The Pentagon on Monday announced a new $125 million military aid package with Ukraine, which will include delivery of additional patrol boats and counter-a
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The German army leads NATO exercises in Rukla, Lithuania, as part of a deterrence operation directed against Russia, February 2017.
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Introduction and summary
Since its inception more than 70 years ago, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has been the foundation of the trans-Atlantic relationship. Formed after World War II, NATO became the most formidable military alliance in history. The formation enshrined America’s commitment to European security and created an umbrella of security under which European democracy could flourish. Over the past several decades, NATO has grown to comprise 30 member states, including former Warsaw Pact countries, and faced new challenges. In 2021, the incoming Biden administration will need to both restore America’s commitment to NATO and push the alliance to strengthen itself. In order to do so, it must take up new approaches to spur investment to bolster NATO’s capabilities. The NAT
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The U.S. is slashing foreign military aid to El Salvador despite staunchly pro-American President Nayib Bukele’s intense lobbying in Washington to counter criticism that he has taken his country down an authoritarian path.
Tucked into the omnibus spending and COVID-19 relief bill signed Sunday by President Trump was a provision barring access for El Salvador and also Guatemala and Honduras to a State Department program that finances the purchase of U.S. defense equipment.
The ban which was pushed by Rep. Norma Torres (D-Pomona), the only Central American immigrant serving in Congress is part of an initiative by House Democrats to strengthen anticorruption efforts in Central America.