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Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, August 23, 2016

NATOSource

Aug 25, 2016

Top US General: Russia Trying to Undermine NATO

By Jim Garamone, DoD News

The threat baseline, he [Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford] said, is four-plus-one: Russia, China, Iran, North Korea and violent extremism.

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Vice President Joe Biden

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Aug 23, 2016

Biden Assures Allies and Criticizes Trump’s Ignorance of NATO

By Washington Post, Politico, and Reuters

From Karen De Young, Washington Post:  In Riga on Tuesday, [Vice President Joe] Biden reiterated U.S. and NATO determination to stand against Russian aggression in the Baltic region,

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Defense Industrialist

Aug 22, 2016

On cash

By James Hasik

The Pentagon’s billion-dollar cash advance to Lockheed Martin is just a cost of doing business in a trillion-dollar program. Lockheed Martin’s billion-dollar cash advance is by now big news—or not so big news against the backdrop of a bigger program. As Defense News and others reported over a week ago, the Pentagon recently sent its […]

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NATO missile defense facility in Deveselu, Romania

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Aug 22, 2016

NATO Takes Command of Missile Defense Facility in Romania

By Allied Air Command, NATO

Today a new milestone in the development of NATO Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) has been reached.

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Defense Industrialist

Aug 19, 2016

The mutually assured destruction of the Airbus-Boeing rivalry

By James Hasik

The ongoing sagas of the KC-46 and A400M are a reminder of how military-industrial hubris is bad for both business and government. On Breaking Defense this morning, Colin Clark notes that Boeing has just won “$2.8 billion for KC-46 tanker low rate production.” That’s good news. As multiple reporters have written this year, the company has […]

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Aug 18, 2016

Supplier of the year, or big supplier of the year?

By James Hasik

The Pentagon’s “Superior Supplier” rankings need an overhaul For Inside Defense, Jason Sherman wrote three articles at the beginning of the month about the “Superior Supplier” rankings at the Army, Navy, and Air Force Departments. The assessments are undertaken “on a contract-by-contract basis” by individuals acquiring the actual goods and services, and thus “reflect customer […]

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NATO VJTF exercise, June 18, 2015

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Aug 18, 2016

NATO Is America’s Greatest Strategic Advantage

By Hannes Hanso, Wall Street Journal

Debates about NATO’s role and burden-sharing have been around since its founding. GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s sharp criticisms of the Western Alliance are just the latest flare-up.

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US Naval Academy exercise site, April 12, 2016

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Aug 15, 2016

Six Steps the US and its Allies Should Take to Prevent Russian Cyber Attacks

By Franklin D. Kramer, Robert Butler, and Catherine Lotrionte, US News and World Report

The Russian cyber-hacking of the Democratic National Committee, as reported by multiple cybersecurity organizations, is only the latest unacceptable and unlawful activity by that state.

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Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik, June 14, 2016

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Aug 15, 2016

NATO Needs to Look in Mirror on Coup Attempt, Says Turkish Defense Minister

By Fikri Işık and Barçın Yinanç , Hurriyet Daily News

It is time for NATO to sit down and evaluate its mistakes in its response to the July coup attempt in Turkey that left a deep trauma in society that has not been properly appreciated outside the country,

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Headquarters of NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) in Norfolk, VA (photo: NATO)

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Aug 11, 2016

Turkish Military Officer Seeking Asylum in United States

By Phil Stewart and Yara Bayoumy, Reuters

A Turkish military officer on a U.S.-based assignment for NATO is seeking asylum in the United States

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