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Ukraine’s F-16 Ambitions Snarled by Language Barrier, Runways and Parts
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“People shouldn’t expect miracles” from the F-16s against Russia, said Jim Townsend, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. And in terms of vulnerabilities...
By Jim Townsend
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How Can Europe Reduce Its Military Dependency on the United States?
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“European armies are too small to handle even the arms that they’ve got now,” said Jim Townsend, a former U.S. assistant secretary of defense now at the Center for a New Ameri...
By Jim Townsend
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Putin on the brink as Ukraine membership ‘irreversible’ | Jim Townsend
“This is irreversible. This means it’s going to happen. Nato isn’t going to step back, it’s not going backwards on its commitment to Ukraine.” Live at the NATO Summit, Times R...
By Jim Townsend
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NATO summit becomes high-stakes test of Biden’s fitness
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President Biden’s fitness for office will be put to the test this week during the NATO summit he is hosting in Washington, a high-stakes endurance test that gives the presiden...
By Jim Townsend
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NATO chief’s final battle: Protecting Ukraine from Trump, US
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“This is not just Trump-proofing, but U.S.-proofing in some ways,” said Jim Townsend, an adjunct senior fellow with the Center for a New American Security and a former senior ...
By Jim Townsend
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Trump-proofing weapons for Ukraine: Allies consider moving arms group into NATO
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Formalizing the group within NATO would go a long way toward protecting support for Ukraine from changes in U.S. and Western governments, experts said — and particularly from ...
By Jim Townsend
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Putin, Trump, production capacity: the defence challenges facing Europe
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Jim Townsend, a former US deputy assistant secretary of defense for European and Nato policy, said: “Right now, does Europe have the ability to fill gaps the US might leave? T...
By Jim Townsend
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Meet NATO’s new China-focused intel chief
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The intel position at NATO is generally an American job, partly because “we’re the ones that have most of the intel assets,” said JIM TOWNSEND, who spent years working on NATO...
By Jim Townsend
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Poland may soon have one of the strongest NATO armies: U.S. defense expert
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“This purchase makes a lot of sense. Assault helicopters are great tank killers. And if only Ukraine had an Apache now, it could not only destroy Russian tanks but also fire H...
By Jim Townsend
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Biden gets major win from Turkey ahead of key NATO summit
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“I’m sure the drafters are working, as we speak, to come up with a communique language that says something like, ‘Well not now, but soon,’” said Jim Townsend, adjunct senior f...
By Jim Townsend
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Ukraine counteroffensive may take months and there is ‘no guarantee it will win war’, warn western officials
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We have been trying to tamp down expectations, as it is very difficult to predict,” says Jim Townsend, a former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for European and Nato ...
By Jim Townsend
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Can Turkey’s Elections Bring Reset to Troubled Relations With US?
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“The big problem is the presence of the S-400. If that can be dealt with, either doing away with it or securing it so it does not pick up signals from the F-35, then something...
By Jim Townsend
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Clock Ticking on Ukraine’s Spring Offensive as Biden Admin in Delicate Holding Pattern
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“Reality will dictate what actually happens,” said Jim Townsend, who served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for European and NATO policy in the Obama administration. ...
By Jim Townsend
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NATO is Racing to Arm its Russian Borders. Can it Find the Weapons?
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With countries already worried about their own munitions stockpiles and Ukraine in acute need of more shells and weapons from allies, there is a risk that not all NATO allies ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Jim Townsend
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After a Year of War, Ukraine's Military is Facing a New Test of Its Resolve, Holding the Line Until Key Weapons Arrive
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"We're going to find ourselves in a logistics race when it comes to who can stay resupplied with the basics like ammunition," Jim Townsend, the former deputy assistant secreta...
By Jim Townsend
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These Battles and Major Moments have Shaped a Brutal Year of War in Ukraine
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The weeks-long battle for Kyiv matters because "they were able to show that they were up to the fight — 'Give us the tools and we'll do the job' kind of thing," Jim Townsend, ...
By Jim Townsend
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Will More NATO Support Increase Tensions in Asia?
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Jim Townsend, US deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO under former President Barack Obama, and currently an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New ...
By Jim Townsend
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U.S. Weighs Turkey, Greece Jet Sales amid NATO Expansion
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Jim Townsend, a former U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for European and NATO policy, said the United States has been successful in terms of managing the balance bet...
By Jim Townsend
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Austin Meets New German Defense Minister over Ukraine Tank Support
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Jim Townsend, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense during the Obama administration, said the west should expect Russian forces to be cannier and more dug-in than the...
By Jim Townsend
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The Ruse That Could Dupe Putin Into Another Crushing Ambush
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In apparent anticipation of a Ukrainian campaign, Russian troops have been working to establish outposts and trenches near the Crimean border and in Donetsk and Luhansk, accor...
By Jim Townsend
