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Russia’s Buildup Near Ukraine Puts Team Biden on Edge
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Russia is massing an unusual number of troops on the border with Ukraine, posing an early test for the Biden administration as it looks to repair relations with NATO allies an...
By Jim Townsend
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Declaring ‘America is back,’ Biden tries to regain Europe’s trust
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President Biden tried to reassure U.S. allies Friday that he is turning the page on his predecessor’s “America first” approach, and restoring a foreign policy that values coop...
By Jim Townsend
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Biden Has First Call With Russian President Vladimir Putin
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The White House said Tuesday that President Biden held his first call as president with Russian President Vladimir Putin and raised concerns about issues including the detaini...
By Jim Townsend
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Russia says it will follow US out of Open Skies Treaty. Can it still be saved?
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Russian leaders on Friday announced plans to leave the Open Skies Treaty, two months after the Trump administration pulled the U.S. out of the pact, further reducing slim hope...
By Jim Townsend
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Biden expected to push for heavy investment in Ukraine aid
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As vice president, Joe Biden ran point for the Obama administration on Ukraine, pushing to assist the beleaguered ally in ways President Barack Obama was not always comfortabl...
By Jim Townsend
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The Trump administration is considering moving U.S. Africa Command. It won’t be cheap or easy.
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The Trump administration’s effort to relocate the U.S. military headquarters that oversees operations in Africa could cost at least $1 billion and create new diplomatic and lo...
By Jim Townsend
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White House to Interview Defense Officials in Perceived Loyalty Test
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A pair of 20-something White House staffers will begin conducting interviews with political appointees at the Defense Department starting next week, three current and former U...
By Jim Townsend
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US could buy Turkey’s Russian-made S-400 under Senate proposal
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The U.S. would be able to buy Turkey’s Russian-made S-400 air defense system under legislation proposed in the Senate last week. The proposal is one powerful lawmaker’s attemp...
By Jim Townsend
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Donald Trump’s baffling proposal to withdraw troops from Germany
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“It’s like having a stroke, and then a second one in the ambulance,” sighs Stefan Weiler, economic-development chief for Kaiserslautern, in south-west Germany. The city was al...
By Jim Townsend
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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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NATO Allies Push Back at U.S. Order to Pull Troops Out of Germany
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U.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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Trump wants to slash the number of US troops in Germany, and it could be a win for Russia
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The 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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Trump to Pull Thousands of U.S. Troops From Germany
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President 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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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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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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Turkey asks US for missile defense amid Syria standoff
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The United States has not made a decision over whether to deploy Patriot batteries to Turkey’s southern border after receiving a request from Ankara, a US official told Al-Mon...
By Jim Townsend
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US to Fix, Not Scrap Open Skies Treaty
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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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Turkey weighs challenges, benefits of NATO membership
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Early in December, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on NATO allies to brand the Kurdish militias who fought against Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria as terrorists. T...
By Jim Townsend
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Trump wants NATO to be more involved in the Middle East. That may take some convincing.
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As the American-Iranian crisis shows signs of de-escalation, U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to ask NATO allies to step up efforts in the Middle East — at a time t...
By Jim Townsend
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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
