“The Russian leader may have thought NATO was in disarray and the U.S. in retreat, but we’ve already seen it’s quite the opposite,” David Rothkopf writes in a piece for The Daily Beast.
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Dozens dead after attacker drives into Bastille Day crowd in Nice, France with truck
Horror has come to another city: A truck ploughed into a crowd in the French resort of Nice Thursday, leaving at least 60 dead and
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President Obama: “Those who think that they can terrorize the people of France or the values that they stand for are wrong.”
Those who think that they can terrorize the people of France or the values that they stand for are wrong. The American people draw strength
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Vladimir Putin tells West not to fear Russia
Only an insane person and only in a dream can imagine that Russia would suddenly attack NATO. — Russia’s Vladimir Putin, declaring that the United
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Questioned on Iraq invasion, Jeb Bush blunders
Republicans want to distance themselves from [Iraq] without divorcing themselves from it… This was a Republican president, and it never serves the party well to
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Is NATO losing its edge on defense?
Is NATO losing its edge on defense? The BBC talks to several former military leaders and security analysts who worry that the United States and
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Valerie Plame Wilson eviscerates Judy Miller for “pathetic, self-serving” op-ed
Dear Judy, No one is crediting you with starting the Iraq war. We know you were not actually on the team that took us into
LaunchVice President Joe Biden: Putin’s actions speak louder than his words
Too many times President Putin has promised peace, and delivered tanks, troops, and weapons. So we will continue to provide Ukraine with security assistance, not
LaunchNATO’s Secretary General: Putin’s ‘foreign legion’ remarks are nonsense
The statement that there is a NATO legion in Ukraine is nonsense… There is no NATO legion, the foreign forces in Ukraine are Russian. —
LaunchFrance backs off sending Mistral warship to Russia in $1.7 billion deal
France backs off sending Mistral warship to Russia in $1.7 billion deal The government of France announced today that it has decided to withhold delivery
LaunchCanadians like Barack Obama more than they like Stephen Harper
Canadians like Barack Obama more than they like Stephen Harper Public opinion research firm Angus Reid Global spoke with more than 1,500 Canadians and asked
LaunchKurdish morale boosted by U.S. airstrikes on IS militants
If you compare the mood here today (Sunday) to the last few days, the atmosphere has grown a lot calmer. Shopping malls and restaurants are
LaunchAnderson Cooper speaks to NSC’s Douglas Ollivant about the crisis in Iraq
ANDERSON COOPER: Douglas, have you been surprised by some of the set backs that the Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have faced just in recent days and
LaunchObama: Our new mission in Iraq will be limited; ground troops won’t be going back in
As Commander-in-Chief, I will not allow the United States to be dragged into fighting another war in Iraq. And so even as we support Iraqis
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I lift my glass to the great British people, ally and friend of the French people. — French President Francois Hollande, offering a toast at
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NATO general says he sees potent Russian threat The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s top military commander, General Philip Breedlove, assesses Russia’s intentions and capabilities in
LaunchBaltic nations thankful to be part of NATO as crisis in Ukraine deepens
It’s good to be in NATO right now. — Kadri Liik, an Estonian analyst at the European Council on Foreign Relations, commenting on Russia’s takeover
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