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US, Russia should establish deconfliction line for air operations over the...
With President Joe Biden warning that war between Russia and Ukraine is potentially “days” away, the situation in Europe appears to be growing only more dangerous. Into that mix the US and other NATO...
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Biden admin clears potential $6 billion Abrams tank sale for Poland amid...
Members of Congress in late January began pushing to expedite the deal.
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Will Russia’s Ukraine invasion drive Sweden, Finland to NATO?
After Finland’s prime minister noted that the Ukraine invasion may energize public interest in joining NATO, a Russian spokeswoman threatened “military and political repercussion” if Sweden or Finland...
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NATO should begin planning for Finland and Sweden to join the alliance
NATO leadership should start planning now so that if Sweden and Finland make the jump to joining the alliance, they can be welcomed in quickly, writes Gene Germanovich of RAND.
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‘No doubt’ US defense budget getting ‘bigger’ after Russia’s Ukraine...
“The Russian invasion in Ukraine fundamentally altered what our national security posture, what our defense posture needs to be,” Rep. Adam Smith said.
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created NATO’s watershed moment
A former chairman of the joint chiefs and two former supreme allied commanders of NATO, among others, lay out how it has come to the point Russia felt it could invade Ukraine.
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After Russia’s Ukraine invasion, 7 assumptions the US and NATO allies should...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced a hard look at long-held theories about deterrence strategies in Europe. In the op-ed below, RAND researcher Michael W. Johnson explains he says why so many...
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Seven European nations have increased defense budgets in one month. Who will...
Germany, Belgium, Romania, Italy, Poland, Norway and Sweden have all pledged to increase defense spending since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Finland preparing for Russian ‘consequences’ if it joins NATO: top MoD official
Finland could be just weeks away from announcing plans to join NATO, meaning the government is already considering how Moscow might retaliate, according to a senior Finnish defense official.
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Bankruptcy or bombs: Sprawling defense budget sets US up for financial and...
Defense Priorities’ Daniel L. Davis argues the US should spend all the money necessary to keep the country safe and enable its armed forces to meet its global treaty obligations – but not to become the...
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Finnish NATO decision coming in ‘weeks,’ with Swedish choice not far behind
Finnish security report finds NATO membership, along with Sweden’s joining, would “enhance stability” in northern Europe, but also warns about unconventional responses from Russia and looming trade...
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From Jordan to Japan: US invites 14 non-NATO nations to Ukraine defense summit
Over 40 nations were invited to attend, according to a list reviewed by Breaking Defense. For some, like Finland and Sweden, Ukraine’s fate is intertwined with their own, but for others from Africa,...
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Europe’s special operators are watching Ukraine closely for lessons learned
Ukraine’s special operations forces have been conducting efforts against Russia since day one, and among the close-knit SOF community there are clear lessons being learned.
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NATO considers buying commercial imagery, irking US spy sat agencies: Sources
It is unclear whether the US Intelligence Community has directly responded to NATO’s call for information from allies on existing and emerging IMINT capabilities.
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Sweden seeking security ‘assurances,’ ahead of NATO move; US exercises on table?
“We have asked what other NATO members could do to help us out in this time to raise the threshold” for a Russian attack should Sweden move towards NATO membership, Sweden’s US ambassador said.
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Finland to apply for NATO membership; Sweden expected soon
Finland’s political leaders called for joining NATO “without delay.”
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Norway’s chief of defense: Finland, Sweden in NATO ‘opens up a lot of...
“We have to review all of our plans, we have to look at the investments,” Gen. Eirik Kristoffersen, Norway’s chief of defense, told Breaking Defense in a May 12 interview, just hours after Finland made...
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Finland and Sweden eye Israeli defense systems: Sources
The new talks come after a spate of other deals were already made public.
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Sweden applying for NATO membership; other Nordic nations pledge security...
It is the Swedish “Government’s assessment is that NATO membership is the best way to protect Sweden’s security in light of the fundamentally changed security environment following Russia’s invasion of...
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Finland, Sweden officially submit for NATO membership
After decades of balancing between NATO and Russia, the two nations have formally submitted their paperwork to join the alliance.
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