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Polish President Asks Trump Not to Withdraw Troops From Europe
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Polish President Andrzej Duda asked President Trump not to withdraw U.S. troops from Europe, using his visit to the White House to express mounting European concerns over the ...
By Jim Townsend
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
The Arctic Eats Helicopters, So Russia Is Sending Drones InsteadRussian defense firm Rostec is partnering with a small Latvian startup to make tiltrotor drones for dangerous Arctic operations. Think of it as a tiny, robotic, cold-weather ...
By Samuel Bendett
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National Security Human Capital / Transatlantic Security
Trump wants to slash the number of US troops in Germany, and it could be a win for RussiaThe White House plans to significantly reduce its military presence in Germany, a move expert observers argue would be a win for Russia and a loss for the NATO alliance. "We ...
By Jim Townsend
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Defense / Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
How Much Does It Cost To Insure A Russian-Made Stealth Drone?The Russian defense ministry has insured its new stealth drone and its control station for 1.4 billion rubles. That’s $20 million. And it’s probably worth every ruble. The S-...
By Samuel Bendett
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National Security Human Capital / Transatlantic Security
Trump to Pull Thousands of U.S. Troops From GermanyPresident Trump has directed the Pentagon to remove thousands of American troops from Germany by September, a move that would dramatically reshape the U.S. military posture in...
By Jim Townsend
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
The Turks Shot Down A Russian Bomber In 2015. Now Russia’s Buying New Planes That Can Defend ThemselvesThe Russian air force is buying new Su-34 fighter-bombers. The two-seat, twin-engine warplanes will replace aging Su-24 bombers—one of which the Turkish air force shot down ne...
By Samuel Bendett
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
New Russian Robot Can Climb Stairs And Blow Up BombsThe Syrian civil war is nearly a decade-long tragedy, a geopolitical mess, and a proving ground for Russian military technology. Among that technology is a new iteration of th...
By Samuel Bendett
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Robots Will Replace Soldiers In Combat, Says RussiaFor Russia, the question of robots taking over the role of soldiers on the battlefield is a matter of when, not if. “Living fighters will gradually begin to be replaced by the...
By Samuel Bendett
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Putin Is Projecting Strength In the Face of Coronavirus. But the Image is CrackedThe Kremlin is trying to project an image of competence and power as the pandemic roils the world, and aiming to conceal a darker reality back home: an uneven healthcare syste...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia Scores Pandemic Propaganda Triumph With Medical Delivery to U.S.
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As top American officials bash the Russian government for spreading disinformation on the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump is accepting a supply of medical eq...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Place Your Bets on Russia’s New Bomber
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The Russian government has approved the development of a new heavy bomber. Now we wait. The Kremlin inked a deal with Tupolev, a subsidiary of the United Aircraft Corporation,...
By Samuel Bendett
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Putin Fires His Puppet Master
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The gray cardinal. Putin’s Rasputin. The Kremlin puppet master. Vladislav Surkov, a close advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has achieved near-mythical status over t...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Lawmakers Are Warned That Russia Is Meddling to Re-elect Trump
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Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to try to get President Trump re-elected, five people familiar with th...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Obama admin was ill-prepared for Russian election meddling: Senate intel report
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The Obama administration was caught off guard by Russia's interference in the 2016 election and did not have options at the ready to retaliate over the meddling, resulting in ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Trump has 'emboldened' and 'enabled' authoritarians like Putin as they seek to become presidents for life
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During his time in the White House, President Donald Trump has delivered harsher criticism of the media, the judiciary, congressional lawmakers, and in some cases even members...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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‘Russia’s Political Transition Has Arrived Ahead of Schedule’
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Russian President Vladimir Putin unexpectedly began the country’s political transition Wednesday with a constitutional shake-up and the naming of a new prime minister, paving ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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US to Fix, Not Scrap Open Skies Treaty
Washington residents were startled in April 2017 to see a low-flying aircraft transit directly through the normally restricted airspace at the center of the U.S. capital, with...
By Jim Townsend
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Putin Moves to Heighten Russia’s Role After Suleimani Killing
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Since its pivotal intervention in the Syrian civil war in 2015, Russia has sought to position itself as a major player in the Middle East, establishing itself as a rare broker...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Satellite Images Reveal New Russian Long-Range Radar in the Arctic
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For much of the past decade Russia has reactivated and expanded military bases and infrastructure along its northern frontier. Earlier this year High North News published a de...
By Jim Townsend
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In A Remote Arctic Outpost, Norway Keeps Watch On Russia's Military Buildup
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There are precisely 525 stairs from the icy waters of the Barents Sea to the top of the observation post in the far northeast corner of Norway, along the Russian border. It's ...
By Jim Townsend
