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Europe Scrambles to Aid Ukraine After US Intelligence Cutoff
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Ukraine’s allies in Europe are rushing to fill the void left by the Trump administration’s decision to pause its intelligence sharing with Kyiv. It isn’t going to be easy....
By Jim Townsend
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Trump Wants Europe to Defend Itself. Here’s What It Would Take.
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President Trump has never had much love for the NATO alliance, which he thinks is overdependent on American largess, and in his first term, talked about abandoning the collect...
By Jim Townsend
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U.S. Defense Industry Could Struggle to Sell to New German Government: Analysts
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Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU-led government in waiting, and Europe’s urgent plan to rebuild its military capabilities through self-reliance, puts US industry and future orde...
By Jim Townsend
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German Election Winner Seeks ‘Independence’ from U.S. What Does That Mean?
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Within hours of emerging as the near-certain next chancellor of Germany after Sunday’s election, Friedrich Merz offered a grim prognosis of the transatlantic relationship....
By Jim Townsend
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What It Means for Europe to Go It Alone
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Alright, here’s what’s on tap for the day: Europe considers a future without the U.S. military, U.S. President Donald Trump picks a fight with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Ze...
By Jim Townsend
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Greenland Today, Svalbard Tomorrow? Arctic Shivers at Specter of Trump and Putin
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Greenland is just the tip of the iceberg....
By Jim Townsend
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Why Is Trump So Obsessed With Greenland?
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The island of Greenland isn’t on the market, but that’s never stopped U.S. President-elect Donald Trump from trying to acquire the prime piece of real estate....
By Jim Townsend
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Donald Trump Jr. Heads to Greenland as His Father Eyes the Danish Territory
Donald Trump, Jr. is traveling to Greenland amid his father’s renewed interest in the U.S. gaining control over the Danish territory....
By Jim Townsend
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Russia Has Used Its Hypersonic Oreshnik Missile for the First Time. What Are Its Capabilities?
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The silent black-and-white surveillance camera video of the Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro was brief but chilling: Six huge fireballs pierced the darkn...
By Jim Townsend
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U.S. Allies Fret over Who’s Up and Who’s Down in Trump’s Inner Circle
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Top European and allied officials gathered here this weekend are frantically working to interpret who’s up and who’s down in President-elect Donald Trump’s inner circle, and w...
By Jim Townsend
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How Ukraine Could Get Caught in Assassination Attempt Crossfire
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Experts stressed to NatSec Daily that while Routh’s views on the war and time in Ukraine are ripe for a disinformation campaign, they’re more immediately worried about what th...
By Jim Townsend
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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, U.S.
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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
