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Nov 22, 2013

NATO’s Naval Leaders Meet to Discuss Global Security Challenges

By NATO Maritime Command

Today marks the beginning of a major conference in central London to address significant challenges to the future of global security and in particular maritime security.

NATO Security & Defense
NATO headquarters

NATOSource

Nov 20, 2013

German Spy Sentenced to Seven Years in Jail for Stealing NATO’s ‘Crown Jewels’ of Secrets

By AFP

A German court Tuesday sentenced a former NATO employee to seven years in jail for spying after the IT expert copied secret data in order to sell it to a foreign intelligence service.

Germany Intelligence
Dutch F-16 participating in Operation Unified Protector

NATOSource

Nov 20, 2013

Netherlands Favors German Plan to Reform NATO

By NL Times

Netherlands supports the German plan to give the larger countries a leading position within the NATO.

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European drone prototype, nEUron

NATOSource

Nov 19, 2013

European Defense Ministers Agree to Form ‘Drone Club’

By AP and AFP

From AP:  France, Germany and other European countries on Tuesday formed a “drone users club” to develop a rival to the U.S. and Israeli pilotless aircraft that dominate the field.

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French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius

NATOSource

Nov 19, 2013

French Foreign Minister Sees ‘Isolationist Tendency’ in US Foreign Policy

By Roger Cohen, New York Times

There is talk of the trauma of Aug. 31. On that Saturday afternoon President [Francois] Hollande took a call from President [Barack] Obama.

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

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Nov 15, 2013

NATO Secretary General Announces Dates for 2014 Summit

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

I am pleased to announce that the next NATO Summit will take place on September 4‑5, 2014.

NATO Security & Defense
President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel

NATOSource

Nov 15, 2013

Europe Loses Trust in Obama

By John Vinocur, Wall Street Journal

The U.S. president’s turnabouts on Syria and Iran—coupled with his policy fumbles at home—have diminished European allies’ traditional respect for the White House.

Europe & Eurasia Germany
Meeting of the North Atlantic Council, December 7, 2011

NATOSource

Nov 13, 2013

NATO Approves Turkey’s Request to Extend Deployment of Patriot Missiles

By Adrian Croft and Tulay Karadeniz, Reuters

NATO allies backed keeping Patriot missiles in Turkey on Wednesday, agreeing with Ankara that threats from the civil war in Syria remained serious, an alliance official said.

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Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS)

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Nov 7, 2013

MEADS Missile Defense Destroyed Two Targets at Once – Lockheed

By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters

The MEADS missile defense system developed by the United States, Italy and Germany intercepted and destroyed two targets simultaneously in a final test on Wednesday before Washington pulls out of the program, Lockheed Martin Corp said.

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New Atlanticist

Nov 7, 2013

Spying: It’s What’s For Dinner

By Alex Ward

Back in September, Brazil’s President Dilma Rouseff canceled her state visit to the United States, which included the rare honor of a state dinner, because she was “incensed over a series of reports that the NSA tapped her personal communications.” This, of course, was only one grievance among many as it was revealed the United States spies on […]

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