“Deterrence works when you have capabilities to back it up,” commented Sven Sakkov, Director of the International Center for Defense and Security, on NATO military exercises and the presence of U.S. troops in the Baltics.
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“On a day-to-day basis, NATO air policing can react to airspace intrusions or violations of flight rules that Estonia would be unable to deal with alone — this is important for preserving territorial integrity,” Tony Lawrence, a research fellow at the Tallinn-based International Centre for Defence Security think tank, told Defense News.
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„The likelihood of a NATO-Russia military conflict is low, yet it should not be ruled out as a possibility,“ Sven Sakkov, Director of ICDS argues in the NATO Defence Colleage Policy Brief, June 2019.
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NATO`s Civil–Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Key Leaders Conference 2019, organised by the Civil–Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence (CCOE) and Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), took place during May 27–30 at the premises of the Albanian Ministry of Defence in Tirana.
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Small states, especially those in close proximity to potentially threatening regional powers, tend to seek reassurance in collective arrangements often in the form of security agreements.
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Diplomaatia was privileged that NATO’s Assistant Secretary General, Camille Grand, agreed to a written interview on the occasion of the Alliance’s 70th anniversary.
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The number of NATO member states has increased from 16 to 29 in 20 years.
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The government of Estonia’s northern neighbour is very careful in talking about joining NATO, as they’re afraid to upset Russia.
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Cooperation with NATO is extremely important for the security of the kingdom.
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