General Petr Pavel, May 18, 2016

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Nov 18, 2016

NATO General Says Trump Not Serious About Abandoning Treaty

By Rob Gillies, AP

A top NATO general said Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that the United States might abandon its NATO treaty commitments is not serious

NATO Security & Defense
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Nov. 18, 2016

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Nov 18, 2016

NATO Secretary General: ‘Europe is America’s Best Friend’

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

Two World Wars – and the Cold War – have taught us that the security of Europe relies on the United States. And that the United States has a profound strategic interest in a stable and secure Europe.

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Trade in Action

Nov 18, 2016

TTIP&TRADE in Action – November 18, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

During his last visit to Europe as the President of the United States, President Barack Obama met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, among other European leaders. The two called on president-elect Donald Trump not to give up on a transatlantic trade deal. Read more here.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

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