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US soldiers in Vilnius
Defence

The flawed US approach to European reassurance

Starting in 2017, Washington plans to begin heel-to-toe rotations of an armored brigade from the United States in Eastern Europe. In some respects, this represents a significant improvement over the assurance and deterrence steps taken by the United States and several of its NATO allies since 2014. […]

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Defence

Patriot missiles needed to defend Baltics, says Estonian defence chief

The Baltic states need Patriot missiles to deter a Russian invasion, according to Estonia’s defence chief. […]

Soldiers stand at attention during the opening ceremony of Exercise HUNTER, a multinational anti-tank exercise,  Photo Captain Mark Ruban Public Affairs Officer Operation REASSURANCE Land Task Force
Defence

‘Canada is a small army, but everyone likes to work with us’ – Major Beauchamp

While NATO is often thought of as synonymous with the United States, other countries, like Canada, also contribute to making Europe more secure. Major Eric Beauchamp talks to the Lithuania Tribune about Canada’s role in reassurance measures for Baltic security. […]

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NATO rapid response force ‘could not be deployed to Baltics in event of attack’

NATO‘s rapid response force is not ready to be used to counter a possible Russian attack in the Baltics and Poland, according to two alliance commanders speaking to the Financial Times. […]