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U.S. and NATO member-to-be Sweden sign defence deal, saying it strengthens regional security
Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson, left, speaks during a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, right, at the Pentagon on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
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Putin orders the Russian military to add 170,000 troops for a total of 1.32 million
Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a video address to participants of the 2nd National Healthcare Congress at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Putin on Friday ordered the country's military to increase the number of troops by nearly 170,000 to a total of 1.32 million, as Moscow’s military action in Ukraine continues into its 22nd month. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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NATO chief commits to Bosnia’s territorial integrity and condemns ‘malign’ Russian influence
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg shakes hands with Bosnian Prime Minister Borjana Kristo during his visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 20, 2023. REUTERS/Amel Emric
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Turkish parliamentary committee delays decision on Sweden’s NATO membership bid
FILE - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, center, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, right, during a meeting ahead of a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 10, 2023. The Turkish Parliament's foreign affairs committee was scheduled on Thursday to start debating Sweden's bid to join NATO, drawing the previously non-aligned country closer to membership in the Western military alliance. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP, File)
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NATO freezes a Cold War-era security pact after Russia pulls out, raising questions on arms control
Flags flutter as the NATO foreign ministers' meeting takes place at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium April 4, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron
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Turkey’s Erdogan submits Sweden’s NATO bid to parliament for ratification, presidency says
FILE - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waits for the start of a round table meeting of the North Atlantic Council during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has submitted a protocol for Sweden’s admission into NATO to Turkey’s parliament for ratification, his office said Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Erdogan had been delaying ratification of Sweden’s membership, accusing Stockholm of being too soft on Kurdish militants and other groups he considers to be security threats. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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NATO to respond if Baltic Sea pipeline damage deliberate, Stoltenberg says
Estonia's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, left, and Estonia's Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur attend a news conference in Tallinn, Estonia, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. Finland and Estonia say the undersea Balticconnector gas pipeline running between the two countries across the Baltic Sea has been temporarily taken out of service due to a suspected leak. Finnish President Sauli Niinisto says damage to an undersea gas pipeline and telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Estonia appears to have been caused by "external activity." (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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NATO assures Zelensky of support even as world’s eyes turn to Gaza, Israel
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group ahead of a two-day NATO Defense Ministers Council at the alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 11, 2023. Olivier Matthys/Pool via REUTERS
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The Liberals’ reckless retreat on defence
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We can’t increase Canada’s security capacity if we cut the defence budget
David Perry
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Romania detects possible airspace breach during overnight Russian drone attack on Ukraine
FILE — Ships traverse the Sulina Canal in the Danube Delta in Romania, on Aug. 5, 2023. The crew of a cargo ship sailing across the Black Sea was rescued and evacuated to the Romanian port of Sulina, near the border with Ukraine, on Sept. 20, after in was damaged by an explosion, the Romanian authorities said. (Andreea Campeanu/The New York Times)
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NATO says it has authorized additional forces for Kosovo
Members of NATO led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo set up checkpoint on the road leading to the Banjska Monastery in the village of Banjska on Sunday, Sept.24, 2023. Kosovo's prime minister on Sunday said one police officer was killed and another wounded in an attack he blamed on support from neighboring Serbia, increasing tensions between the two former war foes at a delicate moment in their European Union-facilitated dialogue to normalize ties. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
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NATO’s secretary-general meets with Zelensky to discuss ‘ending Russia’s aggression’
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talk during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
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Rising ammunition prices set back NATO efforts to boost security, top military official warns
FILE PHOTO: The Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer listens during an interview in Tallinn, Estonia September 16, 2022. REUTERS/Janis Laizans/File Photo
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Poland’s leader says Russia’s moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, shifting regional security
Poland's President Andrzej Duda attends a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki/File Photo
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A Canada-led NATO of the North would solve two of our problems at once
Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock
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NATO nations along eastern front beef up security due to Wagner fighters in Belarus
FILE PHOTO: NATO logos are seen at the Alliance headquarters ahead of a NATO Defence Ministers meeting, in Brussels, Belgium, October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
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Republican senator calls out Canada’s ‘feeble commitment’ on NATO spending
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, talks to reporters after a closed-door briefing on the Chinese surveillance balloon that flew over the United States recently, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Canada is again in the U.S. spotlight for what one Republican senator is calling its "feeble commitment" to defence spending. Sullivan called out the Liberal government’s commitment to NATO during a confirmation hearing Wednesday for the next Norad commander. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/J. Scott Applewhite
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NATO-Ukraine Council meets Wednesday, Zelensky says
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds a press conference during a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
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An overdue roadmap for defence policy
The Editorial Board
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In defence of higher defence spending
The Editorial Board
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Erdogan’s ‘U-turn’ on NATO is part of his pattern of cynical transactionalism
Adnan R. Khan
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NATO’s Vilnius summit made clear that the status quo is unacceptable
Stéfanie von Hlatky
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Canada unfreezes talks with Turkey on export controls after NATO move: source
FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, ahead of a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania July 11, 2023. Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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The Vilnius Summit was a success, including for Ukraine
Kerry Buck
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Evening Update: B.C. port workers to end strike after union and employers agree to four-year deal
Signs displaying "closed" are seen at the Centerm Container Terminal during a strike by International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada workers, at the port, in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Railways are facing a sharp drop-off in container shipments as the strike by B.C. port workers halts more than half of steel-box cargo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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How Sweden can collaborate with Canada as part of NATO
Gunnar Hökmark and Patrik Oksanen
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Morning Update: Bank of Canada raises key interest rate to 5%, highest since 2001
The Bank of Canada is set to announce its interest rate decision this morning along with new economic projections. The Bank of Canada wording on a Canadian $50 bill is pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Senators offer bill to block any U.S. president from leaving NATO
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) listens during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on the nominations of Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh for director of the National Security Agency and Michael Casey for director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)
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Evening Update: Bank of Canada raises key interest rate to 5%, highest since 2001
The Bank of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on July 12, 2023. Canada's central bank on July 12, 2023, raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points to five percent, its highest level since 2001. While the Bank of Canada acknowledged that global inflation was easing, it explained its decision -- which was in line with analyst expectations -- by saying: "Robust demand and tight labor markets are causing persistent inflationary pressures in services." (Photo by Dave Chan / AFP) (Photo by DAVE CHAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Trudeau says Ukrainian officer cadets will train at Quebec military college
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) talks to Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during an event with G7 leaders to announce a Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine during the NATO Summit in Vilnius on July 12, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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By keeping Ukraine out of NATO, some allies leave door open to negotiations with Russia
US President Joe Biden, left, speaks at an event with G7 leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to announce a Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraineduring the NATO Summit, in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (Paul Ellis/Pool Photo via AP)
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Biden declares unwavering unity on Ukraine at NATO summit
President Joe Biden speaks at Vilnius University in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023, after attending the NATO Summit. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Politics Briefing: Trudeau says Bank of Canada rate hike bad news for Canadians
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to a question during closing a news conference following the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023.
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In photos: A candid look at world leaders greeting each other at the NATO summit
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, U.S. President Joe Biden, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attend a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Zelensky thanks Canada for support in meeting with Trudeau at NATO summit
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