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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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Unquiet on the Western Front: Why the 74-Year Alliance Between Europe and America Is Falling Apart
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When German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas suggested during a June 15 video conference between 28 European Union diplomats and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that the U.S. and Eu...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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National Security Human Capital / Transatlantic Security
NATO Allies Push Back at U.S. Order to Pull Troops Out of GermanyU.S. allies in Europe are cautiously pushing against President Trump’s order to withdraw thousands of American troops from Germany by arguing that the U.S. needs them there as...
By Jim Townsend
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National Security Human Capital / Transatlantic Security
Trump threatens to reduce US troop numbers in GermanyPresident Donald Trump said he would reduce the number of US troops in Germany to 25,000 unless the country spent more on defence, in a move that threatens to further strain t...
By Richard Fontaine
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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 / National Security Law
Americans losing faith in elections as Trump discredits voting systemsThe diatribes are as unnerving and unrelenting as they are untrue: An incumbent president warning that the nation’s voting systems are cauldrons for fraud and ripe for rigging...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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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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European Defense and ‘Strategic Autonomy’ Are Also Coronavirus Victims
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The coronavirus has upended the best-laid plans and priorities of many, including the European Union. But one of the biggest casualties may be European efforts to build a more...
By Jim Townsend
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For Europe's strongmen, pandemic is opportunity and risk
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Europe's strongmen leaders want to use the coronavirus pandemic to tighten their grip while touting their prowess in overcoming crises, but their authority risks being badly u...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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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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CNAS Launches New Initiative: America and the Post-Pandemic WorldThe Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today announced the launch of a major initiative on America and the Post-Pandemic World. Leveraging CNAS’ unique multidisciplinar...
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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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North Macedonia to officially join NATO on Friday
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North Macedonia is expected to deliver paperwork to the U.S. State Department on Friday that will officially make it the 30th member of the NATO alliance. The move — decades ...
By Jim Townsend
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Lawmakers fret as China funnels coronavirus aid to EuropeAs the rest of the world battens down the hatches amid a rising tide of COVID-19 cases, Beijing is in the midst of a major charm offensive. In the past few days, both the Chi...
By Martijn Rasser
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
China Casts Itself as Global Savior While U.S. and EU Focus on Virus at HomeSerbian President Aleksandar Vucic was emotional as he gave a press conference on the global coronavirus pandemic this week, bluntly naming which countries Serbia could count ...
By Rachel Rizzo
