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Lithuanian Defense Minister Juozas Olekas, August 31, 2015

NATOSource

May 5, 2016

Baltic Allies Seek US Help to Build Air Defense System

By Kevin Baron, Defense One

Russia’s razor-close fighter jet flybys of a U.S. destroyer in the Baltic Sea this week shows that Moscow is weak, NATO is vital, and Europe’s eastern flank needs the new air defense systems Baltic leaders have been requesting for a year.

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Trade in Action

May 5, 2016

TTIP & Trade in Action – May 4, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

The 13th round of TTIP negotiations took place last week in New York. The next round is expected to take part at the end of July in Europe, in an effort to complete negotiations during the Obama administration.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

May 5, 2016

Nordenman Quoted by CNN on Russia’s Submarine Arsenal and Strategy in Northern Europe

By Magnus Nordenman

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European Union International Organizations
Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, May 3, 2016

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May 4, 2016

NATO’s New Commander: ‘Ready To Fight If Deterrence Fails’

By Charles Recknagel, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

NATO has a new supreme commander, whose job is to strengthen it as a defense force after years of reductions of U.S. troops in Europe.

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

May 4, 2016

Bensahel Joins NPR’s All Things Considered to Discuss US Presidential Candidates Foreign Policy Toward ISIS

By Nora Bensahel

Defense Industry Elections
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Gen. Joseph Dunford, May. 3, 2016

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May 3, 2016

Secretary of Defense Carter: Russia’s Loose Talk about Nuclear Weapons is ‘Most Disturbing’

By AP and Fox News

From AP: Defense Secretary Ash Carter used a U.S. military changing-of-the-guard ceremony Tuesday to blast Russian aggression in Europe, saying Moscow is “going backward in time” with warlike actions that compel a U.S. military buildup on NATO’s eastern flank.

NATO Nuclear Nonproliferation
Exercise Iron Sword, Jan. 15, 2013

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May 3, 2016

SACEUR: In a World of Instability, NATO is a Linchpin for Peace

By Philip M. Breedlove, Washington Post

The NATO alliance is arguably the most critical linchpin supporting stability on the continent that is home to the world’s largest integrated economy — and, incidentally, on the continent that has in the past century or so spawned the world’s most destructive conflicts.

NATO Russia

In the News

May 3, 2016

Atlantic Council Event on Energy and Natural Gas in Venezuela Featured in the Washington Examiner

By Atlantic Council

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Energy & Environment United States and Canada

In the News

May 3, 2016

Barno and Bensahel in War on the Rocks: The Catastrophic Success of the US Air Force

By David Barno & Nora Bensahel

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Defense Industry Security & Defense
Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, April 23, 2013

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May 2, 2016

Confessions of a NATO Speechwriter

By Patrick Stephenson, Foreign Policy

Despite Russian pressure on the alliance’s eastern borders and extremist pressure from within and without, our publics often wonder why NATO still exists.

NATO Security & Defense

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