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Chief of the Russian General Staff General Valery Gerasimov, Nov. 9, 2012

NATOSource

Apr 28, 2015

Russia Threatens NATO Over Missile Shield

By Paul Sonne, Wall Street Journal

Russia’s top general warned European countries planning to host installations for a U.S.-led missile-defense shield that Russian forces would be forced to target them.

Central Europe Missile Defense

EconoGraphics

Apr 28, 2015

Do Sanctions Work After All?

By Global Business & Economics

International Relations scholars disagree about whether economic sanctions are an effective tool to coerce countries to follow a certain course of action.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia
Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama, Sept. 4, 2014

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Apr 28, 2015

Allies Worried About Britain’s Drift From Global Stage

By Steven Erlanger, New York Times

Its military reach has diminished. It has played little role in confronting Russia over Ukraine and strictly limited its response to crises in the Middle East and Africa.

NATO Security & Defense
DoD Cyber Strategy

NATOSource

Apr 23, 2015

The Pentagon’s New Cyber Strategy

By Department of Defense

The increased use of cyberattacks as a political instrument reflects a dangerous trend in international relations.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Apr 22, 2015

Dynamic stability: US strategy for a world in transition

By Barry Pavel, Peter Engelke, and Alex Ward

We have entered a new era in world history, a post-post-Cold War era that holds both great promise and great peril for the United States, its allies, and everyone else. This era calls for a new approach to national strategy called "dynamic stability."

Politics & Diplomacy Security & Defense
US Patriot battery in Turkey, Feb. 4, 2013

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Apr 22, 2015

Poland Decides to Acquire Patriot Missile Defense System

By Defense News and Boston Globe

From Aaron Mehta and Pierre Tran, Defense News:  Poland has selected the US Patriot system and the Airbus Caracal helicopter as the European nation faces an increasingly aggressive Russia.

Missile Defense Poland
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, May 28, 2010

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Apr 21, 2015

Turkey Shifts Away From West on Defense

By Emre Peker, Wall Street Journal

Ankara has recently moved to diminish Turkey’s military dependence on the West, including last month inaugurating rocket testing and a radar technologies facilities.

China Europe & Eurasia

EconoGraphics

Apr 21, 2015

Exit, or Voice?

By Global Business & Economics

In March, the UK, Germany, Italy, and France decided to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), shocking the Obama administration.

Brazil China
US Apache helicopter over Baumholder, Germany, Jan. 23, 2012

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Apr 20, 2015

US Removing 24 Apache Helicopters from Europe

By Joe Gould, Defense News

The US Army plans to transfer 24 attack helicopters from Germany to Alaska over the next two years as part of a larger cost-saving aviation plan, according to a senior Army official

Europe & Eurasia United States and Canada
Russian President Vladimir Putin, April 9, 2015

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Apr 17, 2015

President Vladimir Putin’s Dangerous Moves

By New York Times Editorial Board

Even for Mr. Putin, the recent nuclear threats have set a new benchmark for hostility in the conflict he has ignited with the West.

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